Claimed for the French Crown by explorer Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in 1682, La Nouvelle-Orleans was founded by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville in 1718 upon the slightly elevated banks of the Mississippi River approximately 95 miles above its mouth.
In general, voters choose political candidates "to create policies that favor them," Since these interests go beyond only economics. This is why there a representatives in Congress from many different parts of each state. <span />
