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Lafayette

(Encyclopedia) LafayetteLafayetteläˌfēĕtˈ, lăfˌēĕtˈ [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 23,501), Contra Costa co., NW Calif., a residential suburb in the San Francisco–Oakland area; settled 1848, inc. 1968. The…

Abbeville, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Abbeville Abbeville ăˈbēvĭl [key], city (2020 pop. 11,760), seat of Vermilion parish, S La., on the Vermilion River, with access to the Intracoastal Waterway…

Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty

(Encyclopedia) Chopin, Kate O'FlahertyChopin, Kate O'Flahertyshōˌpănˈ [key], 1851–1904, American author, b. St. Louis. Of Creole-Irish descent, she married (1870) a Louisiana businessman and lived…

Acadia

(Encyclopedia) AcadiaAcadiaəkāˈdēə [key], Fr. Acadie, region and former French colony, E Canada, encompassing modern Nova Scotia but also New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and coastal areas of E…

Louisiana

(Encyclopedia) CE5 LouisianaLouisianaləwēˌzēănˈə, l&oomacr;ēˌ– [key], state in the S central United States. It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi River forming about half of the…

Louisiana

  Louisiana State Information Capital: Baton Rouge Official Name: State of Louisiana Organized as a territory: April 30, 1803 Entered Union (rank): April 30, 1812 (18th state) Present…

Kate Chopin

Name at birth: Katherine O'FlahertyKate Chopin was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for her startling 1899 novel, The Awakening. Born in St. Louis, she moved to New Orleans…

Tony Moore 1998 Deaths

Tony MooreAge: 25 sixth man for the Ragin' Cajuns — Southwest Louisiana's basketball team from 1991-94; became the first non-full time player to score 1,000 career points in school history;…

Armand Assante Biography

Armand Assante actorBorn: 10/4/1949Birthplace: New York City A versatile leading and supporting player known for his dark, sexy good looks, he has appeared in numerous movies, including…

Kim Perrot Biography

Kim PerrotAge: 32 electrifying Houston Comets point guard whose firey determination led the team to the WNBA's first two league championship titles in 1997 and 1998; joined the Comets as an…