Date Admitted: 1812 (18th)
Capital: Baton
Rouge
Largest City: New Orleans
Population: 4,351,769
State Song: "Give Me Louisiana"
Lyrics
"You Are My Sunshine"
Lyrics
State Bird: Brown
Pelican
State Tree: Cypress
State Flower: Magnolia
Nickname: The Pelican State
The Bayou State
State Constitution: Adopted
in 1898
Official State Web Page: Louisiana
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Adopted in 1912
Elected Officials
Governor:
M.J. Mike Foster, Jr.
Senators:
John
Breaux
Mary
Landrieu
Representatives:
Bob Livingston -- 1st
District
William Jefferson --
2nd District
W.J. (Billy) Tauzin --
3rd District
Jim McCrery -- 4th District
John Cooksey -- 5th District
Richard Baker -- 6th
District
Christopher John -- 7th
District
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