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LOUISIANA ALMANAC2002-2003 Edition

LOUISIANAALMANAC

2002-2003 Edition

Edited by Milburn CalhounAssistant Editor Bernie McGovern

PELICAN PUBLISHING COMPANYGretna 2002

Copyright © 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1962by Stuart Landry

Copyright © 1968, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2002by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

Copyright renewal © 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1996, 1997, 2001by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.

All rights reservedISBN: 1-56554-770-5 (Hardcover)ISBN: 1-56554-771-3 (Paperback)

ISSN: 0896-6206

Printed in the United States of AmericaPublished by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.1000 Burmaster Street, Gretna, Louisiana 70053

CONTENTS

Foreword 6General Information 7

Touring and Recreation 26Fairs, Festivals, and Celebrations 82

History of Louisiana 94Important Dates in Louisiana History 130

Weather and Climate 150Population in Louisiana—2000 169

Parishes and Cities 190Geology and Physiography 256

Water Resources 274Wildlife Resources 295

Agriculture 331Education 341Museums 375

Louisiana Superlatives 385The State Government 400

Louisiana Law 473State Finance 487

Louisiana Zip Code Directory 505Louisiana Sports 510Communications 553

Employment and Industry 560Transportation 570

Financial Institutions 573Plant Life 579

Louisiana Forest Industry 582Minerals 586Religion 603

Health, Vital Statistics, and Hospitals 605Acknowledgments 651

Index 653

FOREWORD

This is the sixteenth edition of the Louisiana Almanac. It continues to bewidely recognized as the authoritative source of information on Louisiana.As such, it is widely used by students, businessmen, tourists, and ordinarycitizens who need ready information at their fingertips. Educators havelong recognized its value for students. The Almanac is an adopted textbookfor the Louisiana unit in social studies, and it is also widely used as a ref-erence book in Louisiana classrooms.

Statistics and information included in this edition are taken from a widenumber of sources. We have attempted to include the source of all infor-mation. Since many state agencies issue reports biennially, some of the sta-tistics are necessarily older.

The Louisiana Almanac, in its more than 50 years, has been the work ofmany hands. It was founded by Stuart Landry in 1949, and we are allindebted to him for his foresight and the strong foundation he laid.Revised in 1968 and 1969, two editions were edited by Lucy Core. From1973 until 1984, it was under the general editorship of James Calhoun,editor in chief of Pelican. Two editions were greatly improved by the mag-nificent and arduous research of Helen Kerr Kempe. The 1988 and 1992editions were researched by Susan Cole Doré. The 1995 and 1997 editionswere researched by Jeanne Frois. Research for the 2002-2003 edition wasdone by Bernie McGovern. Any omissions or errors are my responsibility.

Finally, many heads and officials of state, city, and private agencies havebeen most cooperative in furnishing information for the Almanac. I amindebted to them for helping to make the Almanac a more valuable refer-ence book with each edition.

MILBURN CALHOUN

Editor and Publisher

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CALENDAR, A.D. 2002CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES AND ERAS

ERA YEAR BEGINSByzantine . . . . . . . . .7511 . . . .Sept. 1Jewish (A.M.)* . . . . .5762 . . .Sept. 18Chinese (Lunar) . . . .9670 . . . .Feb. 12Roman (A.U.C.) . . . .2753 . . . .Jan. 14Nabonassar . . . . . . . .2749 . . .April 14

*Year begins at sunset.

ERA YEAR BEGINSJapanese . . . . . . . . . .2661 . . . . .Jan. 1Grecian (Seleucidae) .2313 . . .Sept. 14

(or Oct.14)Indian (Saka) . . . . . .1923 . .March 22Diocletian . . . . . . . . .1718 . . .Sept. 11Islamic (Hegira)* . . .1423 . .March 15

RELIGIOUS CALENDARS

CIVIL CALENDAR—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Epiphany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .January 6Ash Wednesday . . . . . . . . .February 13Palm Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 24Good Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 29Easter Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 31Orthodox Easter . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 5Ascension Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 9Whit Sunday—Pentecost . . . . . .May 19Trinity Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 26First Sunday in Advent . . .December 1Christmas Day (Monday) December 25

First Day of Passover (Pesach)March 28Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) . . . . .May 17Jewish New Year (tabular)

(Rosh Hashanah) . . . .September 18Day of Atonement

(Yom Kippur) . . . . . . .September 16First Day of Tabernacles

(Succoth) . . . . . . . . . . . .October 21Hanukkah . .November 30-December 7First day of Ramadan . . . .November 6

(tabular)Islamic New Year . . . . . . . . . .March 15

(tabular)The Jewish and Islamic dates above are tabular dates, which begin at sunset on theprevious evening and end at sunset on the date tabulated. In practice, the dates ofIslamic fasts and festivals are determined by an actual sighting of the appropriatenew moon.

