Louisiana State Information

State Info

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Website	http://www.la.gov
Capital	Baton Rouge
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Nicknames	Pelican State Sugar State
Population	4,468,976 (Year 2000 census)
	4,496,334 (Year 2003 estimate)
Housing Units	1,847,181 (Year 2000)
Area	51,839.70 Square Miles
	Land area: 43,561.85 Square Miles
	Water area: 8,277.85 Square Miles
State Song	Give Me Louisiana
State Bird	Eastern Brown Pelican
State Flower	Magnolia
State Tree	Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)