2. By: Ashley Morgan

3.  surrounded by three states, Mississippi, Arkansas, and t Texas  To the south is the Gulf of Mexico.

4.  became a state on April 30, 1812.  18 th 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”

5. Brown Pelican

6. Magnolia

7. Black Bear

8. The 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

9. Bald Cypress

10. The flag was adopted by an Act of the Legislature in 1912.

11. Agate

12.  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.

13.  long, hot, humid summers  mild winters  60 days of thunderstorms a year  27 tornadoes a year.

14.  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).

15.  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.

16.  Seafood (Largest producer of crawfish)  Cotton  Soybeans  Sugarcane  Cattle  Meat  Dairy products  Rice

17.  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

18.  Governor: Bobby Jindal (Picture)  Lieutenant Governor: Mitch Landrieu  Senators: Mary Landrieu & David Vitter  House of Representative: Jim Tucker

19.  The French Quarter  The Jean Lafitte National Historical Park  The Greater Baton Rouge Zoo

20.  Home to the NFL Football team the New Orleans Saints

21.  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/louisiana/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/louisiana/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana  http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/217/Default.aspx http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/217/Default.aspx  http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.html  http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lafamous. htm http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lafamous. htm  http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Orleans-Louisiana.html http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Orleans-Louisiana.html  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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