French Louisiana (Concert of Europe)

French Louisiana (French: Louisiane) is an overseas country of, located in and bordering the  to the north and the  to the south. A French colony during the Early Modern Period, the region was acquired by the United States in 1803; during the, the region came under Confederate control. In 1853, as the outcome of the war was still undecided, the newly crowned French emperor Napoleon III proposed a renegotiation of the purchase (which would return New Orleans and the surrounding coastal areas to France) in exchange for French entry in the war against the federal government. The confederate government, fearing that the war would go badly, accepted: French troops, armaments, and supplies landed in New Orleans, after the French navy defeated the Unionist navy in the Caribbean Sea.

Geographically, French Louisiana is dominated by the bayou, a swampy area which encompasses most of the coastal strip, with drier land only becoming prevalent further inland. Most of the population lives in New Orleans, the capital and an important port on the Caribbean Sea. The people of Louisiana are descendants of the original settlers and African slaves, and racial and ethnic mixing is prevalent: there is a very large creole and mixed race population. The region's economy revolves around commerce, naval industry and fishing.