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Louisiana (: . By: Ashley Morgan. Location. surrounded by three states, Mississippi, Arkansas, and t Texas To the south is the Gulf of Mexico. Random Facts. became a state on April 30, 1812. 18 th state of the United States Louisiana means New France - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By: Ashley Morgan
Louisiana (:
Location surrounded by three
states, Mississippi, Arkansas, and t Texas
To the south is the Gulf of Mexico.
Random Facts became a state on April 30, 1812.
18th state of the United States Louisiana means New France
Named after Louis XIV, King of France. In 1803 the United States bought Louisiana
through the Louisiana Purchase from France. Nickname:“The Pelican State”
State AnimalBlack Bear
State SealThe state seal is a Pelican with its head turned to the left, in a nest with three baby Pelicans; the Pelican, following the tradition in act of tearing its breast to feed its
young; around the edge of the seal is inscribed State of Louisiana. Over head of the Pelican inscribed is Union, Justice, and under the Pelican to be inscribed Confidence
State TreeBald Cypress
State FlagThe flag was adopted by an Act of the Legislature in 1912.
State Coin third coin of the year 2002.
The Louisiana Purchase is important to the coin
because Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana
Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 for $15
million.
The Pelican is important because it’s the state bird.
The trumpet is important because it is a tribute to the
state's heritage of jazz music.
Weather long, hot, humid summers
mild winters
60 days of thunderstorms a year
27 tornadoes a year.
Famous People famous people include:
Louis Armstrong (musician/singer)
Randy Jackson (American Idol judge/singer)
Eli and Payton Manning (football players)
Britney Spears (singer)
Lil Wayne (rapper)
Reese Witherspoon (actress).
Random Facts 64 counties
The capital: Baton Rouge. (picture)
Population: 4,410,796 largest city: New
Orleans. Every February 24 they have a big Mardi
Gras parade and celebrate.
Agricultural Products
Seafood (Largest producer of crawfish)
Cotton
Soybeans
Sugarcane
Cattle
Meat
Dairy products
Rice
Living in Louisiana Average cost of home: $190,000.00
Average person makes: $34,342 a year Family has 2-3 children
Many people have a vehicle 7% sales tax
Politics Governor: Bobby Jindal (Picture)
Lieutenant Governor: Mitch Landrieu Senators: Mary Landrieu & David Vitter
House of Representative: Jim Tucker
Must See Places The French Quarter
The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park
The Greater Baton Rouge Zoo
Sports
Home to the NFL Football team the New Orleans Saints
References http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/louisiana/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/217/Default.aspx http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.htmlhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lafamous.htm
http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Orleans-Louisiana.ht
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http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=la
http://www.baton-rouge.com/BatonRouge/aev2see.htm
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