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Louisiana was named by the French explorer Sieur de La Salle in 1682
to honor King Louis XIV (14) of France.
Louisiana's official flag was adopted in 1912, one hundred years after Louisiana became a state. The flag has a blue background (symbolizing truth) with a white pelican mother feeding her three chicks in a nest (the pelican is an old symbol of protection - an old legend tells of a mother pelican tearing flesh from herself to feed her young; this pelican represents the state protecting the people and their land). The ribbon reads "Union, Justice, and Confidence."
10 Largest cities in Louisiana (2003): New Orleans, 469,032; Baton Rouge, 225,090; Shreveport, 198,364; Lafayette, 111,667; Lake Charles, 70,735; Kenner, 70,202; Bossier City, 58,111; Monroe, 52,163; Alexandria, 45,649; New Iberia, 32,502
Number of counties in Louisiana: 75
Largest county (parish) in Louisiana by population: Orleans, 462,269 (2004)
Largest county (parish) in Louisiana by area: Vernon, 1,328 sq mi.
Louisiana State Parks: 35
Louisiana Land Area: 43,562 sq mi. (112,826 sq km) (31st)
Louisiana Geographic Center: In Avoyelles Parish, 3 mi. SE of Marksville
Louisiana Population: (2004 est) 4,515,770 (#22)
Louisiana has a rich, colorful historical background. Early Spanish explorers were Alvárez Piñeda, 1519; Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, 1528; and Hernando de Soto in 1541. Sieur de la Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi and claimed all the land drained by it and its tributaries for Louis XIV of France in 1682.
Louisiana became a French crown colony in 1731 but was ceded to Spain in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars. (The portion east of the Mississippi came under British control in 1764.) Louisiana reverted to France in 1800 and was sold by Napoleon to the U.S. in 1803. The southern part, known as the territory of Orleans, became the state of Louisiana in 1812.
During the Civil War, Louisiana joined the Confederacy, but New Orleans was captured by Union Adm. David Farragut in April 1862. The state's economy suffered during Reconstruction; however, the situation improved at the turn of the 20th century, with the discovery of oil and natural gas and the growth of industry.
Louisiana Agriculture: Sweet potatoes, rice, sugar cane, pecans, soybeans, corn, and cotton.
Louisiana Industry: Natural gas, salt, petroleum, sulfur production, chemicals, processed food, petroleum and coal products, paper, lumber and wood products, transportation equipment, and apparel.
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