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• n  territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada

• Louisiana Purchase

News & Articles

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• Zoo home to new baby hippo
  The Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo welcomed a new addition to their park Saturday, a baby hippopotamus born in Poland.
  June 15, 2013 - The News-Star
• Zoo to welcome baby hippo
  The Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo will welcome its newest resident Saturday morning.
  June 15, 2013 - The News-Star
• Baby Hippo Arrives at Monroe Zoo on Saturday
  A new baby hippo will arrive Saturday in Monroe and will call the Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo its new home.
  June 14, 2013 - NBC 10 - FOX 14 Monroe