State of Louisiana
Official Flag
Official Seal
Facts about Louisiana
- The State of Louisiana is the 18th U.S. state.
- Louisiana received statehood on April 30, 1812.
- Louisiana's state capital is Baton Rouge.
- Louisiana's state postal abbreviation is LA.
Louisiana's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree
- Official State Bird: Brown Pelican
- Official State Bird Latin Name: Pelecanus occidentalis
- Official State Flower: Magnolia
- Official State Flower Latin Name: Magnolia grandiflora
- Year: 1900
- Official State Motto: Union, Justice, and Confidence
- Official State Motto Latin Translation:
- Official State Song: Give Me Louisiana & You Are My Sunshine
- Official State Tree: Bald cypress
- Official State Tree Latin Name: Taxodium distichum
- Year: 1963
Louisiana's Sports
NFL - National Football League Teams- New Orleans Saints (team website / google map)