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Louisiana Symbols. Origin of Name. Who named La? LaSalle (in honor of King Louis XIV- ”Land of Louis”). State Nicknames. Pelican State Sportsman’s Paradise Bayou State. State Seal. Mom pelican feeding babies……says the state motto. State Flag.
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Origin of Name • Who named La? LaSalle (in honor of King Louis XIV- ”Land of Louis”)
State Nicknames • Pelican State • Sportsman’s Paradise • Bayou State
State Seal Mom pelican feeding babies……says the state motto
State Flag • Blue, Gold, White…mom pelican feeding babies—says state motto
Parishes Name of governmental units within the state (like counties)?
Date that La. became a state: April 30, 1812
Bobby Jindal (R) Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana Governor of La.
Driskill Mountain 535 feet Highest Point in La.
Lowest point in La. New Orleans (8 feet below sea level)
Mississippi River Largest River in La.
New Orleans Largest City in La.
State Colors • Blue • White • Gold
State Motto: Union, Justice, Confidence
State Song #1 You Are My SunshineMy only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away “You Are My Sunshine” By Jimmy Davis
State Song #2 “Give Me Louisiana” 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.
State Capital Baton Rouge
State Bird BROWN PELICAN
State Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog
State Drink Milk
STATE TREE Bald Cypress
State Fossil Petrified Palmwood
STATE GEMSTONE Agate
State Insect Honeybee
White Perch State Freshwater Fish
BLACK BEAR State Mammal
State Musical Instrument: Accordion
State Amphibian Green Tree Frog
Area of the State: 49,651 square miles
William C.C. Claiborne First American Governor of La.
5 Countries who have owned La.: -France -Spain -England -Confederate States of America -United States
State Pledge of Allegiance… See pg. 545