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The State of Louisiana (IPA: /luːˌiːziːˈænə/ or /ˌluːziːˈænə/, French: État e Louisiane, pronounced [lwizjan] (help·info)) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. The capital of Louisiana is Baton Rouge. The largest city and metropolitan area is New Orleans. The largest parish by population is Jefferson Parish, and the largest by land area is Cameron Parish. Louisiana is the only state divided into parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. Louisiana's cities have a multicultural and multilingual heritage, more strongly influenced by 18th century French, Spanish, and African cultures than most cities in the US. Originally part of New France, South Louisiana is home to many speakers of Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French. African American/Franco-African, and French/French Canadian form the two largest groups of ancestry in Louisiana's population.

Trivia about louisiana

  • Of all the U.S. states named after European monarchs, it's the one that reaches the farthest west
  • Napoleon died before some of his officers could sneak him to this U.S. state where his death mask now resides
  • Part of a major purchase, this state entered the Union April 30, 1812
  • 8 feet below sea level at New Orleans
  • On April 30, 1812, the territory of Orleans became this state
  • The "Creole State"
  • Do the wild fais-do-do in this state while motoring on Interstate 10 to Baton Rouge or Ponchatoula
  • This state was named for a man who was a European king from 1643 to 1715
  • The diatonic or "Cajun" accordion is the official musical instrument of this state
  • Rose McConnell Long served as a U.S. senator from this state after the 1935 murder of her husband
  • The Ragin' Cajuns play basketball in the Cajundome arena in this state
  • In 1973 Lindy Boggs became the first woman elected to the house from this "Bayou State"
  • Thelma's movie partner goes to the "Talk Soup" network to speak with actress Paquin
  • The state that contains the mouth of the Mississippi
  • Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Rapides Parish Coliseum
  • This state seen here is shaped like the letter it starts with
  • For authentic Cajun & Creole dishes, head down south to this "Bayou State"
  • Complete with big toe projection into the Gulf of Mexico, this state resembles a boot
  • Underwater--or 80% of its largest city anyway, in August 2005
  • This state's parishes began as administrative units of the Catholic Church under Spanish rule
  • Bogue Falaya,Bayou Lafourche
  • The crawfish is its state crustacean & the alligator its state reptile
  • Creole cream cheese, a specialty of this U.S. state, may be eaten for breakfast with sugar & fruit
  • In 1682 La Salle said, "Laissez les bon temps rouler" as he claimed this North American territory for France
  • Shreveport
  • Some descendants of Jean Laffite's pirate crew still live on Grand Isle in this state
  • Reflecting its Catholic heritage, this state has 64 parishes & no counties
  • More crayfish are produced in this state than any other
  • Going from Monroe to Shreveport, you might see this state's highest peak, 535' Mt. Driskill
  • It's the only U.S. state named for a French king
  • The abbreviation of this state is also an abbreviation for the largest city in California
  • The state where you're most likely to get invited to a dance party called a "fais dodo"
  • Across this state, from Westwego to Thibodaux, you cannot legally gargle in public
  • I'm pleased to find this state has the Miss. Alluvial Plain & that the Miss. River empties into the Gulf of Mexico there
  • Population 4.3 million, it's "The Creole State"
  • Moss-draped oak trees surround Shadows-On-The-Teche, one of this state's most famous plantations
  • This state has parishes like Jefferson Davis, Jackson & Union... wait, Union?
  • The parishes in this state's East Gulf Coastal Plain are called the "Florida Parishes"
  • It's okay for folks to call you a pelican if you're from this "Pelican State"
  • While Faith Hill hails from Mississippi, Tim McGraw grew up in Richland Parish in this state
  • On August 30 this state observes Huey P. Long Day
