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Louisiana Symbols, State Names
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
Nick Name
South
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Pelican State - Tribute to the official state bird, the brown pelican, which is native to Louisiana.
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Bayou State
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Child of the Mississippi - River flows past New Orleans into the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Creole State
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The Mardi Gras State
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The Cajun State
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Jazz capital of the US
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Sportsman's Paradise
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Bayou Country
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Cajun Country
Origin of Name
In honor of Louis XIV of France
Louisiana is another state, along with Illinois, that bears the mark of Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle. The first European to descend the Mississippi River to the delta, this French explorer named the area La Louisianne after Louis XIV of France in 1682.
Postal Code
LA
Resident's Name
Louisianan, Louisianian
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