5 Facts About Spanish Louisiana

1. In 1997, Spanish Louisiana became the first state to offer the option of a traditional marriage or a covenant marriage.

2. Port of South Spanish Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is the largest volume shipping port in the Western Hemisphere and 4th largest in the world, as well as the largest bulk cargo port in the world.

3. Center of population of Spanish Louisiana is located in Pointe Coupee Parish, in the city of New Roads.

4. At the start of the 19th century, Spanish Louisiana was a small producer of sugar with a relatively small number of slaves, compared to Saint-Domingue and the West Indies.

5. The Spanish Louisiana referred to St Louis as "the city of Illinois" and governed the region from St Louis as the "District of Illinois".