Crandall's note in regard to Land Commissioner Hermann's "Louisiana ... not a correct map of the purchase had been published by the department or by any department of the United States Government ...

In 1803, the United States nearly doubled in size when it bought the Louisiana Territory in a deal that shaped history. American diplomats Robert Livingston and James Monroe purchased the ...

The Louisiana Purchase changed the trajectory of U.S. expansion in the beginning of the 19th century, allowing the size of the country to grow by 530,000,000 acres. And at only a cost to the U.S ...

The Louisiana Purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States and the cost of about four cents an acre was a breathtaking bargain. The Granger Collection, New York UNDERSTANDABLY ...

Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat. The legislative ...

running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, the series continues with the publication of the first state map, which divided Louisiana into ...

signed in Paris the Louisiana Purchase Treaty — an accord that doubled the size of the United States and paved the way for the nation’s rapid westward expansion. President Thomas Jefferson had ...

During the week of April 30 in the early 1800s, the United States purchased the territory known as Louisiana from France. But, why did the young Republic buy it? In 1801, France regained control ...

US Supreme Court Wrestles With Louisiana Electoral Map With More Black-Majority Districts By John Kruzel, Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court grappled on Monday with a bid by ...

June 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Republican bid to defend a Louisiana electoral map that was challenged ... Electoral districts in the United States are redrawn ...