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Louisiana Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over3,394,546100.0In labor force2,016,11459.4Civilian labor force1,997,99558.9Employed1,851,77754.6Unemployed146,2184.3Percent of civilian…

Louisiana Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units1,847,181100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,184,16764.11-unit, attached70,8633.82 units74,4924.03 or 4 units83,5244.55 to 9 units56,9903.110 to 19 units39,…

Louisiana Social Statistics

NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school1,271,299100.0Nursery school, preschool89,5977.0Kindergarten69,2645.4Elementary school (grades 1-8)571,54845.0High…

Malone, Karl Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Malone, Karl Anthony, 1963–, American basketball player, b. Summerfield, La. He played basketball at Louisiana Tech Univ. and joined the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball…

De Mézières y Clugny, Athanase

(Encyclopedia) De Mézières y Clugny, AthanaseDe Mézières y Clugny, Athanaseätänäzˈ də māzyĕrˈ ē klünēˈ [key], c.1715–1779, explorer and Indian agent in Spanish Louisiana, b. Paris. He went to…

Gallatin, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Gallatin, AlbertGallatin, Albertgălˈətĭn [key], 1761–1849, American financier and public official, b. Geneva, Switzerland. Left an orphan at nine, Gallatin was reared by his patrician…

Long, Earl Kemp

(Encyclopedia) Long, Earl Kemp, 1895–1960, American political figure, b. Winnfield, La.; brother of Huey Long. A lawyer, he was given a state office when his brother became governor. He ran for…

Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis de

(Encyclopedia) Barbé-Marbois, François, marquis deBarbé-Marbois, François, marquis defräNswäˈ märkēˈ də bärbāˈ-märbwäˈ [key], 1745–1837, French statesman. He held diplomatic posts in Europe and,…

Saban, Nick

(Encyclopedia) Saban, Nick (Nicholas Lou Saban, Jr.)Saban, Nicksāˈbən [key], 1951–, American football coach, b. Fairmont, W.Va., grad. Kent State Univ., 1973. After playing defensive back in football…

Apalachee

(Encyclopedia) ApalacheeApalacheeăpˌəlăchˈē [key], tribe of Native North Americans once centered about Apalachee Bay, NW Florida, belonging to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic…