Louisiana

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• Capital City: Baton Rouge
• City Guides: Louisiana City Guides
• Location: 30.448N, 91.126W
• Capital Tour: Capitol Tour
• 50states School Directory: Find your school!  
• Admission to Statehood: April 30, 1812
• Ancestry and Genealogy: Louisiana State Database
• Area: 51843 sq.mi., 31st   Land 43566 sq.mi., 33rd   Water 8277 sq.mi., 5th   Coastline 397 mi., 5th   Shoreline 7,721 mi., 3rd
  
• Area Codes: 225 - 318 - 337 - 504 - 985
• Biographies: Famous Louisianians
• Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican   50states List
• Border States: Regional List   Arkansas   Mississippi   Texas
• Cam World: Live Web Cams
• City Guides: Louisiana City Guides
• Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds
• Climate: Louisiana
• Colleges, Universities: Louisiana Colleges, Louisiana Business Schools, Louisiana Art Schools
• Community and Technical Colleges: Louisiana Community Colleges
• Community Pages: 50states List
• Constitution: 18th State
• County Profile: see Parish Profile
• Courts: Judicial System
• Current Events: Louisiana News Headlines
• Department of: Education   Certification
• Driving: OMV
• Economy:
  • Agriculture: Seafood, cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, rice.
  • Industry: Chemical products, petroleum and coal products, food processing, transportation equipment, paper products, tourism.
• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
• Fast Facts: 50states List
• Flag:
  The design consists of the pelican group from the state seal, in white and gold, and a white ribbon bearing the state motto, "Union, Justice, and Confidence", on a field of a solid blue. Flag adopted 1912.     A Brief History of Louisiana Under 10 Flags. Get this Flag
  
• Flower: Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List   Historical Societies      
• Geographic Center: Avoyelles, 3 miles southeast of Marksville
• Governor: Office of Governor
• Highest Point: Driskill Mountain; 535 feet; 48th
• Highway Markers: Louisiana  Resource Manual
• History: Historical     Civil War
• Internet Service Providers: Louisiana
• Largest Cities: New Orleans   Baton Rouge   Shreveport   LaFayette   Lake Charles   Kenner   Bossier City   Monroe   Alexandria   New Iberia  
• Library: Louisiana   Louisiana Libraries  
• License Plates: Louisiana
• Local Resources: Louisiana Courts Louisiana Fire Departments Louisiana Counseling Services Louisiana Police Departments Louisiana Government Offices
• Lowest Point: at New Orleans; 8 feet below sea level; 2nd
• Maps: Rand McNally   DMOZ   Blank Outline Map   50states List
• Media: Radio   TV
• Motto: Union, justice, and confidence
• Museums: The Virtual Library
• National Forest: Louisiana
• Newspapers: Louisiana
• Nickname: Pelican State
• Nursing Schools: Louisiana
• Origin of state's name: Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV
• Parish Profile: County Map  64 Parishes
• Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
• Population: Quick facts   4,468,976; 22nd, 12/00
• Public Records: Louisiana
• Real Estate: Louisiana Real Estate
• Representatives:
  • US House:   110th Congress
  • US Senate:   110th Congress
  • Louisiana House: Members
  • Louisiana Senate: Members
• Road Side America: Louisiana
• School Directory: Louisiana Schools     Public Schools   Private Schools
• Soil: Louisiana - Ruston
• Song: Give Me Louisiana   50states List   Sheet Music
  • words and music by: Doralice Fontane
• Sports: Louisiana Teams
• State Parks: Louisiana
• State Quarters: Louisiana
• Symbols: Louisiana Facts
• Topography: Image
• Travel: Louisiana Travel
• Tree: Bald Cypress   Taxodium distichum  
• Unclaimed Funds: Louisiana
• Vacation Rentals: Louisiana Vacation Rentals
• Veteran Affairs: Louisiana VA   Military Links
• Vital Records: Louisiana Vital Records
• Weather: Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge Metropolitan
• White Pages: Louisiana White Pages
• Yellow Pages: Louisiana Yellow Pages
• Zip Codes: Louisiana Zip Codes