

“America’s Favorite Cities.” These categories included best U.S. InĢ009 New Orleans ranked first place in 10 categories of a Travel + Leisure (major travel magazine) poll featuring Research university is also located in the city and is ranked among the country’s top 50 research universities.ĭespite the horrible damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the city has recovered and continues to prosper. The prestigious Tulane University, a private, nonsectarian, Higher education with over 50,000 students enrolled in the city’s eleven two- and four-year degree granting The largest city in Louisiana is New Orleans, with a population of 343,829 people. Interaction, and understanding among international students, between international students and other groups at LSU The International StudentĪssociation’s mission is to “promote the well-being of international students, to promote better friendship, International students who study in Louisiana may find it easier toĪdjust to their new environment at LSU because of the International Student Association. The LSU Tiger football team has loyal fans all over the country and has won the national footballĬhampionship title in 1958, 2003, and 2007. Hundred research projects funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of

LSU has over 25,000 students and is recognized for its extensive research facilities which house several Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (LSU). Baton Rouge is home to one of the state’s largest North America for economic strength by the Brookings Institution. One of the "Top 10 Places for Young Adults" in 2010 by Portfolio Magazine and one of the top 20 cities in Due to the strong economy of Baton Rouge the city was ranked as

Is Baton Rouge with a population of 229,553 people. The capital and second largest city of the state Hot, humid summers and short, mild winters.Īs of 2010, the population in Louisiana is about 4.5 million people. This means that the state experiences long, The other southern states, Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate. International students who study in Louisiana will find that in consistency with Louisiana consists of low swamplands, beaches, and coastal marshlands in the southern part of the state with prairieĪnd woodlands in the northern part. The state is located in the southern region of the United States and is bordered by Texas, Arkansas, Multicultural and multilingual influences from French, Spanish, Native American andĪfrican cultures can be observed through the music, food, dialects, architecture, and customs of present day p1975.Louisiana was originally colonized by the French (the territory was named for King Louis XIV) and the Ducretet Thomson 320 C 126-320 C 128 Īfrica : ceremonial & folk music. Musique des pygmees du Gabon et des Bochimans du Botswana. Gabon : musiques des Mitsogho et des Bateke. Gabon : Chantres du quotidien / chantres de l'epopee. Įmpire Centrafricain : musique Gbaya / chants a penser. Maison des Cultures du Monde: W 260 042.īanda polyphony (Central African Republic). Polyphonies vocales des Pygmees Mbenzele. Musiques de l'Afrique traditionnelle, v.2. (An Anthology of African Music 6) Bärenreiter Musicaphon BM 30 L 2306.

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