Quick Facts
Capital City: Baton Rouge
Abbreviation: LA
Population (2019): 4,625,470; Rank: 25 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: South
Admission to Statehood: April 30, 1812 (18th State)
State Motto: “Union, Justice, and Confidence”
State Nickname: The Pelican State
Origin of State Name: Named in honor of France’s King Louis XIV
Area Codes: 225, 318, 337, 504, 985
Zip Codes: Louisiana Zip Codes
State Symbols
Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican | List of State Birds
Flag: Louisiana 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. Get this Flag
Flower: Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | Other State Flowers
Soil: Ruston
Song: “Give Me Louisiana” | Words by: Doralice Fontane | Music by: Doralice Fontane
Other State Songs | Sheet Music
Tree: Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Louisiana State Quarter is a brown pelican (state bird); trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase on map of U.S.
Geography
Area: 51,843 sq.mi (134,273 sq.km.), 31st
Land: 43,566 sq.mi. (112,836 sq.km.), 33rd
Water: 8,277 sq.mi. (21,437 sq.km.), 5th
Coastline: 397 mi. (639 km.), 5th
Shoreline: 7,721 mi. (12,426 km.), 3rd
Largest Cities: New Orleans | Baton Rouge | Shreveport | LaFayette | Kenner | Bossier City | Alexandria | Houma
Border States: Arkansas | Mississippi | Texas | List of US Regions
Highest Point: Driskill Mountain ; 535 feet, (163 m), 48th tallest
Lowest Point: Louisiana; 8 feet below sea level; 2nd lowest
Geographic Center: Avoyelles, 3 miles southeast of Marksville
National Parks:
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Poverty Point National Monument
Vicksburg National Military Park Louisiana’s Constitution , 18th Stat
Location: Absolute Center: 30°58.1’N / 92°32.2’W
Relative Center: Avoyelles, 3 miles southeast of Marksville
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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.
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