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State: Louisiana
Capital: Baton Rouge
Admission to Union: April 30, 1812
Nickname: The Pelican State

State Background:
Louisiana was inhabited by Native Americans when European explorers arrived in the 17th century. Settlement and colonization began in the 18th century. Some current place names, including Atchafalaya, Natchitouches (now spelled Natchitoches), Caddo, Houma, Tangipahoa, and Avoyel (Avoyelles), are from Native American dialects.

Prior to 1803 Louisiana was the name of the whole territory drained by the river and its tributaries. In 1682 it was claimed to France and ceded to Spain in 1763. In 1803 ceded to the U.S. A. Louisiana became a Territory in 1804 and gained statehood on April 30, 1812. It seceded in January 1861 and was re-admitted in July 1868.
Sources: Wikipedia.com, May 2006

(66) Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Overall	Year	Name	Pos.	Drafted By	Birth City
2	3	33	2005	Brandon Bass	PF	New Orleans	Baton Rouge
1	15	15	1983	Howard Carter	SG	Denver	Baton Rouge
1	12	12	1968	Don Chaney	G	Boston	Baton Rouge
1	16	16	1998	Bryce Drew	PG	Houston	Baton Rouge
2	11	36	1988	Ledell Eackles	SF/SG	Washington	Baton Rouge
1	26	26	1995	Sherrell Ford	SF	Seattle	Baton Rouge
2	13	35	1978	Tom Green	PG	New Orleans	Baton Rouge
2	2	19	1971	Fred Hilton	G	Buffalo	Baton Rouge
1	2	2	1954	Bob Pettit	F/C	Milwaukee	Baton Rouge
2	18	45	1991	Bobby Phills	SF/SG	Milwaukee	Baton Rouge
2	16	41	1988	Keith Smart	PG	Golden State	Baton Rouge
1	4	4	2006	Tyrus Thomas	PF	Portland	Baton Rouge
1	6	6	1981	Orlando Woolridge	SF	Chicago	Bernice
1	5	5	1951	John McConathy	F	Syracuse	Bryceland
2	15	37	1978	Terry Sykes	PF	Washington	Colfax
2	9	31	1978	Marvin Johnson	SF	Chicago	DeRidder
2	10	32	1978	John Rudd	PF	New York	DeRidder
2	1	10	1964	Willis Reed	C	New York	Hico
2	9	39	2005	Von Wafer	SG	LA Lakers	Homer
3	24	74	1988	Gerald Paddio	SF	Boston	Lafayette
2	5	14	1964	Cotton Nash	F	LA Lakers	Lake Charles
2	9	39	2004	Chris Duhon	PG	Chicago	Mamou
2	16	38	1979	Larry Wilson	SF	Atlanta	Mathews
2	1	12	1965	Wilbert Frazier	F	San Francisco	Minden
1	4	4	1960	Jack Moreland	F	Detroit	Minden
1	3	3	1985	Benoit Benjamin	C	LA Clippers	Monroe
2	22	49	1992	Ron Ellis	PF	Phoenix	Monroe
2	8	31	1982	Rod Higgins	SF	Chicago	Monroe
2	17	47	2006	Paul Millsap	PF	Utah	Monroe
1	8	8	1979	Calvin Natt	SF	New Jersey	Monroe
2	7	30	1980	Kenny Natt	SG	Indiana	Monroe
2	14	41	1993	Anthony Reed	SF/PF	Chicago	Monroe
1	2	2	1956	Bill Russell	C	St. Louis	Monroe
1	14	14	1976	Larry Wright	PG	Washington	Monroe
2	11	40	2003	Derrick Zimmerman	PG	Golden State	Monroe
1	26	26	1992	David Johnson	SF	Portland	Morgan City
1	3	3	1977	Marques Johnson	SF	Milwaukee	Nachitoches
2	5	32	1989	Stanley Brundy	SF/PF	New Jersey	New Orleans
1	14	14	1983	Clyde Drexler	SG/SF	Portland	New Orleans
1	17	17	2005	Danny Granger	SF	Indiana	New Orleans
2	10	28	1974	Aaron James	PF	New Orleans	New Orleans
1	23	23	1993	Ervin Johnson	C	Seattle	New Orleans
2	13	42	1996	Randy Livingston	PG	Houston	New Orleans
1	5	5	1980	James Ray	PF	Denver	New Orleans
2	3	21	1975	Bruce Seals	PF	Seattle	New Orleans
2	21	46	1988	Morlon Wiley	SG	Dallas	New Orleans
2	10	32	1979	Tony Zeno	PF	Indiana	New Orleans
2	17	39	1979	Victor King	PF	LA Lakers	Newellton
2	3	32	1998	Rashard Lewis	SF	Seattle	Pineville
2	7	30	1987	Nikita Wilson	PF	Portland	Pineville
2	9	32	1980	David Lawrence	PF	Portland	Rayne
1	1	1	1968	Elvin Hayes	F/C	San Diego	Rayville
2	7	16	1963	Hershell West	G	Syracuse	Rayville
1	18	18	1985	Joe Dumars	SG	Detroit	Shreveport
2	10	39	1997	Jerald Honeycutt	SF	Milwaukee	Shreveport
1	4	4	1998	Antawn Jamison	SF/PF	Toronto	Shreveport
1	8	8	1976	Robert Parish	C	Golden State	Shreveport
1	2	2	2000	Stromile Swift	PF	Vancouver	Shreveport
1	8	8	1989	Randy White	PF	Dallas	Shreveport
2	21	45	1985	John Williams	C	Cleveland	Sorrento
1	13	13	1985	Karl Malone	PF	Utah	Summerfield
2	1	13	1967	James Jones	G	Baltimore	Tallulah
2	19	48	1995	Mark Davis	SF/SG	Minnesota	Thibodaux
2	6	35	2000	Mike Smith	SF	Washington	West Monroe
1	11	11	2001	Kedrick Brown	SF	Boston	Zachary
2	15	42	1989	Michael Cutright	SG	Denver	Zwolle