Southern state

I believe the answer is:

louisiana

(Other definitions for louisiana that I've seen before include "US state, capital Baton Rouge" , "IOU a snail over in the US state" , "State named for French king" , "that's near Mississippi" , "Southern United State on the Gulf of Mexico" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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