1866 Civil Rights Act. The Civil Rights Act (1866) was passed by Congress on 9th April 1866 over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The act declared that all persons born in the United States were now citizens, without regard to race, color, or previous condition.
Population Density. With a surface area of 51,843 square miles, (135,382 square kilometers), Louisiana is the 31st largest state in terms of pure land mass. As regards to population density, the figures are fairly modest and for every square mile of land, there is an average of 105 people (40.5 per square kilometer).ew Orleans is the largest city in the state and its metropolitan area had a population of 1.167 million in 2010 with a population density of 1,965 people per square mile in the city proper.
Best Answer: The U.S. state of Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes in the same way that 48 of the other states of the United States are divided into counties (Alaska is divided into boroughs and census areas). Louisiana was formed from French and Spanish colonies, which were both officially Roman Catholic.