Louisiana State Facts and History

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    Louisiana Quick Facts

    • Current Governor: John Bel Edwards (Democrat)
    • Capital: Baton Rouge
    • Population: 4,648,794 (2019 est.)
    • Land Area: 43,203.90 sq km
    • Water Area: 9,174.23 sq km
    • Total Area: 52,378.13 SQ KM
    • Width: 130 mi (231 km)
    • Length: 379 mi (610 km)
    • State Motto: “Union, Justice, and Confidence”
    • Nickname: Pelican State
    • Electoral votes: 8
    • Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 7 (of 435)
    • State Song: “Give Me Louisiana”
    • Date of Statehood: April 30, 1812
    • Time Zone: Central (GMT − 6 hours)
    • Official Website of Louisiana: louisiana.gov
    • State abbreviation/Postal code: LA
    • Origin of name: Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane.

    State Symbol of Louisiana

    State Bird Eastern brown pelican
    State Crustacean Crawfish
    State Dog Catahoula leopard dog
    State Drink Milk
    State Flower Magnolia
    State Fresh Water Fish White perch
    State Insect Honeybee
    State Mammal Black bear
    State Motto Union, justice, confidence
    State Nickname Pelican State
    State Reptile Alligator
    State Tree Bald cypress

    Sports Teams

    • NFL: New Orleans Saints
    • NBA: New Orleans Pelicans

    College & Universities

    Acadiana Technical College Dillard University Northshore Technical College-Florida Parishes Branch Campus
    Acadiana Technical College-Gulf Area Campus Domestic Health Care Institute Northshore Technical College-Hammond Area Branch Campus
    Acadiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus Eastern College of Health Vocations-New Orleans Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus
    Acadiana Technical College-Teche Area Campus Franklin College Northwest Louisiana Technical College
    Alexandria Academy of Beauty Culture Grambling State University Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Natchitoches Campus
    American Commercial College-Shreveport Gretna Career College Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Sabine Valley Campus
    American School of Business Guy’s Shreveport Academy of Cosmetology Inc Northwest Louisiana Technical College-Shreveport Campus
    Ascension College ITI Technical College Northwestern State University of Louisiana
    Aveda Institute-Baton Rouge ITT Technical Institute-Saint Rose Notre Dame Seminary Graduate School of Theology
    Aveda Institute-Covington John Jay Beauty College Nunez Community College
    Aveda Institute-Lafayette Jonesville Beauty School NW Louisiana Technical College-Mansfield Campus
    Ayers Career College L E Fletcher Technical Community College Omega Institute of Cosmetology
    Bastrop Beauty School Inc Louisiana Academy of Beauty Opelousas School of Cosmetology Inc
    Baton Rouge College Louisiana College Our Lady of Holy Cross College
    Baton Rouge Community College Louisiana Delta Community College-Monroe Campus Our Lady of the Lake College
    Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Radiologic Technology Louisiana Delta Community College-Tallulah Campus Pat Goins Beauty School
    Baton Rouge General Medical Center-School of Nursing Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School
    Baton Rouge School of Computers Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans Pat Goins Ruston Beauty School
    Blue Cliff College-Lafayette Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport Pat Goins Shreveport Beauty School
    Blue Cliff College-Metairie Louisiana State University-Alexandria Pineville Beauty School
    Blue Cliff College-Shreveport Louisiana State University-Eunice Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus
    Bossier Parish Community College Louisiana State University-Shreveport Remington College-Lafayette Campus
    Bryman College Louisiana State University-System Office River Parishes Community College
    Camelot College Louisiana Tech University Ronnie & Dormans School of Hair Design
    Cameron College Louisiana Technical College-Ascension Campus South Central Louisiana Technical College-Lafourche Campus
    Capital Area Technical College-Baton Rouge Campus Louisiana Technical College-Bastrop Campus South Central Louisiana Technical College-River Parishes Campus
    Capital Area Technical College-Folkes Campus Louisiana Technical College-Charles B Coreil Campus South Central Louisiana Technical College-Young Memorial Campus
    Capital Area Technical College-Jumonville Memorial Campus Louisiana Technical College-Evangeline Campus South Louisiana Beauty College
    Capital Area Technical College-Westside Campus Louisiana Technical College-Huey P Long Campus South Louisiana Community College
    Cassia Beauty College Louisiana Technical College-Jefferson Campus Southeastern Louisiana University
    Centenary College of Louisiana Louisiana Technical College-Lamar Salter Campus Southern University and A & M College
    Central Louisiana Technical College-Alexandria Campus Louisiana Technical College-North Central Campus Southern University at New Orleans
    Central Louisiana Technical College-Morgan Smith Campus Louisiana Technical College-Oakdale Campus Southern University at Shreveport
    Central Louisiana Technical College-Ward H Nash-Avoyelles Campus Louisiana Technical College-Shelby Jackson Campus Southern University Law Center
    Cloyds Beauty School 1 Inc Louisiana Technical College-Sidney N Collier Campus Southern University-Board and System
    Cloyds Beauty School 2 Inc Louisiana Technical College-Slidell Campus Sowela Technical Community College
    Cloyds Beauty School 3 Inc Louisiana Technical College-T H Harris Campus Stage One-The Hair School
    Cosmetology Training Center Louisiana Technical College-West Jefferson Campus Stevensons Academy of Hair Design
    Court Reporting Institute of Louisiana Loyola University-New Orleans Tulane University of Louisiana
    Crescent City Bartending School McNeese State University Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette
    Culinary Institute of New Orleans LLC Medical Training College Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
    D-Jays School of Beauty Arts and Sciences Medvance Institute-Baton Rouge University of Louisiana-Lafayette
    Delgado Community College Metropolitan Community College University of Louisiana-Monroe
    Delta College Inc Moler Beauty College University of Louisiana-System Administration
    Delta College of Arts & Technology Moore Career College University of New Orleans
    Delta School of Business and Technology New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary University of Phoenix-Louisiana Campus
    Demmons School of Beauty Nicholls State University Vanguard College of Cosmetology
    Denham Springs Beauty School Northeast Louisiana Technical College-Delta Ouachita Campus Xavier University of Louisiana
    Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge Northeast Louisiana Technical College-Northeast Campus Northeast Louisiana Technical College-Ruston
    Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport

