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LOUISIANA

The State Song is Give Me Louisiana

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Louisiana is the 18th state

State Nickname is the Pelican State.

It was admissioned to statehood on April 30, 1812.

The State Bird is Eastern Brown Pelican.

Louis Armstrong (Musician)

The State Tree is Bald Cypress.

The state flag symbolisis Union, Justice, and Confidence.

The governer is Bobby Jindall

Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas border Louisiana

The 1st American army to have African America officers was the confederate Louisiana Native Guards. The Corps d’ Afrique at Port Hudson was sworn into service on September 27, 1962

Some Industries are Chemical products, Petrolem and coal products, tourism, and paper products.

The Acadians were driven from their home in Canada to settle along the bayous of Louisiana. They were primarily trappers and fishermen making south Louisiana a perfect for their way of life.

The State Flower is Magnolia.

Huey Newton (Black Activist)

Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans. It is an ancient custom that originated in southern Europe. It celebrates food and fun just before the 40 day of lent; a catholic time of prayer and sacrifice.

6 of Louisiana's Agricultural products are seafood, cotton, soybeans,cattle, sugarcan, dairy products, transportation equipment, and food processing.

Ray Walston (Actor)

The Capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge.

Al Hirt (Trumpeter)

Also I found out about the Louisiana Purchase. In 1803 the US paid France $15 million for the Louisiana territory 878,000 sq. miles of land west of the Mississippi river. The lands acquired stretched from the Mississippi river to the Rocky mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border. 13 states were carved from the LO Territory. The LO Purchase nearly doubled the size of the US.

Louisiana's basketball team is the New Orlean Hornets.

Louisiana

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