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Facts About Louisiana
Louisiana was named for King Louis XIV of France
Our state nickname is: The Pelican State
Our state motto is: Union, Justice, Confidence
Our state bird is: Eastern brown pelican
Our state song is: "You Are My Sunshine"
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Louisiana's state flower is the Magnolia Grandiflora. The Magnolia tree is one of the most ancient.
Its ancestors flourished in the swamps of early geological times. Its blooms are large, showy & fragrant.
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More Facts About Louisiana
Delta Airlines got its start in Monroe
The first bottler of Coca-Cola, Joseph Biedenharn, lived in Monroe
Louisiana has the tallest state Capitol in the nation at 450 feet
America's oldest rice mill is the KONRIKO Co. mill in New Iberia
The International Joke Telling Contest is held annually in Opelousas
Louisiana is the No. 1 producer of crawfish, alligators and shallots in the nation
Louisiana produces 24 percent of the nation's salt, the most in the country
Tabasco holds the second oldest food trademark in the U.S. Patent Office
The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans is the largest enclosed stadium in the world
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest over-water bridge in the world at 23.87 miles
Baton Rouge was the site of the only American Revolution battle outside of the 13 colonies
Steen's Syrup Mill, in Abbeville, is the world's largest syrup plant, producing sugar cane syrup
Cajun Friends' Websites and Other Cajun Links
| Cajun Don's Hideaway |
| Cajun/Zydeco Music & Dance |
| Louisiana city and tourism maps |
| THE CAJUN PORCH |
| The Creole and Cajun Recipe Page |
| Louisiana Suite 101 |
| Louisiana Cajun.com |
| MIDI Guitar: Music by a Gitpicker Song Sequencer |
Click on the button below to read about the great town I live in
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My Daily Newspaper
| Alexandria Daily Town Talk On-Line |
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This lovely artwork was done by my friend, Kathy
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Beautiful herons just like this one visit our pond out back once in awhile
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Thanks, Cajun Don, for my award. I'm proud to receive it.
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The midi playing on my page is called JamBren (Jambalaya/Jole' Blon).
It was created for me by Harry Todd. Thanks, Harry. I love it!
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