Louisiana USA
US State of
Louisiana
Louisiana is a Southern state of the United States of America.
Louisiana is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the
north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by
the Gulf of Mexico.
Among the states, Louisiana has a unique culture, owing to its
French colonial heritage. While the state has no declared "official language,"
its law recognizes both English and French. Today, English is by far the main
language of everyday life, but French is spoken by nearly 5% of the population
and its influence can be seen in local dialects and in many place names.
There are lagoons such as Lake Ponchartrain, oxbow lakes made by
Mississippi River cutoffs, and other lakes where the slow streams are clogged. A
variety of recreational facilities makes the state an excellent vacationland;
some of its lakes (e.g., Pontchartrain) have been highly developed as resort
areas, and there is superb hunting and fishing throughout much of the region.
The U.S. postal abbreviation for Louisiana is
LA
Baton Rouge is the capital and the
second largest city. Other major cities are
Shreveport, Lake Charles, Kenner, and
Lafayette.
New Orleans is
the major attraction with its history, nightlife, and Old World charm. The
largest city in Louisiana, it is especially noted for its picturesque French
quarter, which has many celebrated restaurants, and for the Mardi Gras—perhaps
the most famous festival in the United States—held annually since 1838.
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Louisiana Time Zone
USA & Canada clocks
on STANDARD TIME
Daylight Saving Time dates 2009
Sunday 8 March 2009
until Sunday 1 November 2009
see: Daylight-Saving-Time.com
for details
USA Standard Time Date schedules
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Central Standard Time (CST) =
GMT-6
Central Daylight Time (CDT) =
GMT-5
To see time in a separate window press
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What time zone is
Louisiana in?
Louisiana is in the Central Time Zone in the United
States of America (USA). US Central Standard Time (CST) is 6 hours behind Greenwich
Mean Time (GMT-6).
Does
Louisiana observe Daylight Saving Time?
Like most states in the USA, Daylight-Saving
Time (DST) is observed in
Louisiana, where the
time is shifted forward by 1 hour to CDT; which is 5 hours behind
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-5).
After the Summer months the time in
Louisiana is shifted
back by 1 hour to US Central Standard Time (CST) or (GMT-6)
Towns and Cities in
Louisiana
Addis, Louisiana
Alexandria, Louisiana
Arcadia, Louisiana
Baker, Louisiana
Baldwin, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Berwick, Louisiana
Bogalusa, Louisiana
Bossier City, Louisiana
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Broussard, Louisiana
Brusly, Louisiana
Carencro, Louisiana
Church Point, Louisiana
Covington, Louisiana
Crowley, Louisiana
DeQuincy, Louisiana
DeRidder, Louisiana
Eunice, Louisiana
French Settlement, Louisiana
Gonzales, Louisiana
Grand Isle, Louisiana
Greenwood, Louisiana
Gretna, Louisiana
Gueydan, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Houma, Louisiana
Iowa, Louisiana
Kenner, Louisiana
Kentwood, Louisiana
Kinder, Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mamou, Louisiana
Mandeville, Louisiana
Minden, Louisiana
Monroe, Louisiana
Morgan City, Louisiana
Natchitoches, Louisiana
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Roads, Louisiana
Opelousas, Louisiana
Palmetto, Louisiana
Pineville, Louisiana
Plaquemine, Louisiana
Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Port Allen, Louisiana
Rayne, Louisiana
Ruston, Louisiana
Scott, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Slidell, Louisiana
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Sulphur, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Vidalia, Louisiana
Ville Platte, Louisiana
Vivian, Louisiana
Walker, Louisiana
Westwego, Louisiana
Winnsboro, Louisiana
Woodworth, Louisiana
Zwolle, Louisiana
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