Louisiana

The Pelican State
location map (Louisiana)
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American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: LA
Origin of Name: The French explorer Sieur de La Salle named the area along the lower Mississippi River La Louisianne after King Louis XIV of France.
Adjectives: Louisianan
Residents Called: Louisianians
Nicknames: The Pelican State, The Bayou State, Child of the Mississippi



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