state facts
- Capitol- Baton Rouge
- Largest city- New Orleans
- population- 4,533,372
- Govenor- Bobby Jindal
- Motto- Union, Justice, and Confidence
- Border states- Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas
- state abbreviation- LA
- Time zone- Central
- highest point- 535 ft.
- lowest point- -7 ft.
- professional sports teams- Football- New Orleans Saints Basketball- New Orleans Hornets
- famous people from state- Harry Connick Jr., Randy Jackson, Tyler Perry, Brittany Spears
- addmission to statehood- april 30 1812
source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana
www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louisiana/MottoLouisiana.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Louisiana_sports_teams
www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/states_bordering_louisiana.shtml
www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/lafamous4.htm