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When did Louisiana get its name?

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9y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

The territory of Louisiana was named in 1682 in honour of King Louis XIV of France.

The name (La Louisiane in French) was given by the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, more commonly known as Robert de La Salle.

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