Louisiana Apostolic Prayer Network

“Building a House of Prayer for Louisiana”

The Louisiana Apostolic Prayer Network is seeking the wisdom and direction of the Lord for ways that strategic level intercession might be used by the Holy Spirit in advancing the cause of revival and evangelism in the state of Louisiana and our nation. We are reminded in Psalm 127:1 that “unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it...” We trust the Lord to raise up an army of intercessors in Louisiana for this purpose. We have included here an overview of our state to help facilitate effective intercession - the redemptive purpose of Louisiana; prophetic decrees that the Lord has given; and a brief state history If you are called to this assignment, may your spirit be quickened to pray and to join the ranks of other prayer warriors God has raised up across the state to “stand in the gap” for Louisiana!

Louisiana's Redemptive Purpose

"The Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Law-Giver, and the Lord is our King.  He will save us." Isaiah 33:22

The government of God is to arise in Louisiana, and we are to come out of the place of unrighteousness government and become a stronghold for the government of God. Psalm 125:3 says, "For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, ...” The Body of Christ in Louisiana is being called to embrace God's rule and reign. As we respond and declare His governmental mantle and authority over our state, the Lord will bring a shift in the heavenlies resulting in a shift in the government of our state and our nation, both in the spirit and in the natural.

The Lord desires to change the sound of worship in Louisiana. We believe there is a sound of worship to Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, which will be released in our state. As the Body of Christ in New Orleans lifts up the Name of Jesus Christ, music and celebration will be directed to the one and only King. The Lord desires that we shut the door to revelry and open the door to Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords.

"And having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace..."  Ephesians 6:15. Louisiana is to release "Shalom".  As we receive His wholeness and rest, we are to transport it, pray it and decree it to the rest of the nation. Louisiana is to have a significant effect on the Great Commission becoming the "Great Completion". We are to be blessed with an anointing for wealth for end time harvest, and a missions calling to go all over the world, and particularly to reach nations in the 10/40 window.

Summary: We believe the Lord desires to take Louisiana from a place of being a tremendous stronghold of evil to a new place that exhibits God's covenant. Louisiana is to be a place of refuge, hospitality, intimacy and fellowship with God. Just as the eyes of the nation have been focused on Louisiana for all the wrong reasons - for rebellion and unrighteousness - we believe the Lord wants the eyes of the nation to rest here because of righteousness and covenantal wholeness.

Louisiana History

Indigenous peoples lived and thrived in what is now Louisiana for a few thousand years prior to European exploration. The French explorer LaSalle descended the Mississippi River in 1682 and claimed the land for the French Monarch, Louis XIV. It was not until 1699 that D'Iberville was to establish a permanent French presence in the lower Mississippi Valley. Louis Juchereau de St. Denis founded the first permanent settlement in Louisiana in 1714 with construction of Fort St. Jean Baptiste near present day Natchitoches. D'Iberville's brother, Bienville, solidified the French claim to Louisiana in 1718 with the founding of New Orleans. France controlled the Louisiana colony until 1762 when the colony was ceded to Spain under the Treaty of Fountainebleau. Spain ruled the colony until 1800 when the lands west of the Mississippi River were returned to the French in the Treaty of San Ildefonso. In 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15,000,000. The Louisiana Purchase has been deemed the greatest land acquisition in history, “changing the balance of world power“.

Through much of its early history Louisiana was a trading and financial center, and the fertility of its land made it one of the richest agricultural regions in America. In 1812 Louisiana was finally admitted to the United States as the 18th state. Relationship with the Union, however, was to be tested by the issues of slavery and states rights. After the Louisiana Purchase, New Orleans became the most active slave market in the entire country. In January 1861 Louisiana formerly seceded from the Union. During the ensuing Civil War, numerous engagements were held in Louisiana, most notably at Port Hudson, where the longest siege campaign of the war took place. After the War, the state endured 12 years of reconstruction, the longest occupation of any of the southern states.

The plantation economy was shattered by the Civil War although the state continued to be a powerful agricultural region. The discovery of sulphur in 1869 and oil in 1901, coupled with the rise of forestry sent the state on a new wave of economic growth. The 20th century saw Louisiana emerge as one of the nation's leading producers of oil, sulphur, sugar and cotton. Eventually, Louisiana became a major American producer of oil and natural gas and a center of petroleum refining and petrochemicals manufacturing, which it remains to this day, ranking second in the nation in oil production.