Los colonos centroeuropeos de La Luisiana Curiosity · La Luisiana, Comarca de Écija, Seville Image of La Luisiana, not of the place itself. The first settlers of La Luisiana, recruited by the German Johann Kaspar von Thürriegel, came mainly from northeastern France and southwestern Germany, with Belgians, Dutch, Swiss, Austrians, and Italians also present; the town still preserves French- and German-derived surnames among its townspeople. Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0) What to see and do in La Luisiana