Located in the southern region of the United States of America. The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge and the most populous city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Louisiana has a unique multicultural and multilingual heritage. Originally part of New France, Louisiana is home to many speakers of Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French. African American/Franco-African, and French/French Canadian form the two largest groups of ancestry in Louisiana's population.