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How did Louisiana got its capital?

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With the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the United States permanently acquired Baton Rouge. As a result of this purchase, people of Anglo-American heritage began to settle in the area. In 1846, Baton Rouge was named the capital of the newly formed state of Louisiana.
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