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| Louisiana Facts |
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Saint Joseph's Cemetery, the only known United States cemetery facing north-south is in Rayne, Louisiana. |
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French speaking Acadians in the mid-1700s settled the Lafayette Parish region of south Louisiana. The Acadians were joined by another group of settlers called Creoles, descendants of African, West Indian, and European pioneers. |
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Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana is home to the world's largest freshwater river basin, the Atchafalaya Basin; the basin provides nearly every type of outdoor recreational activity imaginable. |
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