Welcome to Louisiana...enjoy your stay View of New Orleans and the Mississippi from Jax Brewery Bourbon Street Louisiana: The Pelican State Capital City: Baton Rouge Location: 30.44896 N, 091.12604 W Bird: Louisiana's state bird is the Eastern Brown Pelican. The lower portion of the pelican's large bill is a pouch that can be greatly extended. Pelicans eat fish, catching them by scooping up salt water with their pouch. The average one-month-old pelican eats about five pounds of fish a day! The pelican is featured on Louisiana's flag and state seal, and one of Louisiana's nicknames is "The Pelican State." Border States: Arkansas - Mississippi -Texas Coastline: 397 mi. Constitution: 18th State Economy: Agriculture: Seafood, cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, rice. Industry: Chemical products, petroleum and coal products, food processing, transportation equipment, paper products, tourism. Flag: In 1912, the Louisiana State Legislature officially adopted the present state flag. It depicts the state bird, the Eastern Brown Pelican and the state motto: Union, Justice and Confidence. Flower: The state flower of Louisiana is the magnolia. In the summer, the state's thousands of magnolia flowers have an especially rich fragrance. The blooms are very large and creamy white. The magnolia tree is an evergreen. Live from Bourbon Street Geology: Land Area; 44,520 sq. mi.; 31 st Highest Point: Driskill Mtn.; 535 feet Inland water: 3230 sq.mi. Largest City: New Orleans Lowest Point: at New Orleans; 5 feet below sea level Motto: Union, justice, and confidence Nickname: Pelican State Origin of state's name: Named in honor of France's King Louis XIV Population: 4,351,769; 22nd - 7-97 Song: Give me Louisiana - Words and Music by Doralice Fontane - Arranged by Dr. John Croom Give me Louisiana, The State where I was born The State of snowy cotton, The best I've ever known; A State of sweet magnolias, And Creole melodies. Oh give me Louisiana, The State where I was born Oh what sweet old mem'ries The mossy old oaks bring. It brings us the story of our Evangeline. A State of old tradition, of old plantation days Makes good ole Louisiana The sweetest of all States. Statehood: April 30, 1812; 18th State Tree: About half of Louisiana is covered with timber of various kinds. The bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), the Louisiana state tree, is a beautiful hardwood that grows all over the state, especially in swampy areas. Many houses and building built of cypress over a hundred years ago still stand today in Louisiana, and are almost as good as new. FastCounter by LinkExchange From the Isle of Capri near Shreveport Thanks for stopping by & come back soon... morningman888@webtv.net

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