New Year’s Day . . . . . . . . . . .January 1Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 15Lincoln’s Birthday . . . . . . .February 12President’s Day . . . . . . . . .February 19Washington’s Birthday . . .February 22Memorial Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 27

Independence Day . . . . . . . . . . .July 4Labor Day . . . . . . . . . . . .September 2Columbus Day . . . . . . . . . .October 14General Election Day . . . .November 5Veterans Day . . . . . . . . .November 11Thanksgiving Day . . . . . .November 28

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HOLIDAYS 2002IN LOUISIANA*New Year’s Day January 1*Battle of New Orleans January 8*Martin Luther

King, Jr. Day January 21*Robert E. Lee’s Birthday January 19Abraham Lincoln’s

Birthday February 12St. Valentine’s Day February 14President’s Day February 18*George Washington’s

Birthday February 22**Mardi Gras February 12St. Patrick’s Day March 17*Good Friday March 29Passover March 28Easter March 31Mother’s Day May 12*Confederate June 3

Memorial DayMemorial Day May 27Flag Day June 14Father’s Day June 16*Independence Day July 4*Huey P. Long Day August 30*Labor Day September 2*Columbus Day October 14Halloween October 31*All Saint’s Day November 1General Election Day November 5*Veterans Day November 11Hanukkah November 30*Thanksgiving Day November 28*Christmas Day December 25

*Denotes legal holiday in Louisiana.**Denotes legal holiday in Orleans, Jefferson, St.Bernard, St. Charles, and East Baton Rouge parishes.For list of fairs and festivals of Louisiana refer toTOURING & RECREATION section.

MARDI GRAS DATES1989 . . . . .February 71990 . . . .February 271991 . . . .February 121992 . . . . . . .March 31993 . . . .February 231994 . . . .February 151995 . . . .February 281996 . . . .February 201997 . . . .February 111998 . . . .February 241999 . . . .February 162000 . . . . . . .March 72001 . . . .February 272002 . . . .February 122003 . . . . . . .March 42004 . . . .February 242005 . . . . .February 82006 . . . .February 282007 . . . .February 202008 . . . . .February 52009 . . . .February 242010 . . . .February 162011 . . . . . . .March 82012 . . . .February 212013 . . . .February 122014 . . . . . . .March 42015 . . . .February 172016 . . . . .February 92017 . . . .February 262018 . . . .February 132019 . . . . . . .March 52020 . . . .February 25

EASTER SUNDAY DATES

1981 April 191982 April 111983 April 31984 April 221985 April 71986 March 301987 April 191988 April 31989 March 261990 April 15

1991 March 311992 April 191993 April 111994 April 31995 April 161996 April 71997 March 301998 April 121999 April 42000 April 23

2001 April 152002 March 312003 April 202004 April 112005 March 272006 April 162007 April 82008 March 282009 April 122010 April 4

2011 April 242012 April 82013 March 312014 April 202015 April 52016 March 272017 April 162018 April 12019 April 212020 April 12


WORLD HOLIDAYSChristmas and New Year’s are

observed the world over.In Episcopal countries, such as

England, the only church days that areregular legal holidays, aside fromChristmas, are Good Friday, EasterMonday, and Whit-Monday.

In Roman Catholic countries, thechurch days other than Christmas thatare usually legal holidays are theEpiphany, Ascension, Assumption, AllSaints’, and Immaculate Conception.Throughout the Latin-American coun-tries, it is usual to observe Good Fridayand Corpus Christi.

In Lutheran countries, Epiphany,Annunciation, Good Friday, EasterMonday, Ascension Day, Whit-Monday,Ash Wednesday, and Corpus Christi areholidays.

CENTURY’S ENDThe 20th century ended on December

31, 2000. A century is 100 calendar years.It runs from years 1 through 100; there-fore, the 20th century ran from 1901through 2000.

Despite the celebrations at the begin-ning of the year, all of the year 2000 isincluded in the 20th century, and the21st century officially began on January1, 2001.

CALENDARSIn 46 B.C., Julius Caesar revised the

calendar by decreeing that the first ofJanuary 45 B.C. should begin on the firstday of the new moon following the win-ter solstice. Every fourth year was to beknown as leap year.

The calendar, developed by Caesar,was fairly accurate, but in 129 yearsthere was an error of one day. By 1582,this error plus other minor differencesamounted to 10 days. Pope Gregory XIIIreformed the calendar—he did this bydropping 10 days on October 5, 1582.

The calendar before this time isknown as Old Style (or Julian), andsince then as New Style (or Gregorian).The Gregorian calendar was not adoptedofficially in England and the American

colonies until 1752, in Russia until1918, and, finally, in Greece, in May1923.

To change from the Julian calendarto the Gregorian, add 10 days for theyear 1592 to 1700; 11 days from 1700 to1800; 12 days from 1800 to 1900; and 13days since 1900. Allowing every fouryears as a leap year less three for each400 years, the average year is only.00026 of a day in excess of the meansolar year—resulting in such a slight dif-ference that the error will not amountto a full day until A.D. 5428.

THE EARLIEST DATEThe year 4236 B.C. is the earliest fixed

date in history, according to Dr. JamesH. Breasted, noted Egyptologist. In thatyear some unknown ruler of prehistoricEgypt introduced a calendar of 365 days.It began on the 19th of July with theheliacal rising of the star, Sirius. It divid-ed the year into three periods contain-ing the old peasant agricultural sea-sons—the inundation, the cultivation,and the harvest. There were 12 monthsof 30 days each, with five days at the endof the year. A single flower, symbolizing“that which renews itself,” was drawn onthe calendars of the Egyptian people,who idolized nature. This calendarbecame the earliest known and practi-cally convenient calendar. Because thestellar year is about six hours longerthan 365 days, Sirius rose a day late everyfour years, and his rising as the begin-ning of the year had to be dropped.

THE NAMES OF THE MONTHSJanuary: named after Janus, protectorof the gateway to heaven.February: named after Februalia, a timeperiod when sacrifices were made toatone for sins.March: named after Mars, the god ofwar, presumably signifying that thecampaigns interrupted by the wintercould be resumed.April: from aperire, Latin for “to open”(buds).May: named after Maia, the goddess ofgrowth of plants.


June: from juvenis, Latin for “youth.”July: named after Julius Caesar.August: named after Augustus, the firstRoman emperor.September: from septem, Latin for “seven.”

October: from octo, Latin for “eight.”November: from novern, Latin for“nine.”December: from decern, Latin for “ten.”

NOTE: The earliest Latin calendar was a 10-month one: thus September was theseventh month, October, the eighth, etc. July was originally called Quintillis, as thefifth month, and August was originally called Sextilis, as the sixth month.


NOTE: The Romans dedicated one day of the week to each known planet of theirtime. This included the sun and the moon, which, by ancient Roman standards,were also considered to be planets. The Saxon names are a kind of translation ofthe Roman names. Tiw was substituted for Mars, Woden (Wotan) for Mercury,Thor for Jupiter (Jove), Frigga for Venus, and Seterne for Saturn. The Englishnames are adapted Saxon. The Spanish names, which are normally not capitalized,are adapted Latin. The German names follow the Saxon pattern with two excep-tions: Wednesday is Mittwoch (“Middle of the Week”), and Saturday is Sonnabend(“Sunday’s Eve”).

CHINESE CALENDARThe Chinese lunar year is divided into 12 months of 29 or 30 days. The calendar

is adjusted to the length of the solar year by the addition of extra months at regu-lar intervals. The years are arranged in major cycles of 60 years. Each successiveyear is named after one of 12 animals—these 12-year cycles are repeated. TheChinese New Year is celebrated at the first new moon after the sun entersAquarius—sometime between January 21 and February 19. In the Vietnamese ver-sion, the Year of the Rabbit is The Year of the Cat; The Year of the Goat is The Yearof the Sheep.


MAYAN CALENDARThe Mayas (500 B.C.-A.D. 1450) were

one of the most important Indian tribesof Mexico and Belize. The Mayan cal-endar was the most perfectly devised ofits period, and Mayan astronomy washighly developed.

The Mayas possessed two differentcalendar systems—also found, modifiedin varying degrees, in otherMesoamerican cultures.

The ritual calendar was based on ayear of 260 days, divided up by the inter-play of the numbers 1 to 13 with 20 dayglyphs. Each day moved the numbercount, and the series of glyphs movedone place forward, with the numbercount starting again at the 14th glyph, sothat each of the 260 days had its owncombination of number and glyph.

The solar calendar was divided up into18 months of 20 days each, with theaddition of 5 “empty” days, which wereregarded as unlucky, to bring the totalin line with the earth’s orbit around thesun of approximately 365 days. Thenext highest unit above the year (tun)was a span of 20 years (katun). The “cal-endar round,” a cycle of 52 solar yearsof 18,980 days, ended when the last dayof the year in both the ritual and solarcalendars fell on the same date.

Dates in the solar calendar wererecorded with the aid of 19 numericalsigns of head figures, 21 day glyphs, and 19month glyphs (including one of the“empty” days), which made possible aunique combination for each day of the

year. The name of the year in the solarcalendar was determined by the date inthe ritual calendar that the first day inthe 365-day cycle fell.

The calendar was of great importancein the religion and mythology of theMayas, who were closely dependent onastronomy and astrology. The days,months, and years were each dedicatedto particular divinities, and every datewas regarded as lucky or unluckyaccording to the divine forces that heldsway.

This complex system of chronologycould accommodate very long periodsof time, and the Mayas were able to cal-culate dates going back several millionyears.

AN INTERESTING FACT!Each of the seven days of the week

was designated as the Sabbath by vari-ous nationalities and religions at somepoint in time. Monday was once theGreek Sabbath, Tuesday the Persian,Wednesday the Assyrian, Thursday theEgyptian, Friday the Muslim, Saturdaythe Jewish, and Sunday the Christian.

HOLIDAY SNAFU!The “Monday Holiday” law took

effect in 1971.Washington’s Birthday, Memorial

Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, andMartin Luther King’s birthday arenational legal holidays observed onMonday.

“Presidents’ Day” combines the


observation of both Abraham Lincoln’sbirthday (February 12) and GeorgeWashington’s birthday (February 22),and it falls on the third Monday inFebruary each year. Present usage oftenviews Presidents’ Day as a day that hon-ors each former president of the UnitedStates. Observation of this day is heldthroughout Hawaii, Nebraska, Ohio,and the Commonwealth of the MarianaIslands, and it is recognized in most ofthe United States.

Memorial Day falls on the lastMonday in May. Columbus Day ispegged for the second Monday inOctober. Veteran’s Day, which used tobe Armistice Day and marked the endof World War I, has for some strangereason been earmarked for the fourthMonday in October, instead ofNovember 11, when the event actuallyoccurred. Martin Luther King’s birth-day is celebrated on the third Mondayin January.

ANCIENT MYTHOLOGICAL GODSThe first name listed is Greek; the

second is the Latin equivalent.Zeus (Gr.), Jupiter (Lat.): Chief of

Olympian gods; son of Cronus andRhea; husband of Hera.

Apollo (Gr. and Lat.): God of beauty,poetry, music; later identified withHelios as Phoebus Apollo; son of Zeusand Leto.

Aphrodite (Gr.), Venus (Lat.):Goddess of love and beauty; daughterof Zeus, mother of Eros.

Poseidon (Gr.), Neptune (Lat.): Godof the sea; brother of Zeus.

Hermes (Gr.), Mercury (Lat.): God ofphysicians and thieves; messenger ofgods; son of Zeus and Maia.

Ares (Gr.), Mars (Lat.): God of war;son of Zeus and Hera.

UNUSUAL EASTER DATESIn 1940 Easter fell on March 24.

Since the introduction of the Gregoriancalendar in 1582, Easter fell on March24 just once before—in 1799. There willbe no Easter on March 24 until 2391.

March 24 as an Easter date is moreunusual in the Gregorian calendar thanthe earliest possible Easter date ofMarch 22. Since the introduction of theGregorian calendar Easter has fallen onMarch 22 just four times—in 1589,1693, 1761, and 1818. It will not fall onMarch 22 again until 2285.

STANDARD TIME DIFFERENCESBETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND

OTHER AMERICAN CITIESAll of Louisiana is in the Central

Time Zone. When it is noon in NewOrleans, the hands of the clocks inthese cities point to:

STANDARD TIME DIFFERENCESBETWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND

FOREIGN CITIESAt noon Central Standard Time in

New Orleans, the time in these foreigncities is as follows:

*This time is in the morning of the followingday.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMEDaylight Saving Time (DST) is

attained by forwarding the clock onehour. In 1967, Louisiana and the rest ofthe United States began the use ofDaylight Saving Time when theUniform Time Act went into effect. TheUniform Time Act proclaimed that allstates, the District of Columbia, andU.S. possessions were to observe DSTstarting at 2 A.M. on the last Sunday inApril and ending at 2 A.M. on the lastSunday in October. In 1987, DST wasextended and is in effect from 2 A.M. onthe first Sunday in April to 2 A.M. on thelast Sunday in October. To use thetables in this almanac add one hour tothe given time during the affectedmonths. Note that despite the federalmandate, Arizona, Hawaii, and most ofthe possessions, as well as the EasternTime Zone in Indiana do not observeDST, remaining on their respectiveStandard Time throughout the year.

THE STANDARD TIME SYSTEMRailroad timetables in the 19th cen-

tury were very complicated. There wasgreat confusion in the United Stateswith regard to time. Each locality set itsown time by the sun. The clocks wereset at noon when the sun was exactly atthe meridian. The fact that the solarnoon was changing with the seasons wasnot taken into consideration.

Dr. Charles Dowd, a schoolteacher inSaratoga, New York, worked out a sys-tem in his spare time that divided theUnited States into four differentzones—Eastern, Central, Mountain,and Pacific.

According to Dr. Dowd’s system, linesat every 15-degree longitude weredrawn down a map of the earth to cre-ate 24 international time zones, differ-ing from each preceding and followingzone by one hour. Because of politicalboundaries, such lines often departfrom the strict 15-degree rule andsometimes zigzag or demarcate areasthat differ by a half-hour only.



The continental United States hasfour meridians designated to determinestandard times: 75 degrees, 90 degrees,105 degrees, and 120 degrees west ofGreenwich, England. Canada has twoother time zones, one in the east,Atlantic Standard Time, based on 60degrees west of Greenwich, and theother in the far-west, Yukon StandardTime, with a meridian at 135 degreeswest of Greenwich. Alaska-HawaiiStandard Time is determined by themeridian that runs through Anchorageat 150 degrees and Nome StandardTime is set at the 165-degree meridian.

Although scientific assemblagesapproved of his work, it took Dr. Dowd12 years to persuade the railroad lines toadopt his time plan. Placed into opera-tion on November 18, 1883, Dr. Dowd’ssystem has remained in effect ever since.Dr. Dowd, after spending half his life try-ing to standardize the time for railroadswithout remuneration, was, ironically,killed by a train at a grade crossing in1904. The system of time standardiza-tion used in the United States has nowspread to most countries of the world.

BIBLICAL TIME1st hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 A.M.3rd hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10 A.M.6th hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Noon-1 P.M.9th hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 P.M.12th hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7 P.M.

WATCH AND COMPASSAnalog watches can serve as compass-

es. Point the hour hand to the sun andsouth is exactly halfway between thehour hand and the “XII” (or 12) on thewatch, counting forward up to noon,but backward after the sun has passedthe meridian. For instance—supposethat it is 8 o’clock. Point the hand indi-cating 8 to the sun, and the figure X(10) on the watch is due south. Supposethat it is 4 o’clock—point the hand indi-cating 4 to the sun, and II (2) on thewatch is exactly south.

THE 24-HOUR ROUND THE CLOCKTIME SYSTEM

In the English system of keeping timeby the army and navy, the day begins atmidnight and the hours are numberedaround the clock.

This system has been in effect in ournavy for quite a while. On July 1, 1942,the U.S. Army adopted the 24-hourclock system. The system works as fol-lows: 6 A.M. is written 0600, and 6:55 A.M.is written 0655; 3 P.M. is 1500 and 7:53P.M. is 1953, or 19 hours and 53 minutespast midnight; 10:05 P.M. is 2205.

