| Capital
City: |
Baton Rouge |
|
| Nickname: |
Pelican State |
| Motto: |
Union, justice,
and confidence |
| Statehood: |
April 30, 1812
(18th) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Named in honor
of France's King Louis XIV. |
| Largest
Cities: |
New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette, Kenner |
| Border
States: |
Arkansas,
Mississippi, Texas |
| Land
Area: |
43,566 sq. mi.;
33rd largest |
| State
Bird: |
Eastern Brown
Pelican |
| State
Flower: |
Magnolia
(magnolia) |
| State
Tree: |
Bald Cypress (taxodium
distichum) |
| State
Song: |
Give Me
Louisiana |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
