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 SealMom pelican feeding babies……says the

state motto

State Flag• Blue, Gold, White…mom pelican feeding

babies—says state motto

ParishesName of governmental units

within the state (like counties)?

Number of Parishes in La.:

Date that La. became a state:

April 30, 1812

State Number:

18

Governor of La.

Bobby Jindal (R)

Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana

Highest Point in La.

Driskill Mountain

535 feet

Lowest point in La.

New Orleans (8 feet below

sea level)

Largest River in La.

Mississippi River

Largest City in La.

New Orleans

State Colors

•Blue•White •Gold

State Motto:

Union, Justice, Confidence

State Song #1“You Are My Sunshine”

By Jimmy Davis

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

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

Catahoula Leopard Dog

State Dog

State Drink

Milk

State Flower

State Wildflower

STATE TREE

Bald Cypress

State Fossil

STATE GEMSTONE

State InsectHoneybee

State Reptile

State Crustacean

White Perch

State Freshwater Fish

State Mammal

BLACK BEAR

State Musical Instrument:

Accordion

New Orleans Saints

State Fruit

State AmphibianGreen Tree Frog

Area of the State:

49,651

square miles

Most Famous Festival:

First American Governor of La.

William C.C. Claiborne

5 Countries who have owned La.:

-France

-Spain

-England

-Confederate States of America

-United States

State Pledge of Allegiance…

See pg. 545