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.
The largest county is Palm Beach County (2,034 sq mi, 5,268 km2) and the smallest is Union County (240 sq mi, 622 km2). The total area of the state is 65,795 sq miles; of this, the land area of the state constitutes 53,927 square miles (139,670 km2) while the water area constitutes 11,868 sq miles.