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LOUISIANA - Coggle Diagram
LOUISIANA
border
east: Mississippi and the Gulf of Mexico
south: Gulf of Mexico
north: Arcansas
west: Texas
three geographic regions
The Mississippi Alluvial Plain
The West Gulf Coastal Plain
The East Gulf Coastal Plain
Nickname
The Pelican State
Louisiana is called the Pelican State because of its state bird
Capital
Baton Rouge
Biggest City
New Orleans
State bird
brown pelican
Population (2016)
4,681,666 people
Abbreviation
LA
Statehood
1812; 18th state
The highest point
Driskill Mountain (163 m). It is in the northern part of this region
cool place to visit
the French Quarter: jazz clubs, historic bars, Cajun eateries and shops - millions of visitors each year
economy
ranks 27th in size among states
fun stuff
Louisiana is known for its unique Creole cuisine
wildlife
Coyotes, American beavers, muskrats -alligator snapping turtles, constrictors called Louisiana pine snakes, and venomous harlequin coral snakes -
Pecan, Louisiana hickory, magnolia, live oak and bald cypress
natural resources
fertile soil, natural gas, and oil -Louisiana is also the biggest U.S. producer of salt
history
the United States bought the area that would become Louisiana from France in 1803
called the Pelican State
The Music: Jazz
Jazz was born in New Orleans