Louisiana: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As Pelican State
Capital Baton Rouge
Population1 (2020) 4,657,757; (2023 est.) 4,573,749
Governor Jeffrey Landry (Republican)
Date Of Admission April 30, 1812
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (Republican) • John Kennedy (Republican)
State Nickname Pelican State • Creole State • Sugar State
State Motto "Union, Justice, and Confidence"
State Bird eastern brown pelican
State Flower2 southern magnolia • Louisiana iris
State Song “Give Me Louisiana” • “You Are My Sunshine”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 7 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 135,651
Total Area (Sq Mi) 52,375
1Excluding military abroad.2The Louisiana iris is the state wildflower.

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Bernardo de Gálvez
Spanish colonial administrator
Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer
Huey Long
Huey Long
American politician
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback
American politician
Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d'
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
Duchesne, St. Rose Philippine
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
French missionary
Auguste Chouteau
American fur trader
Hector, baron de Carondelet
Spanish governor
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock
United States military officer
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac
French soldier and explorer
Jean Étienne de Boré
American agriculturalist
Hennepin, Louis
Louis Hennepin
Franciscan missionary

New Orleans: St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans
Louisiana, United States
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge
Louisiana, United States
Shreveport: RiverView Park
Shreveport
Louisiana, United States
Lafayette, Louisiana: Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Lafayette
Louisiana, United States
Saint Martinville: St. Martin parish courthouse
Saint Martinville
Louisiana, United States
Natchitoches
Natchitoches
Louisiana, United States
Alexandria International Airport
Alexandria
Louisiana, United States
Monroe: Ouachita parish courthouse
Monroe
Louisiana, United States
Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Louisiana, United States
Sliman Theater for the Performing Arts, New Iberia, Louisiana.
New Iberia
Louisiana, United States
Houma: Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
Houma
Louisiana, United States
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux
Louisiana, United States
Morgan City
Louisiana, United States
Bossier City
Bossier City
Louisiana, United States

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