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On April 30, 1812, exactly nine years after the signing of the Louisiana Purchase, Congress admitted Louisiana as the eighteenth state in the Union.The convention requested that Congress add the Florida parishes to the new state, and Congress honored this request.n April 30, 1812, exactly nine years after the signing of the Louisiana Purchase, Congress admitted Louisiana as the eighteenth state in the Union.
History of Louisiana. Originally inhabited by Native Americans, Louisiana became a French colony in the 17th century. After the Seven Yearâs War, France ceded parts of Louisiana to Spain, but reacquired it in 1800. In 1803, the United States bought it from France and granted it statehood in 1812.