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{{Adoption LAGenWeb}}Before statehood in 1812 the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic Church]] was dominant in Louisiana. Few Protestant churches flourished. From 1812 to 1900, the largest religious groups in Louisiana were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | {{Adoption LAGenWeb}}Before statehood in 1812 the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic Church]] was dominant in Louisiana. Few Protestant churches flourished. From 1812 to 1900, the largest religious groups in Louisiana were the [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist]], [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]], and [[Lutheran Church in the United States|Lutheran]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FHL|282712|item|disp=FHL Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> | ||