The State Of Louisiana
By Matthew Houston
Famous People from Louisiana
Louis
Armstrong
• A famous person from
Louisiana is Louis
Armstrong. He was a
famous jazz musician.
Louisiana’s Location
Louisiana’s absolute location is
32N and 93W. It’s relative
location is west of Mississippi,
north of the Gulf of Mexico, south
of Arkansas, east of Texas, and
northwest of Oklahoma.
One of Louisiana’s Current
Events
On Saturday, February
1, 2003 Shuttle
Columbia exploded in
the air and some of
it’s remains landed in
Louisiana.
Louisiana’s Region
Good soil, rainfall,
and warm weather
make Louisiana
good for farming.
Louisiana’s Human Environment
• In Louisiana people
do a lot of fishing
and crabbing.
• Louisiana is also an
important state
for cotton, natural
gas, and farming.
Louisiana’s Date of State Hood
Louisiana became the 13th state
on April 30,1812.
Two of Louisiana’s Major Cities
Louisiana’s
major cities
are New
Orleans and
Baton
Rouge.
Louisiana’s Population
• The total
population of
Louisiana is
4,468,976.
Louisiana State
• A lot of people say that if you look
at the state of Louisiana it looks like
a boot from the map man.
Louisiana State Capital
• The state capital is Baton
Rouge.
Louisiana State Bird
• The state bird of Louisiana is the
Brown Pelican
Louisiana State Flower
• The state flower of Louisiana is
the Magnolia.
Louisiana State Tree
• The state tree
is the Bald
Cypress
Louisiana State Flag
• The state flag has
a blue background
and the state
colors are
gold,white,and
blue it was
adopted in 1912.
The words on the
flag is the state
motto.
The Pelican State
The Nickname of
Louisiana is the
pelican state.