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By: Ashley Morgan

Louisiana (:

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Location

surrounded by three states, Mississippi,

Arkansas, and t Texas

To the south is the Gulf of Mexico.

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Random Facts became a state on April 30, 1812.

18th state of the United States

Louisiana means New France

Named after Louis XIV, King of France.

In 1803 the United States bought Louisiana through the Louisiana Purchase from France.

Nickname:“The Pelican State”

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State AnimalBlack Bear

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State SealThe state seal is a Pelican with its head turned to the left, in a nest with three baby Pelicans; the Pelican, following the tradition in act of tearing its breast to feed its

young; around the edge of the seal is inscribed State of Louisiana. Over head of the Pelican inscribed is Union, Justice, and under the Pelican to be inscribed Confidence

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State TreeBald Cypress

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State Coin third coin of the year 2002.

The Louisiana Purchase is important to the coin

because Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana

Territory from Napoleon Bonaparte in 1803 for $15

million. 

The Pelican is important because it’s the state bird.

The trumpet is important because it is a tribute to the

state's heritage of jazz music.

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References http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/louisiana

/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/217/Default.aspx  http://www.gatewayno.com/history/LaPurchase.htmlhttp://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lafamous.htm

  http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Orleans-Louisiana.ht

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http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=la

http://www.baton-rouge.com/BatonRouge/aev2see.htm

 

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