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Page 1: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Louisiana

Page 2: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Flag

In the flag there is a group of pelicans

It is white and gold (the flag)

It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Page 3: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Capital

There are 227,818 people in the capital

It is situated on the Mississippi river

The Pentagon Barracks is a military post built between 1819 to 1823

Page 4: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Sate nickname

Louisiana is known as:

The Pelican State

The Sugar State

The Holland of America

Page 5: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

State GovernorKathleen Blanco

She was born on December 15th, 1942

She was born in New Iberia, Louisiana

She is the 55th governor of Louisiana

Page 6: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

State Song

One of the songs is “Give Me Louisiana”

“Give Me Louisiana” was written by

Doralice Fontane

The other song is “You Are My Sunshine”

Page 7: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

Statehood

Louisiana entered the United States on April 30, 1812

The battle of New Orleans happened in 1812

Tallest state building in the U.S.

Page 8: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

About the state

Did you know that New Orleans is the biggest city in Louisiana?

Did you know that Louisiana is 43,564 sq. miles

On April 17,1862 and May 18, 1864 20 major civil war took place

Page 9: Louisiana. Flag In the flag there is a group of pelicans It is white and gold (the flag) It also has the state motto “Union, Justice, and Confidence”

State animals

The state bird is the pelican

The state dog is the Catahoula leopard dog

The state mammal is the Louisiana black bear