Claim: Anne Rice was born in the southern United States.
Evidence: Born in New Orleans , Rice spent much of her early life there before moving to Texas , and later to San Francisco.
Louisiana -LRB- -LSB- luːziˈænə -RSB- Louisiana French : La Louisiane , -LSB- la lwizjɑ̃n -RSB- or -LSB- la luzjɑ̃n -RSB- Louisiana Creole : Léta de la Lwizyàn ; Standard French État de Louisiane , -LSB- lwizjan -RSB- -RRB- is a state located in the southern region of the United States.
Louisiana has more Native American tribes than any other southern state , including four that are federally recognized , ten that are state recognized , and four that have not yet received recognition.