Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Republic of Louisiana

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The result was redirect to Louisiana secession. (Non-administrator closure) NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:04, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Republic of Louisiana[edit]

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The subject is not discussed in reliable sources, as the state of Louisiana was only known as a state during 1861. Most of the content has been moved to Louisiana secession. Chris Troutman (talk) 04:36, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Louisiana secession. This book and several other books verify that the secessionist state government used this term in the few weeks between secession and the formation of the Confederate States of America. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:39, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect as suggested above. It's a possible search term but I don't think we need a dedicated article. Anything relevant can be (and would seem to already be) covered elsewhere. St★lwart¹¹¹ 06:10, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Louisiana secession. The actual 1861 Ordinance of secession calls it the "State of Louisiana" -- as do the historians. The editor seems unaware that there was a short-lived "Republic of Louisiana" in 1768--a century earlier with no connection to 1861. Rjensen (talk) 08:46, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Louisiana secession per above. The secession of Louisiana is more important to history than the reputed existence of a republic was. --Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 14:53, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Louisiana-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 21:08, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect per above, but we also need to have a discussion on the other articles, pointed out by Gaarmyvet:
- Republic of Georgia (1861)
- Alabama Republic
- Republic of Florida
- Republic of Mississippi
- Republic of South Carolina Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 07:02, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Rename to State of Louisiana (1861). The Louisiana secession article as of now includes information from the independent state, until the loss of the Civil War. A separate article makes sense, but there was an independent country encompassing the boundaries of Louisiana in the week and a half before the formation of the CSA.

And the movement of content to the page Louisiana secession was not discussed. There were two comments, and the page was simply moved. The separate page about the entity is not useless because it fills in the time slot of the political status of Louisiana. The page refers to the independent country.—SPESH531 Other 18:35, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

- But where is the need for a separate article? Why can't the topic be covered in a paragraph or section in Louisiana secession? Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 18:38, 18 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is a difference. Louisiana's seccession overall lasted 5 years, but the independent country lasted a week and a half. Maybe rename Louisiana secession as something along the lines of Louisiana (CSA state)—SPESH531 Other 19:07, 19 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.