who found lafayette parish in louisiana,when did they find it,and how did they find it.please be specific?
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I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOUISIANA ANS I DON'T EVER RECALL HEARING OF LAFAYETTE PARISH,  IT IS A CITY MY DAD LIVES IN!  are you sure you don't mean Lofouche parish? 'cause that in down the bayou near terrebone parish by Houma
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_america\nPlease click the above link to know in detail.
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That was on Discovery Channel the other day.  They were not permitted to reveal the specific location, but I think they said it was in Arizona.
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The town is "Plain Dealing",  LA.  Maybe spelling it correctly will allow you to use a search engine to find what you want.\n\nThey have 3 jail facilities there, but if you just want the name of one...\n\nBossier Maximum-Security Correctional Facility is located on Old Plain Dealing Road.  Here is a link to the jail's website:\n\nhttp://www.bossiersheriff.com/MaximumSecurity.htm
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It's in Lafourche Parrish, about 30-35 air miles due south of New Orleans, LA.  Only road to it is LA highway 1
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Because Louisiana is still what we call a "church" state....We still mark our "counties" by the different parishes of the church, or at least, thats how the got started....Its still the same as counties, just named different.
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Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovered it in 1772, and Joseph Priestly found it in 1774 (independently).  Scheele was a Swede, Priestly was an Englishman.
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You would need to contact either the US Census bureau, which can be found at www.census.gov, or the Social Security office, the closest one to LSU being in New Orleans.\n\nOtherwise, try to nearest public records office to you, follow the link below to find the closest public records office.
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LITTLE ROCK\n\nIn 1722 the French explorer, Bernard de LaHarpe, sailed up the Arkansas River and upon sighting the first rock bluff since leaving the Mississippi River, called it "La Petite Roche", the Little Rock. The city's namesake, "La Petite Roche", is located at the north end of Rock Street overlooking the river and is part of the sixteen acre Breckling Riverfront Park.
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It was discovered by Antonio Ingognito, in 1983. He had a good idea it would be where it was because his Lonely Planet book said so. Other people had discovered it before but they weren't explorers.
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Thank you for taking the time to remove your repeated postings. \nFor the person above me why are you upset? you got 2 points for your answer?\n\nThe History of Mardi Gras\n\nMardi Gras came to New Orleans through its French heritage in 1699. Early explorers celebrated this French Holiday on the banks of the Mississippi River. Throughout the years, Orleanians have added to the celebration by establishing krewes (organizations) which host parades and balls. Carnival quickly became an exciting holiday for both children and adults.\n\nMardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and of course is celebrated on that day of the week. The date can fall between February 3 and March 9 depending on the Lunar calendar, used by the Catholic Church to determine the date of Easter. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday.\n\nThe official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stand for the following:\n\n    * Purple represents justice\n    * green stands for faith\n    * gold stands for power\n\nThe Mardi Gras season begins on January 6 and continues until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. On the Christian calendar, the twelfth day after Christmas is known as "Epiphany", "Twelfth Night", or "Kings Day." It is the day the gift-bearing Magi visited the baby Jesus, and is celebrated with its own unique rituals.
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A couple of links for you, below.\n\nBecause the Montagnard people assisted the US in Vietnam, after the war many fled to Cambodia, and from there a small number came to the US.  Apparently they are mostly settled in North Carolina.
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Little Britain? That would be Brittany on the coast of France.\n\nHampshire (note the spelling) is a county on the south coast of England.\n\nYork is a city in northern England, at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss. \n\nNew Orleans is named after the historical Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is one of the oldest and most historic cities in the United States. "Old" Orleans is where the Duke came from.\n\nZealand - An island of eastern Denmark bounded by the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea. Separated from Sweden by the Oresund, it is the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen, the country's capital. \n\nPapua is the eastern half of the large island of New Guinea, The name is local and not "new",   On the other hand, the term "New Guinea" was applied to the island in 1545 by a Spaniard, Íñigo Ortiz de Retes, because of a fancied resemblance between the islands' inhabitants and those found on the African Guinea coast. \n\nOnce upon a time, the King of Fred sent explorers across the big sea to find new lands. They founded New Fredland and settled in New Fred City. That's how it works.\n\nTake a look at all the cities in the U.S. named for cities somewhere else. How many are named Athens or Paris or Berlin or Moscow, etc., etc.
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Manifest destiny wasn't introduced as a theory until at least 40 years after the Louisiana Purchase. That explains why most of the US Southwest was annexed, but not the Louisiana Purchase.\n\nNew Orleans was and still is the port that controls the mouth of the Mississippi river. The United States had signed a treaty with Spain to guarantee use of the port, but in early 1803, Napoleon regained control of New Orleans for France. The US was concerned about losing control of the port, so Jefferson arranged to buy New Orleans and the thousands of miles around it for a couple million dollars.
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Why is New Orleans called the Big Easy? I'm from New Orleans and I still don't know the answer.
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Visit the Internet site for the particular states that you are concerned with.  If you spend enough time I would be surprised if you would not be able to get the information.  As far as the counties are concerned, it is best to go to the site for the particular state the county is located in.\n\nJust remember that the state of Louisiana does not have counties; instead it has parishes.  It is the only state in the U.S. that is governed by civil law.
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lewis and clark were people who went west of the US at that time (1803). they were to explore the Louisiana Purchase that thier president bought from france. they brought back valuble maps and information of the lousiana purchase and west of that