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| Louisiana Facts |
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Frances Parkinson Keyes, one of America's best selling authors, lived in Crowley, Louisiana for more than ten years. |
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The first American army to have African American officers was the confederate Louisiana Native Guards. The Corps d'Afrique at Port Hudson was sworn into service on September 27, 1862. |
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Jim Bowie, the legendary adventurer and hero of the Battle of the Alamo, lived in Opelousas after moving there from Kentucky. Opelousas is the third oldest city in Louisiana. |
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