LOUISIANA QUICK FACTS AMA UNION JUS Name Louisiana was named in honor of Louis XIV the king of France from 1643 1715 State Capital Baton Rouge population 228 895 Date of Statehood April 30 1812 18th state Population 4 649 676 25th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 52 378 square miles 135 658 sq km 31st largest state Largest City New Orleans population 384 320 Nickname The Pelican State The Bayou State Motto Union Justice Confidence State Bird Brown Pelican LOUISIANA
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Magnolia State Tree Bald Cypress State Insect Honey Bee Bald Cypress State Song Give Me Louisiana and You Are My Sunshine Highest Point Driskill Mountain 535 feet 163 m Lowest Point New Orleans 8 feet 2 m Average July High Temperature 92°F 33°C Honey Bee Record High Temperature 114°F 46°C in Plain Dealing on August 10 1936 Average January Low Temperature 39°F 4°C Driskill Mountain Record Low Temperature 16°F 27°C in Minden on February 13 1899 New Orleans Average Annual Precipitation 59 inches 150 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 6 LOUISIANA U S Postal Service Abbreviation LA QUICK FACTS
LOUISIANA GEOGRAPHY Louisiana Louisiana is a Southern state Its shape resembles a boot Its heel and toe jut into the Gulf of Mexico It shares its eastern border with the state of Mississippi To the west is Texas To the north is Arkansas Louisiana is the 31st largest state It covers 52 378 square miles 135 658 sq km Louisiana is part of the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States Its land is mostly flat Elevation is higher in the north then slopes gently downward toward the Gulf of Mexico The state's lowest point is the city of New Orleans It lies eight feet 2 m below sea level Under normal weather conditions dams and New Orleans levees could not stop the levees keep the city from flooding flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina New homes stand next to the rebuilt in 2005 Industrial Canal levee in 2015 in New Orleans Under normal conditions the dams and levees prevent flooding LOUISIANA Do
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ARKANSAS OSTANTES Shreveport LOUISIANA e MISSISSIPPI TEXAS Sabine River Yssing Baton Rouge Lake Charles Lafayette New Orleans GULF OF MEXICO Louisiana's total land and water area is 52 378 square miles 135 658 sq km It is the 31st largest state The state capital is Baton Rouge GEOGRAPHY
