State
Abbreviation - LA
State Capital - Baton Rouge
Largest City - New Orleans
Area - 51,843 square miles
Population as of 2000- 4,468,976
Cash Crops rice, cotton, soybeans
Other Major Industries - salt production, oil and
natural gas, fishing (mostly shellfish)
Major Rivers - Mississippi River, Red River,
Ouachita River, Atchafalaya River, Sabine River
Major Lakes - Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas,
Toledo Bend Reservoir, Grand Lake, White Lake, Calcasieu Lake,
Catahoula Lake
Highest Point - Driskill Mountain - 535 feet (163 m)
above sea level
Lowest Point - New Orleans - 8 feet (2.5 m) below
sea level
Bordering States - Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas
Bordering Body of Water - Gulf of Mexico
State Nickname - Pelican State
State Song - "Give Me Louisiana" and "You Are My
Sunshine"
State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican
State Flower: Magnolia Blossom
State Tree: Bald Cypress |
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