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Origin of the name of the state
Land of Louis, LaSalle, King Loui XIV
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State nicknames
Pelican State
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State seal
blue and gold with a mother pelican feeding her babies
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State Flag
blue and gold with a mother pelican feeding her babies
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Number of flags flown over the state
10
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Name of governmental units within the state
Parishes
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Number of governmental units
64
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Date admitted to the union
April 30, 1812
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Governor of Louisiana
Bobby Jindal
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Highest Point
Driskill Mountain - 533 fet (48th)
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Lowest POint
New Orleans, 8 ft. below sea level (2nd)
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Largest River
Mississippi River
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State colors
Blue, white and gold
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State motto
Union, Justice and Confidence
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State song #1
"Give Me Louisiana"
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State song #2
- "You are my Sunshine"
- Govenor Jimmy Davis
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State Capital
Baton Rouge
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State bird
Eastern Brown Pelican
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State dog
Catahoula Leopard dog
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State wildflower
Louisiana Iris
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STate fossil
Petrified palmwood
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State freshwater fish
White perch, crappie
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State musical instrument
Diatonia accordion
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State professional football team
New Orleans Saints
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State amphibian
Green tree frog
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Area of the state
50,000 square miles
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Most famous festival
Mardi gras
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First American govenor
WCC Clayborn
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5 coutnries who have owned Lousiana
France, Spain, England, US, Confederates
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State Pledge of Allegiance
"I pledge of Allegiance to the flag of the State of Louisiana and to the motto for which it stands: a state, under God, united in prupose and ideals, confident that justice shall prevail for all those abiding here."
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