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Jun 11, 1541
Hernando De Soto leades expiditon into lower Mississippi river area
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La Salle claimed for France all the land drained by Mississippi river
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Louis Juchereau de St. Dennis founded Natchitoches, the first permanent town
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United States purchased Louisiana from France
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Louisiana became the 18th state admitted into the union
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oil was discoverd near Jennings and White Castle
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voters elected the first women govener of Louisiana
