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| Capital
City: |
Baton Rouge |
| Location: |
30.44896 N, 091.12604 W |
| Area: |
51,843 sq.mi. |
| Population: |
4,351,769 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
April 30, 1812; 18th state |
| Song: |
Give me Louisiana |
| words and music by: Doralice Fontane |
| Nickname: |
Pelican State |
| Origin of states name: |
Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV |
| Time
zone: |
Central |
| Other Cities: |
New Orleans, Shreveport, Lavayette; |
| Border
States: |
Arkansas, Mississippi,
Texas |
| Geographic Center: |
Avoyelles, 3 mi. southeast of Marksville |
| Coastline: |
397 mi. |
| Highest Point: |
Driskill Mtn.; 535 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Seafood, cotton, soybeans, cattle,
rice, |
| poultry & eggs, dairy products; |
| Industry: |
Chemical products, petroleum & coal products, |
| food processing, paper products, tourism; |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
mostly flat, with rolling high in north |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 82 to 84 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 48 to 53 |
| Flower: |
Magnolia |
| Tree: |
Bald cypress |
| Newspapers: |
Louisiana
Press Association |
| Attractions: |
Louisiana
Attractions. Roadside America |
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