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Louisiana Symbols

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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Louisiana Symbols

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  1. Louisiana Symbols

  2. Origin of Name • Who named La? LaSalle (in honor of King Louis XIV- ”Land of Louis”)

  3. State Nicknames • Pelican State • Sportsman’s Paradise • Bayou State

  4. State Seal Mom pelican feeding babies……says the state motto

  5. State Flag • Blue, Gold, White…mom pelican feeding babies—says state motto

  6. Parishes Name of governmental units within the state (like counties)?

  7. Number of Parishes in La.: 64

  8. Date that La. became a state: April 30, 1812

  9. State Number: 18

  10. Bobby Jindal (R) Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana Governor of La.

  11. Driskill Mountain 535 feet Highest Point in La.

  12. Lowest point in La. New Orleans (8 feet below sea level)

  13. Mississippi River Largest River in La.

  14. New Orleans Largest City in La.

  15. State Colors • Blue • White • Gold

  16. State Motto: Union, Justice, Confidence

  17. 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

  18. 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.

  19. State Capital Baton Rouge

  20. State Bird BROWN PELICAN

  21. State Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog

  22. State Drink Milk

  23. State Flower

  24. State Wildflower

  25. STATE TREE Bald Cypress

  26. State Fossil Petrified Palmwood

  27. STATE GEMSTONE Agate

  28. State Insect Honeybee

  29. State Reptile

  30. State Crustacean

  31. White Perch State Freshwater Fish

  32. BLACK BEAR State Mammal

  33. State Musical Instrument: Accordion

  34. New Orleans Saints

  35. State Fruit

  36. State Amphibian Green Tree Frog

  37. Area of the State: 49,651 square miles

  38. Most Famous Festival:

  39. William C.C. Claiborne First American Governor of La.

  40. 5 Countries who have owned La.: -France -Spain -England -Confederate States of America -United States

  41. State Pledge of Allegiance… See pg. 545

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