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| ORIGIN OF NAME: An early French explorer, Robert de LaSalle, named Louisiana for Louis XIV, King of France |
| STATE CAPITAL: Baton Rouge |
| STATE SEAL:A Pelican with three chicks that was officially designed on April 30, 1902 as the official state seal. |
| STATE MOTTO: "Union, Justice and Confidence"
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| STATE COLORS: Gold, White and Blue |
| STATE BIRD: Brown Pelican |
| STATE GEMSTONE: Agate |
| STATE FLOWER: Magnolia |
| STATE SONG:1st - Give Me Louisiana |
| STATE FOSSIL: Petrified Palmwood |
| STATE DOG:The Catahoula Leopard Dog, often called the Catahoula Hound, is the official state dog. It is the only breed of dog native to Louisiana |
| STATE TREE: The bald cypress is the Louisiana state tree |
| STATE INSECT: The honeybee is the official Louisiana state insect |
| NICKNAME: "Pelican State" |
Louisiana Parishes
Acadia,Allen,Ascension,Assumption,Avoyelles,
Beauregard,Bienville ,Bossier
,Caddo,Calcasieu,
Caldwell,Cameron,Catahoula,Claiborne,Concordia,
DeSoto,East Baton Rouge,East Carroll,
East Feliciana,Evangeline,
Franklin,Grant,Iberia,Iberville,Jackson,
Jefferson,JeffersonDavis,Lafayette,Lafourche,LaSalle
Lincoln,Livingston,Madison,Morehouse
Natchitoches,
Orleans,Ouachita,Plaquemines,Pointe Coupee,Rapides,
Red River,Richland,Sabine,St. Bernard,St. Charles,
St. Helena,St.James,St.John The Baptist,St.Landry,St. Martin
St.Mary,St.Tammany,Tangipahoa,Tensas,Terrebonne
Union,Vermilion,Vernon,Washington,Webster
,West Baton Rouge,West Carroll,West Feliciana,Winn
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