The Louisiana Derby is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The race was later renamed in honor of Fair Grounds' home state, Louisiana.
In 2006, the race was cancelled because the track was partially destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
On August 11, 2009 the owner of Fair Grounds, Churchill Downs Incorporated, announced that they were moving the Louisiana Derby from eight weeks prior to the Kentucky Derby to only five weeks prior.
They also announced that the distance of the Louisiana Derby would be increased back to 1+1⁄8 miles.