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LaSalle Claims Louisiana

On April 9, 1682, René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Valley (from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada) in the name of the French king, christening the territory Louisiana for Louis XIV.

Located at the Moon Walk in New Orleans. Orleans Parish. BILINGUAL 298






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