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Louisiana was named for King Louis XIV of France. French explorer Sieur de La Salle claimed the valley of the Mississippi for France in 1682, calling it La Louisiane ("Land of Louis").

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It is a corruption of the French name of La Louisianemeaning "Land of Louis" as the area had been named by La Salle in honor of King Louis XIV.

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Louisiane was named in 1682 by the French explorer La Salle for Louis XIV of France, and originally applied to the entire Mississippi basin.

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