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Top 9 Best Places To Live In Louisiana
路易斯安那州九大最佳居住地
Thinking about moving to Louisiana?
你在考虑搬到路易斯安那州?
Taking all fifty American states into consideration,
就算把美国的50个州都考虑进去，
Louisiana rivals only Hawaii and Alaska in extraordinary cultural diversity,
只有夏威夷和阿拉斯加州才能在非凡的文化多样性、
fascinating history, and a breathtaking wealth of natural landscapes and ecosystems.
迷人的历史、惊人的自然景观财富以及生态系统方面，与之比肩。
Louisiana is also rich in excellent places to make a home.
路易斯安那州适宜安家的优越地方有很多。
Here's a short-list of the top 9 best places to live in Louisiana.
下面列举了它的九大最佳居住地。
One: New Orleans
新奥尔良
New Orleans will have to top our list.
新奥尔良将是我们的首选。
Who hasn't dreamt of a visit to the Big Easy?
谁不曾梦想去“大快活”呢？
This city is the biggest in the state, and surely the most famous.
新奥尔良是该州的最大城市，也是最有名的城市。
New Orleans is the mecca of multiculturalism.
它是多元文化主义的圣地。
French, Creole, Spanish, Native American, and Caribbean cultures continue to form a part of this city's vibrant core.
法国、克里奥尔、西班牙、印第安和加勒比文化继续构成这个城市的活力核心。
Tulane and Loyola Universities provide the academic anchors of a great tradition.
杜兰大学和洛约拉大学是其伟大传统的学术支柱。
Two: Baton Rouge
巴吞鲁日
Baton Rouge is the state capital, and another city with a rich history.
巴吞鲁日是州首府，另一个有着丰富历史的城市。
It's located upriver on the Mississippi.
它位于密西西比河上游。
Starting from its harbor facilities, the city has grown to become a major center of industry, technology and the arts.
它从港口设施开始，已经发展成为工业、技术和艺术的主要中心。
Education in Baton Rouge is particularly impressive.
巴吞鲁日的教育尤其令人印象深刻。
In addition to its wealth of public and private primary and secondary schools,
除了众多的公立和私立中小学，
Baton Rouge also the home of Louisiana State University.
巴吞鲁日也是路易斯安那州立大学的所在地。
Three: Shreveport
什里夫波特
Shreveport is the central city of Ark-La-Tex:
什里夫波特是阿克·拉特克斯的中心城市。
this is the area in northwest Louisiana where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet.
它位于路易斯安那州的西北部，在阿肯色州、路易斯安那州和德克萨斯州的交界处。
This is cotton country.
它是棉花之乡。
If you're looking for a landscape that typifies the Deep South, you'll find it here.
如果你正在寻找一种典型的南方景观，在这里能找到。
Four: Bossier City
波西尔城
Bossier City is located just across the Red River from Shreveport,
波西尔城坐落在发源于什里夫波特的红河对面，
and forms part of the greater metropolitan area around that city.
并在城市周围形成了较大的城市圈。
The recreational attractions of this area include fishing and boating on the Louisiana bayous,
它的娱乐设施包括在路易斯安那州海湾钓鱼和划船，
a kind of slow-moving river system that is the habitat of shellfish, amphibians and reptiles,
海湾缓慢流动，是贝类、两栖动物和爬行动物
and a host of exotic native birds.
以及许多外来本土鸟类的栖息地。
