LOUISIANA 



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LOUISIANA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON LOUISIANA 



(An Outline suitable for Louisiana will be found with the article "Stale.") 



Has the state which is nearest Louisiana in size a larger or a smaller population? 

 How much? 



What is the purpose of Louisiana's levees? What was the cost of their con- 

 struction? 



How does Louisiana rank among the states in the production of cotton? About 

 how many bales does an acre yield? 



What is the chief port of the state? How does this city rank among the ports 

 of the United States as regards value of merchandise entering and clearing? 



What is the significance of the state name? Give two popular names. What is 

 the state flower? 



What are "trembling prairies," and where are they to be found? What is the 

 highest point in the state? 



Is this higher or lower than the highest point in Illinois? In Florida? 



Of what two very important substances does Louisiana produce larger crops than 

 any other state in the Union? 



Of what manufactured products does this state make more than half of all that 

 is produced in the United States? 



Has Louisiana more or fewer inhabitants to the square mile than the country as 

 a whole? If the province of Alberta were as thickly settled, what would its popula- 

 tion be? 



What are bayous? Where do they occur in this state? 



What part of the state is known as the "sugar bowl," and why is it so called? 



To what division of other states does the parish of this state correspond? Why 

 are so many of the parishes named after saints? 



How does it happen that there is a larger city population in Louisiana than in 

 any other Southern state? 



How were the lakes in the southern or coastal plain region formed? How were 

 the lakes along the rivers formed? 



How many of the Gulf states surpass Louisiana in annual value of fisheries? 

 What is the most important of the sea foods? 



If an inhabitant of Louisiana cannot write enough to fill out his registration 

 blank, what chance is there that he may vote? 



How does the religious situation differ in this state from that in other Southern 

 states? 



In what important mineral product does Louisiana surpass all the other states of 

 the Union combined? Where else is this same substance mined? 



How is hot water used in mining in this state? 



How does the civil law code in Louisiana differ from the codes of the other 

 states? How do you account for this? 



Why has the educational problem been a peculiarly difficult one? What steps 

 have been taken toward solving it? 



How many states produce more lumber than does Louisiana? What is its most 

 valuable timber tree? 



What substance that appears on your table at every meal is mined in this state 

 in great quantities? 