Say it: midnight is Zero HundredHours; 6 A.M. is Oh Six Hundred Hours;6:55 A.M. is Oh Six Fifty-five (hundredhours); 3 P.M. is Fifteen HundredHours; 7:53 P.M. is Nineteen Fifty-three(hundred hours); 10:55 P.M. is Twenty-two Oh Five (hundred hours).

NOTED CLOCKSThe most reliable conventional time-

piece in the world is the master clock ofthe Paris Observatory. To ensure unifor-mity of temperature and air pressure, itis kept 90 feet below the surface of theground in a hermetically sealed recep-tacle and is wound by electricity. No one


is permitted to approach it for fear ofaffecting the temperature.

The clock has kept absolutely cor-rect time within l/400 of a second, andwhile it is running a trifle fast, if its rateis taken into consideration, the error isless than l/200,000 of a second a day. Inother words, for a whole year it shouldnot vary more than 1/500 of a second.

Cesium Atomic Clock:Until 1970, the most accurate clock

was the Cesium Atomic Clock. Usingcesium atoms, the clock’s tuning is soprecise that the maximum error within1,000 years is only 1 second. The atom-ic clock is considered twice as accurateas the most reliable conventionalclock.

Maser Clock: The world’s most accurate clock, the

Maser (for microwave amplification bysimulated emission of radiation) weighsonly 30 pounds and is accurate to with-in 1 second in 3,000 years, or threetimes as accurate as the Cesium Clock.This is a spectacular improvement overthe world’s first accurate timekeeper,the 365-day calendar, which lost 1 dayevery 4 years.

HOW THE ANCIENTSTOLD THE TIME

Sundials:The use of sundials to tell time is very

old. In the Bible, it is mentioned inIsaiah 38:8, c. 700 B.C., and may be theoldest device for measuring time. Mostancient cities had a town sundial.

Time was measured by the position ofa shadow cast by the sun on a graduatedplate or surface. The duration of thehours marked by a sundial changesaccording to the seasons of the year.

Water Clocks:The water clock dates back 2,000 years.

Greek and Roman cities usually pos-sessed one. It was attended by a guardwhose duty was to supply the great clockwith water at intervals and to sound atrumpet to signal the passage of the hour.

The water clock measured time bydetermining the flow of water in or outof a pierced vessel. Another form of thisclock was called the Clepsydra.

Hourglasses:The hourglass resembles the figure 8.

Sand flows from the upper bowl to thelower in exactly one hour. The Greeksoften carried hourglasses with them asthey strolled in the streets and market-places. In later centuries, the hourglassbecame standard equipment in churchpulpits.

ASTRONOMICAL DATAThis information is expressed in Universal Time (UT) or Greenwich Mean Time(GMT), the standard time at the Greenwich median (0 degrees longitude). A timein UT can be converted to local time by adding for east longitude or subtractingfor west longitude at a rate of one hour for every 15 degrees; therefore, NewOrleans, at 90 degrees west, is UT minus six hours. (Remember to include DaylightSavings Time where it is applicable.)


New Moond h m

Jan. 13 13 29Feb. 12 7 41March 14 2 02April 12 19 21May 12 10 45June 10 23 46July 10 10 26Aug. 8 19 15Sept. 7 3 10Oct. 6 11 18Nov. 4 20 34Dec. 14 20 47

First Quarterd h m


Full Moond h m


Last Quarterd h m

Jan. 6 3 55Feb. 4 13 33March 6 1 25April 4 15 29May 4 7 16June 3 0 05July 2 17 19Aug. 1 10 22Aug. 31 2 31Sept. 29 17 03Oct. 29 5 28Nov. 27 15 46Dec. 27 0 31

PHASES OF THE MOON, 2002

Universal Time(CST subtract six hours, CDT subtract five hours)

New Moon

d h mJan. 24 13 7Feb. 23 8 21March 25 1 21April 23 15 26May 23 2 46June 21 11 58July 20 19 44Aug. 19 2 55Sept. 17 10 27Oct. 16 19 23Nov. 15 6 40Dec. 14 20 47

First Quarter

d h mJan. 2 22 31Feb. 1 14 2March 3 2 3April 1 10 49April 30 17 8May 29 22 9June 28 3 20July 27 10 8Aug. 25 11 55Sept. 24 9 31Oct. 24 2 58Nov. 22 23 21Dec. 22 20 56

