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State Abbreviation - LA
State Capital - Baton Rouge
Largest City - New Orleans
Area - 51,843 square miles [Louisiana is the 31st biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,468,976 (as of 2000) [Louisiana is the 22nd most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Louisianans or Louisianians
Major Industries - agriculture (rice, cotton, soybeans), salt production, oil and natural gas, fishing (especially shellfish)

Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Red River, Ouachita River, Atchafalaya River, Sabine River
Major Lakes - Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, Toledo Bend Reservoir, Grand Lake, White Lake, Calcasieu Lake, Catahoula Lake
Highest Point - Driskill Mountain - 535 feet (163 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - New Orleans - 8 feet (2.5 m) below sea level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico

Origin of the Name Louisiana - Louisiana was named by the French explorer Sieur de La Salle in 1682 to honor King Louis XIV (14) of France.
State Nickname - Sportsman's Paradise (previously - Pelican State)
State Motto - "Union, Justice, and Confidence "
State Song - "Give Me Louisiana" and "You Are My Sunshine"

Louisiana State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag Louisiana's official flag was adopted in 1912, one hundred years after Louisiana became a state. The flag has a blue background (symbolizing truth) with a white pelican mother feeding her three chicks in a nest (the pelican is an old symbol of protection - an old legend tells of a mother pelican tearing flesh from herself to feed her young; this pelican represents the state protecting the people and their land). The ribbon reads "Union, Justice, and Confidence."

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Eastern Brown Pelican

State Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog

State Mammal Louisiana black bear

State Reptile Alligator

State Insect Honeybee

State Crustacean Crawfish

State Amphibian Green tree frog (Hyla cinerea)

State Freshwater Fish White perch (also called sac-au-lait and white crappie) (Pomoxis annularis)

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Magnolia blossom (Magnolia grandiflora)

State Wildflower Louisiana Iris (Giganticaerulea)

State Tree Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Earth Symbols:

State Fossil Petrified palmwood

State Gemstone Agate (found in Louisiana gravel)

State Soil Ruston (unofficial)

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Beverage Milk

State Colors Blue, white and gold

State Musical Instrument Diatonic accordion (commonly known as the "Cajun" accordion)

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Louisiana's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of Louisiana.

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