Budget Crisis in Louisiana Ejoshua McDonald CJA/454 May 07‚ 2013 Monica Wells Budget Crisis in Louisiana The legislatures of Louisiana are in session at the present moment attempting to find answers for the state’s budget crisis. Like other states‚ the budget of Louisiana has been in shambles for years‚ as legislatures try to find solutions suitable for all citizens. The topic of discussion stem from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax swap plan‚ House Speaker Chuck Kleckley’s backing
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hopes to create a European colony‚ this led to the official practices to break barriers between European men and Louisiana Indians by the sending young boys to learn the Indian customs and to spy. However‚ the Louisiana Administrators and the missionaries feared “losing” French Louisianans to the Indians. This problem they believed could be solved by bringing Frenchwomen to the Louisiana colony. Even with the increase population of Frenchwomen‚ administrators and clerics were unable to eliminate métissage
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This past summer I went to Louisiana with my wife and her family. It was the first time I’ve ever been to Louisiana in my life. This was going to be very special because I have never been out of Texas. We took this trip during summer break. My wife and I decided this trip so all of our family can go together. My father in law and I were taking turns driving it took us about 12 hours to get to Louisiana. The ride was very exhausting for everybodyI had gotten tired so my father in law took the wheel
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Louisiana Purchase Essay The Louisiana Purchase was a big part in the United States history as it caused the U.S. to expand westward by buying the Louisiana Territory. A problem was that the U.S. Constitution did not mention if the president was able to make such big purchases‚ like this one which costed the U.S. 15 million dollars and Jefferson‚ the president at the time‚ was not one to find any loopholes in the constitution and stuck to them exact as they said. Some people believe Jefferson had
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Extensive research of Louisiana State University will show that this college is among the top respected sites for furthering education in this country. Louisiana State University is an excellent choice for future education because it is far from home‚ it offers excellent education in the psychology and sociology majors‚ and the campus seems fitting‚ despite the overwhelming cost to attend. Louisiana State University offers a multitude of programs; the majority of which are well
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The Implications of the Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase was one of the largest single expansions of land that the United States has ever acquired. From an outsider’s standpoint‚ it is easy to assume that one of the only main benefits to come out of the Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of land. That could not be farthest from the truth. Thomas Jefferson believed in the “Empire of Liberty.” He wrote in a letter to a friend that “Our confederacy must be viewed as the nest from which
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Louisiana Purchase Treaty of 1803 A treaty signed on April 30‚ 1803‚ had the United States purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France.‚ which ended the threat of war with France The price was about $ 15 million‚ or 60 million francs‚ with $ 11‚ 250‚ 000 to be paid directly. President Thomas Jefferson sent James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston to Paris to negotiate the purchase. Because of concern with French intentions‚ the purchase was to be for a tract of land on the lower Mississippi‚ or
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The Louisiana Purchase took place in 1803‚ by President Thomas Jefferson. It was a huge land deal between France and The United States. In this purchase‚ the United States of America paid fifteen million dollars to get all the land west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. This historic event doubled the size of the U.S. by one simple signature. The Louisiana Purchase was the best purchase ever made by the United States. The purchase of this land increased the economic resources
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Aerielle Atkinson Professor History 1301 23 February 2017 The Louisiana Purchase In 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was able to effectively double the United States Territory with a single purchase from France. These approximately 827‚000 square miles of land‚ which would later go on to become different parts of 15 states‚ have come to be known as one of the greatest achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency: The Louisiana Purchase. After explorations lasting from the beginning of the 17th century to
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Scott Colon Professor Wilkerson American Federal Government 18 January 2013 Examining the Constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase The acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase caused a political debate of the constitution in the early United States government. There was a difference of opinions between politicians including Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Many believed that the provisions outlined in the United States Constitution should be strictly followed‚ but others believe that the
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