Full Moon

d h mJan. 9 20 24Feb. 8 7 12March 9 17 23April 8 3 22May 7 13 53June 6 1 39July 5 15 4Aug. 4 5 56Sept. 2 21 43Oct. 2 13 49Nov. 1 5 41Nov. 30 20 49Dec. 30 10 40

Last Quarter

d h mJan. 16 12 35Feb. 15 3 23March 16 20 45April 16 20 45May 15 10 11June 14 3 28July 13 18 45Aug. 12 7 53Sept. 10 18 59Oct. 10 4 20Nov. 8 12 21Dec. 7 19 52

PHASES OF THE MOON, 2001

Universal Time(CST subtract six hours, CDT subtract five hours)

ECLIPSES, 2001Total eclipses of the Moon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 9, July 5Total eclipse of the Sun: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 21Annular eclipse of the Sun: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 14Penumbral eclipse of the Moon: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 30

ECLIPSES, 2002Annular eclipse of the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .June 10-11Total eclipse of the Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 4Penumbral eclipses of the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .May 26, June 24, Nov. 19-20


SUNRISE AND SUNSET AT NEW ORLEANS2001

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME(and Central Daylight Time, begins April 1, ends October 29)

January February MarchRise Set Rise Set Rise SetA.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.

1 6:56 5:12 6:50 5:38 6:26 6:002 6:56 5:13 6:50 5:39 6:25 6:003 6:57 5:13 6:49 5:40 6:24 6:014 6:57 5:14 6:49 5:40 6:23 6:025 6:57 5:15 6:48 5:41 6:22 6:026 6:57 5:16 6:47 5:42 6:20 6:037 6:57 5:17 6:46 5:43 6:19 6:048 6:57 5:17 6:46 5:44 6:18 6:049 6:57 5:18 6:45 5:45 6:17 6:05

10 6:57 5:19 6:44 5:45 6:16 6:0611 6:57 5:20 6:43 5:46 6:15 6:0612 6:57 5:21 6:43 5:47 6:14 6:0713 6:57 5:21 6:43 5:47 6:14 6:0714 6:57 5:22 6:41 5:49 6:11 6:0815 6:57 5:23 6:40 5:49 6:10 6:0916 6:57 5:24 6:39 5:50 6:09 6:0917 6:57 5:25 6:38 5:51 6:08 6:1018 6:56 5:26 6:37 5:52 6:06 6:1119 6:56 5:27 6:36 5:52 6:05 6:1120 6:56 5:27 6:35 5:53 6:04 6:1221 6:55 5:28 6:34 5:54 6:03 6:1222 6:55 5:29 6:33 5:55 6:02 6:1323 6:55 5:30 6:32 5:55 6:00 6:1424 6:54 5:31 6:31 5:56 5:59 6:1425 6:54 5:32 6:30 5:57 5:58 6:1526 6:54 5:33 6:29 5:57 5:57 6:1627 6:53 5:34 6:28 5:58 5:56 6:1628 6:53 5:34 6:27 5:59 5:54 6:1729 6:52 5:35 5:53 6:1730 6:52 5:36 5:52 6:1831 6:51 5:37 5:51 6:19

April May JuneRise Set Rise Set Rise SetA.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.5:50 6:19 5:17 6:38 5:00 6:575:48 6:20 5:17 6:38 5:00 6:575:47 6:20 5:16 6:39 4:59 6:585:46 6:21 5:15 6:40 4:59 6:585:45 6:22 5:14 6:40 4:59 6:595:44 6:22 5:13 6:41 4:59 6:595:42 6:23 5:12 6:42 4:59 7:005:41 6:23 5:12 6:42 4:59 7:005:40 6:24 5:11 6:43 4:59 7:015:39 6:25 5:10 6:44 4:59 7:015:38 6:25 5:09 6:44 4:59 7:015:37 6:26 5:09 6:45 4:59 7:025:36 6:26 5:08 6:45 4:59 7:025:34 6:27 5:07 6:46 4:59 7:035:33 6:28 5:07 6:47 4:59 7:035:32 6:28 5:06 6:47 4:59 7:035:31 6:29 5:06 6:48 4:59 7:035:30 6:29 5:05 6:49 4:59 7:045:29 6:30 5:05 6:49 4:59 7:045:28 6:31 5:04 6:50 5:00 7:045:27 6:31 5:04 6:51 5:00 7:045:26 6:32 5:03 6:51 5:00 7:055:25 6:33 5:03 6:52 5:00 7:055:24 6:33 5:02 6:52 5:01 7:055:23 6:34 5:02 6:53 5:01 7:055:22 6:35 5:01 6:54 5:01 7:055:21 6:35 5:01 6:54 5:02 7:055:20 6:36 5:01 6:55 5:02 7:055:19 6:36 5:00 6:55 5:02 7:055:18 6:37 5:00 6:56 5:03 7:05

5:00 6:56


July August SeptemberRise Set Rise Set Rise SetA.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.

