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Louisiana

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State of Louisiana
État de Louisiane
Léta de la Lwizyàn
Flag of Louisiana State seal of Louisiana
Flag Seal
Ìlàjẹ́: Bayou State • Child of the Mississippi
Creole State • Pelican State (official)
Sportsman's Paradise • Sugar State
Motto(s): Union, Justice, and Confidence
Union, justice, et confiance (French)
Lunyon, Jistis, é Konfyans (Louisiana Creole)
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted
Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ De jure: None
De facto: English and French
Orúkọaráàlú Louisianian, Louisianais (French)
Lwizyané(èz) (Creole)
Olúìlú Baton Rouge
Ìlú atóbijùlọ New Orleans[1][2][3]
Largest metro area New Orleans metro area
Àlà  Ipò 31st ní U.S.
 - Total 51,885 sq mi
(135,382 km2)
 - Width 130 miles (210 km)
 - Length 379 miles (610 km)
 - % water 16
 - Latitude 28° 56′ N to 33° 01′ N
 - Longitude 88° 49′ W to 94° 03′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 25th ní U.S.
 - Total 4,410,796 (2008 est.)[4]
4,468,976 (2000)
Density 102.59/sq mi  (39.61/km2)
Ranked 24th in the U.S.
Elevation  
 - Highest point Driskill Mountain[5]
535 ft (163 m)
 - Mean 98 ft  (30 m)
 - Lowest point New Orleans[5]
-8 ft (-2 m)
Admission to Union  April 30, 1812 (18th)
Gómìnà Bobby Jindal (R)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà Mitch Landrieu (D)
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U.S. Senators Mary Landrieu (D)
David Vitter (R)
U.S. House delegation 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list)
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations LA US-LA
Website louisiana.gov


  1. New Orleans a 'ghost town' after thousands flee Gustav: mayor August 31, 2008.
  2. "Expert: N.O. population at 273,000". WWL-TV. August 7, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20080226220005/http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl080707jbpopulation.104a120f.html. Retrieved 2007-08-14. 
  3. "Relocation". Connecting U.S. Cities. May 3, 2007. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2009. 
  4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-02-01. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. April 29, 2005. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved November 6 2006.  Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)