USRC Louisiana, was a wood hull topsail schooner designed by William Doughty that was commissioned in the United States Revenue Marine from 1819 to 1824.

[6] The cutters were constructed by the Christian Bergh Shipyard at New York City using plans drawn up by naval constructor William Doughty.

[6] While on her voyage to her homeport at New Orleans, on 31 August 1819, Louisiana assisted her sister ship, Alabama in the capture of the pirate vessel Bravo near Dry Tortugas.

From Breton Island, both cutters continued westward searching for more pirate bases as part of a plan to eliminate piracy in the Gulf of Mexico.

[4][6][10] In July 1820, Louisiana captured four pirate craft with about US$4,000 worth of stolen dry goods and a number of black prisoners at a position about 250 mi (400 km) west of Breton Island.