Louisiana Purchase
the territory purchased from France in 1803.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSI- TION, an exposition to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the purchase of Louisiana from France. It was held in St. Louis, Mo., from April to December, 1904. There were over five hundred buildings on the grounds con- LA. STATE UNIVERSITY 21 LOUISVILLE taining the exhibits of foreign govern- work was largely used, the scroll and ments, in addition to the large structures shell patterns being the characteristic containing the manufactures of the United States. The buildings and grounds covered nearly 1,200 acres. Under the direction of the United States Government were important exhibits of the Philippine Islands. Most of the important tribes sent representatives, together with exhibits showing the state of industry among them. LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHAN- ICAL COLLEGE, an educational nonsectarian institution, in Baton Rouge, La.; founded in 1860; reported at the close of 1918: Professors and instructors, 21; students, 326; volumes in the library, 21,000; productive funds, $318,- 313; grounds and buildings valued at $150,000; income, $47,333; President Thomas D. Boyd, M. A.
LOUIS PHILIPPE (lö'ē fi-lēp'), King of the French; born in Paris, France, Oct. 6, 1773. He was the eldest son of Duke Louis Philippe Joseph of Orleans, surnamed Egalité, and during his father's lifetime he was known as Duke of Chartres. He entered the army in 1791, and favoring the popular cause in the Revolution he took part in the battles of Valmy and Jemappes; was present at the bombardment of Venloo and Maestricht, and distinguished himself at Neerfeatures of ornamental decoration, the panels being formed by chains of scrolls, concave and convex alternately, but symmetry of arrangement was largely neglected. LOUIS QUINZE (kangz), the name sometimes given to the style of architecture and internal ornamentation prevailing in France during the reign of Louis XV. It is often known under the designation Rococo (q. v.). Internal arrangement and decoration are the main characteristics of the style of this period, and in this direction the best results were doubtless obtained. Large and lofty rooms, as well as scope of display, were indispensable; consequently this style of embellishment was most happily carried out in state apartments, especially in princely castles and palaces and the mansions of the aristocracy. Curved lines superseded all straight straight lines both in ground plans and in designs, while the most ordinary and characteristic embellishments were volutes, shell-fish and scrolls, groups of fruit, garlands of flowers, hangings, etc.