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1 Louisiana https://www.google.com/search?q=lo uisiana&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799& source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0 CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI0eeQ3MicyAIVj 3ySCh2- jgXJ&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=UFq 7Zw-taPqNaM%3A

2 ● The statehood of Louisiana is on April 30, 1812, eighteenth state. ● The origin of state: Named in honor of King Louis XIV ( 14 th ) by French explorer Sieur de La Salle, who claimed the Mississippi Valley region for France in 1682. ● Population: 4,533,372 ● State song: Louisiana has two official state songs “ Give Me Louisiana” by Daralice Fantane, adopted in 1970 and the popular song “You Are My Sunshine” by Jimme Davis and Charles Mitchell, adopted in 1977. ● In the city of New Orleans there is a second largest dog rescue. They have over 400 dogs, half of them are pit bulls, and most of them are swamp or hurricane Katrina dogs. There name is Villalobos and they rescue cats, too. Facts about Louisiana

3 ● The natural resources from Louisiana is salt, sulfur mining, and natural gas. Three Natural Resources from Louisiana

4 ( The state flag was adopted in 1912. It shows a white pelican nurturing of its young in the center of a blue field.) The state motto is “ union, justice, and confidence.” The state bird is a eastern brown pelican. The state flower is a magnolia. The state insect is a honey bee. The state tree is a bald cypress. The state gem is a agate. Three state symbols of Louisiana

5 ● Capitol city is Baton Rouge, Louisiana ● French Quarter this neighborhood is a melting pot of different influences such as European, Caribbean, African, and American. Here you will experiment the celebration of different cultures coming together in the form of lively music, dancing, shopping, and exquisite dining adventures. ● Mardi Gras: New Orleans is perhaps mostly widely known all over the world for the greatest parade called the Mardi Gras Tour. ● Avery Island located about 140 miles west of New Orleans lies Avery Island, here of the world famous Tabasco sauce. This is a beautiful paradise surrounded by swamps and marshes and this is where the Mcilhenny family together with their employees continues to work as they have for the last generations. Major attraction of Louisiana

6 Location: Absolute Center; 30 degrees 58.1 N/ 92 degrees 32.2 W. Lowest Point: New Orleans; 8 feet below sea level; 2nd lowest. Highest Point: Driskill Mountain; 535 feet (163 miles), 48th tallest. Topography: Flat lowlands, some rolling hills. ( Driskill Mountain) Brief Geography of Louisiana

7 Governor Bobby Jindal

8 ( The description of Louisiana: Brown pelican (state bird) trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase on the map of the U.S.) Licence Plates and Quater info

9 The Mannings brothers with their parents. Famous People of Louisiana The Robertson family from “ Duck Dynasty.” Ellen DeGeneres the host from “ Ellen DeGeneres Show.”


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