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         State Capital: Baton Rouge         State Abbreviation :    LA    
                
         Population (1991): 4,220,000       Size (square miles): 47,750 
         Population Rank:   21              Size Rank:           31     
                             
                             
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         Motto: Union, Justice, Confidence 

         Nickname: Pelican State

         Name Origin: Part of territory named after French King Louis XIV 

         State Bird:   Pelican
               Flower: Magnolia
               Tree:   Bald Cypress
               Song:   Give Me Louisiana, You Are My Sunshine

         Climate: Subtropical with continental influences 

         Industries: Chemical, petroleum, manufacturing, agriculture, 
         apparel 
 
 
 
 