    Popular Tourist Attractions

    1. Bourbon Street
    2. French Quarter
    3. Audubon Zoo
    4. City Park New Orleans
    5. Oak Alley Plantation
    6. Lake Pontchartrain
    7. Preservation Hall
    8. Mardi Gras World
    9. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
    10. The National WWII Museum
    11. Jackson Square
    12. Baton Rouge Zoo
    13. Myrtles Plantation
    14. Whitney Plantation
    15. Aquarium of the Americas
    16. Garden District New Orleans
    17. New Orleans Museum of Art
    18. St. Louis Cathedral

    Famous Natives and Residents

    Name Profession
    Louis Armstrong musician;
    Geoffrey Beene fashion designer;
    Truman Capote writer;
    Kitty Carlisle singer and actress;
    Van Cliburn concert pianist;
    Harry Connick, Jr. singer;
    Michael De Bakey heart surgeon;
    Fats Domino musician;
    Ellen DeGeneres comedienne, actress;
    Donna Douglas actress;
    Louis Moreau Gottschalk pianist and composer;
    Bryant Gumbel TV newscaster;
    Lillian Hellman playwright;
    Al Hirt trumpeter;
    Mahalia Jackson gospel singer;
    Jean Laffite privateer;
    Dorothy Lamour actress;
    John A. Lejeune Marine Corps general;
    Elmore Leonard author;
    Jerry Lee Lewis singer;
    Huey P. Long politician;
    Wynton Marsalis musician;
    Jelly Roll Morton jazz musician and composer;
    Huey Newton black activist;
    Marguerite Piazza soprano;
    Paul Prudhomme chef;
    Anne Rice novelist;
    Howard K. Smith TV commentator;
    Britney Spears singer;
    Ben Turpin comedian;
    Madame C. J. Walker entrepeneur;
    Ray Walston actor;
    Edward Douglas White jurist.
    Reese Witherspoon actress;

    Famous Actors And Actresses

    1. Ellen DeGeneres
    2. Jared Leto
    3. Tyler Perry
    4. Reese Witherspoon

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