Louisiana (OC)

Louisiana (ルイジアナ州, Ruijiana-shū) is a fan-made character in Hetalia: Axis Powers. She represents the state of Louisiana. Her human name is Ava Jeanne Boudreaux-Jones (エヴァ・ジャンヌ・ブードロー・ジョーンズ, Evu~a jan'nu būdorō jōnzu). She has been affectionately called "Lucy," "LuLu," and even "Weezy" by her family members.

Appearance
Louisiana has wavy black hair, brown skin, and soft violet eyes. She has been described as being "stunningly beautiful" and was much sought after by the European powers in the colonial age. She loves to go out at night in dazzling, flamboyant Mardi Gras dresses, complete with masks and beads, but her typical everyday dress is simpler and more modest. It's been noted that, whatever the weather, Louisiana almost always wears rain boots.

Personality and interests
She is a positive, kind-hearted, artistic young woman who is very mature and diligent for her age. Louisiana is a hard worker, and life hasn't always been kind to her, but she prefers to look on the bright side of things and keep pushing through, earning her a "sweet, but tough" reputation from her neighbors. Louisiana is affable and can along with many different personality types, even ones that conflict with her own. She doesn't anger easily, but can be very vengeful when she is, and is prone to bouts of stubbornness. After having been lusted after by numerous great powers, Louisiana admits to being a bit mistrustful of other's intentions at first.

Louisiana is a lover of fine art, from cuisine to music to visual. She loves to cook and has cultivated her own unique style from her many convergent cultural influences. France actually once lauded her as being an excellent cook and the only state who wouldn't "poison us all." She does tire of fulfilling so many beignet requests, though. Louisiana is also known to be big on music as well. As the birthplace of jazz, Louisiana will easily name off a laundry list of jazz artists when you ask who her favorite is. She also loves blues, and will recommend zydeco to anyone who asks. Louisiana will never pass an opportunity to attend some sort of festival and will stay out very (very) late partying.

A believer in the paranormal, Louisiana frequently claims to see ghosts and other spirits, and she is very superstitious. Her religious beliefs are a bit undefined; while holding mostly Protestant values, she also practices New Orleans Voodoo and gives tarot card readings, most notably to Italy once, who ran away from her shop in terror. Louisiana believes in the existence of monsters like the "Rougarou," and enjoys scaring Acadiana with tales of it.

Louisiana is well versed in a number of languages. She is fluent in American English and Louisiana Creole, but considers Louisiana French to be her native tongue. She also speaks Spanish (specifically, Isleño and Sabine River dialect), a result of Spain's influence.

Relationships
Acadiana (Antoinette LeBlanc): Louisiana loves her Cajun sister dearly, whom she likes to call her "un-official partner in crime," as they would often get up to no good as children. Acadiana affectionately calls Louisiana "Weezy," and is the only one she'll let call her that.

Mississippi (Amelie LaSalle-Jones): Miss and Louisiana are quite close. Mississippi has always seen Louisiana as a big sister, and relies on her advice and help when things take a wrong turn. Louisiana often steps in whenever Alabama teases Miss too hard.

Arkansas (Jenny N. Lafayette-Jones): Louisiana can get along pretty well with her cousin, Arkansas. Though, secretly, she finds Arkansas to be just "a little boring." She and Acadiana used to mess with her when they were kids, finding Arkansas' constant poker face to be funny.

France (Francis Bonnefoy): Louisiana has a very complicated relationship with France. While she still feels a deep connection with him, she cannot help but sense that he had only seen her as a prized possession and not as a true member of his family. They've made more of an effort to reconnect in the modern day, though, and it's gone fairly well. France has said that Louisiana "eerily reflects himself" whenever he sees her.

America (Alfred F. Jones): She was initially very skeptical of America after she was forced to move in with him, as she thought he only cared about her looks, and though it took a while, she eventually came to understand his values and can-do attitude, seeing it as a reflection of her own. Though she did put a curse on him when she was younger, something she still laughs about to this day...

Trivia

 * Louisiana's birthday corresponds to the date that the state ratified the U.S. constitution. ￼