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U.S. CHESS CLUBS & LEAGUES
Updated: May 2009
LOUISIANA STATE
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«Louisiana,
is a state in the S central United States.
It is bounded by Mississippi, with the Mississippi R.
forming about half of the border (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S),
Texas (W), and Arkansas (N)»
«Map of Louisiana»
«Informations about Louisiana»
«Early Spanish explorers were Alvárez Piñeda, 1519;
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528; and Hernando de Soto
in 1541. Sieur de la Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi
and claimed all the land drained by it and its tributaries for
Louis XIV of France in 1682.
Louisiana became a French crown colony in 1731 but was
ceded to Spain in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars.
Louisiana reverted to France in 1800 and was sold by Napoleon
to the U.S. in 1803. The southern part, known as the territory of
Orleans, became the state of Louisiana in 1812»
Admitted: April, 30, 1812 (18)
Capital: Baton Rouge
Largest city: New Orleans, 454,863
Population: 4.523.628 (as of 2005)
Nickname: Pelican State
State Bird: eastern brown pelican
«State Flag of Louisiana»
A - Louisiana Chess Clubs
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1. «The Lake Charles Chess Club»
«The Lake Charles Chess Club meets at the St. John
Lutheran Church meeting room. We meet every Thursday
from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Some weeks we have a chess
tournament»
2. «Lafayette High School Chess Club»
«Description: Members of the chess club discuss
strategies and techniques to become better competitors
at the game of chess»
«All Posters.com - Path
in the Oaks II, Louisiana
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- Artist: Monty Nagler »
3. «St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School»
«The SCS Chess Club is open to students in grades two thru seven.
Practices are held once a week after school or during recess.
The club participates in individual tournaments and the Louisiana
Scholastic Chess League tournament»
4. «Welcome to the Lafayette Chess Club»
«Welcome to the Lafayette Chess Club - The club meets every FRIDAY
evening at 8:00 p.m. in the offices of Riceland Petroleum in the
Oil Center. The address of our weekly Friday meetings is 321
Travis Street, in Lafayette.»
5. «De La Salle Chess Club»
«The De La Salle Chess Club promotes the game of chess
and sportsmanship among players. They compete in city
and state tournaments, local competitions, and school
versus school matches»
6. «Chess Club of Baton Rouge Magnet High School»
«Chess is open to all ages of students interested in chess.
Students innteract with each other in competitive chess
games at aschool as well as in library tournaments»
«New Orleans fixture
Jude Acers remains in the city
.
Photo Tracie Morris Schaefer»
7. «Chess Club :: Loyola College Prep :: Shreveport, Louisiana
Chess Club.»
«Chess Club :: Loyola College Prep :: Shreveport, Louisiana Chess
Club. Purpose/Overview To play chess, learn to play chess, and
have fun! Important Dates None scheduled. Officers None assigned
as of yet ...»
B - Leagues and Associations
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1. «The Calcasieu Scholastic Chess League»
«The Calcasieu Scholastic Chess League is an organization
devoted to the institution of chess as a learning tool in the
schools of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
The CSCL is is a registered affiliate of the United States
Chess Federation»
2. «Louisiana Chess Association»
«The purpose of the LCA is to promote chess within Louisiana.
To this end, the LCA shall be affiliated with the United States
Chess Federation (USCF)»
«Clarinet solo
Preservation Hall Jazz
New Orleans
picture by Justin Hawkins »
C - Other interesting Addresses
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1. «Louisiana Chess Club Listings»
«This is a free email, turn based, correspondence chess site»
2. «Southwest Louisiana Chess»
«Southwest Louisiana Chess - NEWS: UPCOMING CHESS TOURNAMENTS AND
EVENTS»
«Original Poster Paul Morphy. Published
by a French pharmaceutical company in
1963 as a set on renowned Parisian
cafes.This is the Cafe de la Regence
with Morphy playing 8 Blindfold games.»
3. «Bill Wall's Chess Master Profiles - Paul Morphy»
«Story of Paul Morphys' Life, a famous Chess Player
in New Orleans»
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