...ts turn. His first item is that the Rio Grande was the western boundary of Louisiana, as we purchased it of France in 1803; and seeming to ex- pect th... ...ne. Now, admitting for the present that the Rio Grande was the boundary of Louisiana, what under heaven had that to do with the present boundary betwe... ...efit resulting from the canal, not to Illinois, where the canal is, but to Louisiana and New York, where it is not. In other transactions Illinois wil... ...t at last effecting the ostensible object of the bill— the construction of railroads in the new States; and secondly, that Congress would be forced to... ...erritory following the previously made provision. But in 1803 we purchased Louisiana of the French, and it in- cluded with much more what has since be... ...acred! But to return to history. In 1803 we purchased what was then called Louisiana, of France. It included the present States of Louisiana, Arkansas...

...f unnerving false alarms,Air Force One flew to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. One of these alarms was of a reported threat against Air Force O... ...pping containers have just begun. Surface transportation sys- tems such as railroads and mass transit remain hard to protect because they are so acces... ..., Middle East Institute and George Washington University Mark Gasiorowski, Louisiana State University The Challenge within the Muslim World Rachel Bro...