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it was because of King Louis XIV and his wife Queen Anne. That's why its Louis and ann just some letters added in to make Louisianna. Not sure why the e was left out.

Interesting that it was a combination of the two names. Re: the missing "e": in French, the name is La Louisiane (Louisianne?)

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