Representatives List of U. Francisville, Louisiana. Whitney Plantation : Museum devoted to slavery, located in Wallace, Louisiana. Inducted in Willie Davis Defensive End. Inducted in John Henry Johnson Fullback. Inducted in Terry Bradshaw Quarterback. Inducted in Charlie Joiner Wide Receiver. Inducted in Fred Dean Defensive End. Inducted in Marshall Faulk Running Back. Inducted in Aeneas Williams Cornerback, Safety.
Inducted in Ed Reed Safety. Inducted in Johnny Robinson Safety. Inducted in Bill Dickey Catcher. Inducted in Ted Lyons Pitcher. Inducted in Willard Brown Center Fielder. Inducted in Lee Smith Pitcher.
Inducted in Bill Russell Center. Inducted in Willis Reed Forward. Inducted in Elvin Hayes Center-Forward. Inducted in Robert Parish Center. Inducted in Clyde Drexler Guard-Forward. Inducted in Joe Dumars Guard. Inducted in Karl Malone Forward. Lil Wayne Hank Williams Jr. Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States.
Entered the Union: April 30, Capital: Baton Rouge. State Nickname: Pelican State. State Motto: Union, justice and confidence. Animals and Birds: Click on photos of the animals and birdson this page to find out more about them and to hear the sounds they make. State Fair: Baton Rouge. Historic flags that have flown over Louisiana. Louisiana National Forest. Louisiana State Parks. Louisiana Historic Sites. Louisiana Attractions. Fishing in Louisiana. Hunting in Louisiana.
Listen to Pelican's Song. LA Photo Gallery 1. Louisiana Butterfly Gallery. Louisiana Homeschooling. Louisiana Resorts. Louisiana RV Parks. Louisiana became a French crown colony in but was ceded to Spain in after the French and Indian Wars.
Louisiana reverted to France in and was sold by Napoleon to the U. The town of Jean Lafitte was once a hideaway for pirates. Louisiana has the longest coastline 15, miles of any state and 41 percent of the nation's wetlands. Louisiana has the greatest concentration of crude oil refineries, natural gas processing plants and petrochemical production facilities in the Western Hemisphere.
Parts of the Mississippi River delta plain near New Orleans lie below sea level. The first Tarzan movie was filmed in Louisiana in Mardi Gras is an ancient custom that originated in southern Europe. It celebrates food and fun just before the 40 days of Lent: a Catholic time of prayer and sacrifice. This custom was brought to Louisiana by the French. Louisiana is the only state in the union that does not have counties. Its political subdivisions are called parishes. Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns, descendants of the French-speaking Acadians who were driven out of Canada in the s because they wouldn't pledge allegiance to the King of England.
The Acadians were joined by another group of settlers called Creoles, descendants of African, West Indian, and European pioneers.
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