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Capital city of Louisiana - Frankfort

Info about Statehood - The Date that Louisiana was admitted to the Union - April 30, 1812

Abbreviation - The abbreviation for the state is as follows:

Abbreviation - La.

Facts about Size - The area of the State covers 51843 square miles

The Constitution - Louisiana was the 18th State to be admitted to the Union

3 Largest Cities in Louisiana - New Orleans, Baton Rouge & Shreveport

State Motto - " Union, Justice, and Confidence "

Facts about the State Nickname - The Pelican State ( as a tribute to the official state bird, the brown pelican, which is native to Louisiana )

Name of the State Song is " Give Me Louisiana " the words and music of the song are by Doralice Fontane

Short History of Louisiana - Claimed by the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) for France in 1682. It was first successfully settled in 1718 with the foundation of New Orleans. Control of the area passed to the United States in 1803, and the Territory of Orleans was created in 1804 when the northern part was split off to form the District of Louisiana (later the Territories of Louisiana and Missouri ).

Origin of the name - The French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643-1687) named the area La Louisianne after Louis XIV of France in 1682.

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