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 AREA, POPULATION, INSTRUCTION

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The State is represented in Congress by two Senators and seven Represen- tatives.

Governor.— Luther E. Hall, 1912-1916 (5,000 dollars). Secretary.— k. E. Hebert.

Louisiana is divided into 60 parishes (corresponding with the counties of other States). The State Capital is Baton Rouge.

Area, Population, Instruction.— Area, 48,720 square miles (3,300

square miles being water).

Years White i

Negro

Totnl

708,002 1.381,625 1,656,388

Per sq. mile

1860 357,629 1900 ' 730,821

1910 ! 942,514

1

350,373 650,804 713,874

15-6 30-4 36-5

1 Including Asiatics and Indians. In 1900, (350,804 were coloured. The population in 1900 by sex and race was : —

—

White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Total

Male Female.

371,142 358,470

322,664 328,140

589 27

616

338

255

694,733 686,892

Total.

729,612

650,804

593

1,381,625

In 1910 there were 835,275 males and 821,113 females.

Most of the white pojjulation are descended from the early French settlers. In 1900 the foreign-born numbered 52,903, of whom 17,431 were Italian 11,839 German, 6,500 French, 6,436 Irish, and 2,068 English. The largest city in the State is New Orleans with a population of 339,075 in 1910. Other cities are Shreveport, 28,015 ; Baton Rouge (Capital), 14,897.

Most of the Southern States are strenuously Protestant, but over 61 i)er cent, of the population of Louisiana are Roman Catholic. Of Protestants in the State, Baptists and Methodists are the most numerous, then Protestant Episcopalians and Presbyterians.

According to the State constitution no funds raised for the support of the public schools of the State shall be appropriated to or used for the support of any y)rivate or sectarian school. City school systems are under separate organization. In 1910 the elementary public schools had 6,966 teachers and 253,846 enrolled pupils; 57 public high schools liad 220 teachers and 3,550 pupils. The two public normal schools had 25 teacliers and 976 students in 1909. Superior instruction is given in the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College. The university was opened in 1860, and the college in 1874 ; on June 1, 1877, they were by law united into one and the same institution with its seat at Baton Rouge. In 1911 it had 40 professors and 620 students. Tulane University (founded in 1884) had, in 1911, 192 professors and 1,500 students. This university has State support to the extent of the re- mission of certain taxes. There are also 2 Roman Catholic Colleges, one with 20 professors and 169 students, the other with 20 professors and 590