  • This state's flag features a mother pelican with its young
  • For tourist information on this state, call 1-800-33-GUMBO
  • Arkansas,Mississippi,Texas
  • OUIIAA
  • Acadia & Evangeline are parishes in this state
  • 4 of the top 10 U.S. ports, including the port of Plaquemine, are in this state
  • This state has 5 of the top 15 U.S. ports, including Plaquemines & Lake Charles
  • Steamboat builder & operator Henry M. Shreve has a city named for him in this state
  • Among its official state foods are mayhaw jelly &, of course, gumbo
  • This state's Phoenix welcomes y'all! Perhaps you'll also visit its Oak Ridge or Thibodaux
  • The world's oldest Zydeco festival takes place annually in Plaisance, near Opelousas in this state
  • One of the world's longest railroad bridges, the Huey P. Long Bridge, is found in Metairie in this U.S. state
  • Anne Rice
  • On August 26, 2005 this state's Kathleen Blanco declared a state of emergency
  • It was named for a king of France
  • Mayhaw jelly,crawfish,beignet
  • "Sportsman's Paradise"
  • France got this territory back from Spain in 1800, saying it wouldn't transfer it again to anyone but Spain
  • Charlie Melancon represents Houma, New Iberia & Chalmette for this state's 3rd, y'all
  • A region in the southern part of this state is called Acadiana
  • The Isles Dernieres off this state's coast were once a single island & the erosion is continuing
  • 1800:Spain cedes this large territory to France
  • Opelousas, Donaldsonville & Shreveport are among the places that have been its capital
  • Hodge is a village in this state's Jackson Parish
  • Texas' only natural lake is Caddo Lake, shared with this state to the east
  • On January 26 this state, followed by the presentation of a Pelican flag
  • Bobby Jindal, who replaced Kathleen Blanco
  • The 2008 BCS Championship Game was a big & easy win for the State University of this state
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew explains an image of a state flag on a monitor.) The motto, "Union, Justice and Confidence" is on this state's flag, below a mother pelican feeding her babies
  • In 1995 this state's voters went bananas for Mike Foster, who succeeded 4-termer Edwin Edwards
  • Cokie Roberts' mom, Lindy Boggs, was the first woman elected to Congress from this state; she served 9 terms
  • Wynton Marsalis, Cokie Roberts, Truman Capote
  • Grambling,McNeese State,Southern
  • Henry S. Thibodaux,P.B.S. Pinchback
  • It's the only state that has parishes instead of counties
  • Divisions of this Southern state's Kisatchie National Forest include Vernon & Evangeline
  • Louis Armstrong,Truman Capote,Bryant Gumbel
  • A pelican & a horn with musical notes
  • A trumpet with musical notes & a pelican
  • EPL 024Sportsman's Paradise
  • Tulane University is the largest privately run institution of higher learning in this state
  • Enjoy the many treasures of this state on a visit to Jean Lafitte National Historic Park & Preserve
  • In Avoyelles Parish, 3 miles southeast of Marksville
  • Ville Platte,Opelousas,Plaquemine
  • The French Quarter,the Capitol Grounds grave of Huey Long
  • One of this state's largest cities is named for steamboat builder & captain Henry Schreve
  • Hawaii and this southern state are the only states whose names contain 3 consecutive vowels
  • I feel jazzed when I compete in Evangeline Parish's Crawfish Etouffee Cookoff in this state
  • Pelicans
  • John Slidell, C.D.J. Bouligny
  • Each September the city of Lafayette in this southern state is home to Festivals Acadiens
  • I-10 is stop-dead between La Place & Metairie in this state; now y'all drive safe!
  • Grambling State,Dillard,Tulane
  • Land area 43,562 square miles, about 2,000 less than a century ago
  • David Vitter
  • Rep. Richard Baker &Sen. Mary Landrieu
  • Natchitoches meat pie, which has its own festival, is the official meat pie of this state
  • In office from 2004:Kathleen Blanco
  • This state was named for a European king in 1682 by Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle
  • France got this territory back in 1800 & turned around & sold it to the U.S. a few years later

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