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I prefer it to Louise, but don't like it as much as Eloise. I've gone through stages with Louisa, from liking it a lot as a small child (one of my oldest dolls is named Louisa), to going off it later and disliking the clunkiness of Louise + -a. But I've warmed up to it again recently, perhaps aided by my realization that it was a common Regency-era name for girls, which is one of my favorite historical periods and made me think of it as elegant and classic again.

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LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel Silverstein

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Listen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.