Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River.
Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties, making it one of only two U.S. states not subdivided into counties (the other being Alaska and its boroughs).
The state’s capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans, with a population of roughly 383,000 people.
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Louisiana was named by the French explorer Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle in 1683 in honor of Louis XIV, the King of France.
Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties,
In November 1762, France handed over Louisiana and the Isle of Orleans to Spain.
President Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803
Louisiana state’s capital is Baton Rouge
Louisiana largest city is New Orleans with a population of about 383,000 people.
The official flag of Louisiana was adopted in 1912, one hundred years after Louisiana became a state.
Louisiana became the eighteenth U.S. state on April 30, 1812
Louisiana’s secession was announced on January 26, 1861, and it became part of the Confederate States of America
Louisiana rejoined the United States in 1868.
The official song of the state of Louisiana are called ‘You Are My Sunshine‘ and ‘Give Me Louisiana‘
The official state motto of Louisiana is ‘Union, justice, and confidence’
Louisiana state Bird is the Brown pelican
Louisiana state Dog breed is the Catahoula Leopard Dog
Louisiana state Fish is the Crappie
Louisiana state Flower is the Magnolia
The Louisiana iris was named the state wildflower in 1990
Louisiana state Insect is the Honeybee
Louisiana state Mammal is the Black bear
The official state freshwater fish of Louisiana is the white perch
Louisiana state Reptile is the Alligator
Louisiana state Tree is the Bald cypress
Louisiana state Beverage is Milk
Louisiana state Fossil is Petrified palmwood
Louisiana state Gemstone is Agate
The sweet potato was designated the official vegetable of Louisiana in 2003
Louisiana has an official state boat, it’s the pirogue
Louisiana state Instrument is the Diatonic accordion
Louisiana does not have an official language. English, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese are the languages that are spoken in Louisiana
Breaux Bridge is known as the “Crawfish Capital of the World”.
Louisiana lies beside Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east.
Louisiana’s highest recorded temperature is 114 °F in Plain Dealing on August 10, 1936
Louisiana’s coldest recorded temperature is −16 °F at Minden on February 13, 1899.
The world-famous Mardi Gras festival is celebrated in New Orleans each year.
The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple for justice, gold for power, and green for faith.
1.4 million people gather in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, which is about 4x the population of New Orleans
The Highest point in Louisiana is Driskill Mountain at 535 feet
New Orleans at –8 feet below sea level is the lowest point in Louisiana
Rayne, Louisiana is nicknamed the “Frog Capital of the World” and has an annual frog festival.
Louisiana has one of the largest alligator populations in the United States.
There are about two million alligators in the wild and another 300,000 on alligator farms.
Louisiana’s capitol building is the tallest in the United States at 450 feet tall.
New Orleans is sometimes called the “birthplace of jazz”
One of the world’s most famous jazz musicians, Louis Armstrong, is from Louisiana.
Louisiana holds 2% of the USA’s total oil reserves, and 5% of the USA’s total gas reserves.
Kisatchie National Forest is Louisiana’s only national forest.
Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo were introduced to the state and are practiced to the present da
Tabasco sauce, which is marketed by one of the United States’ biggest producers of hot sauce, originated on Avery Island
Creole culture is an amalgamation of French, African, Spanish (and other European), and Native American cultures
Louisiana has six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
Metairie is home to the longest bridge over water in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain causeway. The causeway is 24 miles long.
Louisiana is the only state that still refers to the Napoleonic Code in its state law.
The Superdome in New Orleans is the world’s largest steel-constructed room unobstructed by posts.
Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the Acadians who were driven out of Canada in the 1700s
The nickname “Pelican State” is a tribute to the official state bird of Louisiana
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