1 5:03 7:05 5:20 6:53 5:37 6:232 5:03 7:05 5:20 6:53 5:38 6:213 5:04 7:05 5:21 6:52 5:39 6:204 5:04 7:05 5:21 6:51 5:39 6:195 5:05 7:05 5:22 6:50 5:40 6:186 5:05 7:05 5:23 6:49 5:40 6:167 5:06 7:05 5:23 6:49 5:41 6:158 5:06 7:05 5:24 6:48 5:41 6:149 5:06 7:04 5:24 6:47 5:42 6:13

10 5:07 7:04 5:25 6:46 5:42 6:1211 5:07 7:04 5:25 6:45 5:43 6:1012 5:08 7:04 5:26 6:44 5:43 6:0913 5:09 7:03 5:27 6:43 5:44 6:0814 5:09 7:03 5:27 6:42 5:44 6:0715 5:10 7:03 5:28 6:41 5:45 6:0516 5:10 7:02 5:28 6:40 5:46 6:0417 5:11 7:02 5:29 6:39 5:46 6:0318 5:11 7:02 5:30 6:38 5:47 6:0219 5:12 7:01 5:30 6:37 5:47 6:0020 5:12 7:01 5:31 6:36 5:48 5:5921 5:13 7:00 5:31 6:35 5:48 5:5822 5:14 7:00 5:32 6:34 5:49 5:5723 5:14 6:59 5:32 6:33 5:49 5:5524 5:15 6:59 5:33 6:32 5:50 5:5425 5:15 6:58 5:34 6:31 5:50 5:5326 5:16 6:57 5:34 6:29 5:51 5:5227 5:17 6:57 5:35 6:28 5:52 5:5028 5:17 6:56 5:35 6:27 5:52 5:4929 5:18 6:55 5:36 6:26 5:53 5:4830 5:18 6:55 5:36 6:25 5:53 5:4731 5:19 6:54 5:37 6:24

October November DecemberRise Set Rise Set Rise SetA.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.5:54 5:46 6:14 5:13 6:39 5:005:54 5:44 6:15 5:12 6:39 5:005:55 5:43 6:16 5:12 6:40 5:005:56 5:42 6:17 5:11 6:41 5:005:56 5:41 6:17 5:10 6:42 5:005:57 5:40 6:18 5:09 6:43 5:005:57 5:38 6:19 5:09 6:43 5:015:58 5:37 6:20 5:08 6:44 5:015:59 5:36 6:21 5:07 6:45 5:015:59 5:35 6:21 5:07 6:45 5:016:00 5:34 6:22 5:06 6:46 5:016:00 5:33 6:23 5:06 6:47 5:026:01 5:32 6:24 5:05 6:47 5:026:02 5:30 6:25 5:05 6:48 5:026:02 5:29 6:26 5:04 6:49 5:036:03 5:28 6:26 5:04 6:49 5:036:04 5:27 6:27 5:03 6:50 5:036:04 5:26 6:28 5:03 6:50 5:046:05 5:25 6:29 5:03 6:51 5:046:06 5:24 6:30 5:02 6:52 5:056:06 5:23 6:31 5:02 6:52 5:056:07 5:22 6:31 5:02 6:53 5:066:08 5:21 6:32 5:01 6:53 5:066:08 5:20 6:33 5:01 6:53 5:076:09 5:19 6:34 5:01 6:54 5:076:10 5:18 6:35 5:01 6:54 5:086:11 5:17 6:35 5:00 6:55 5:086:11 5:17 6:36 5:00 6:55 5:096:12 5:16 6:37 5:00 6:55 5:106:13 5:15 6:38 5:00 6:56 5:106:14 5:14 6:56 5:11

louisiana almanac · 2011-11-21 · foreword this is the sixteenth edition of the louisiana...

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