Louisville was named in honor of King Louis XVI of France, as a way of thanking him for his assistance during the
American Revolution. Kentucky is taken from a native
American word, pronounced something like kan-too-kee, that is thought to have meant prairie.

And, er--which Marshall was it that that law you referred to was named after? Possibly Matt Dillon, as when in the Old West, the marshalls pretty much ruled some towns? (Yes, folks, I do know that not everyone reading this will get the reference. I just want to see what kind of responses this might lead to. Explanation gladly given if asked Private.)