The state of Louisiana is also called "Bayou State • Child of the Mississippi Creole State • Pelican State (official) Sportsmans Paradise • Sugar State". Their moto is Union, Justice and Confidence Union, justice, et confiance (French) Lunyon, Jistis, é Konfyans (Louisiana Creole). The official languages are None (English and French de facto). The largest city in Louisiana is New Orleans. Before statehood it was called Territory of Orleans. Louisiana's government is comprised of the Governor, who is currently Bobby Jindal (R), Lieutenant Governor, who is currently Jay Dardenne (R), Senators: Mary Landrieu (D), David Vitter (R), House Delegation: 6 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list).The legislature is State Legislature.

Total area for Louisiana is 51,843 sq mi (135,382 km2) (Ranked 31st in the U.S.). The width is 130 miles (210 km) and the length is 379 miles (610 km). In terms of latitude and longitude we have: 28° 56′ N to 33° 01′ N and 88° 49′ W to 94° 03′ W. According to the 2010 United States Census, the total population is 4,574,836 (2011 est) (Ranked 25th in the U.S.). This equates to a population density of 105/sq mi  (40.5/km2) Ranked 24th in the U.S.. The highest point is Driskill Mountain 535 ft (163 m) and the lowest point is New Orleans -8 ft (-2.5 m).

The local time zone is Central: UTC-6/-5. The abbreviations used for this state are LA US-LA. Additional information and the official website of the state is found at louisiana.gov.

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Louisiana (i/luːˌiːziˈænə/ or i/ˌluːziˈænə/; French: État de Louisiane, [lwizjan] ( listen); Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Louisiana is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties. The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish, and the largest by land area is Cameron Parish.

Some Louisiana urban environments have a multicultural, multilingual heritage, being so strongly influenced by an admixture of 18th century French, Spanish, Native American (Indian) and African cultures that they are considered to be somewhat exceptional in the U.S. Before the American influx and statehood at the beginning of the 19th century, the territory of current Louisiana State had been a Spanish and French colony. In addition, the pattern of development included importing numerous African slaves in the 18th century, with many from the same region of West Africa, thus concentrating their culture.

Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643–1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning 'Land of Louis'. Once part of the French Colonial Empire, the Louisiana Territory stretched from present-day Mobile Bay to just north of the present-day Canadian border, and included a small part of what is now southwestern Canada.