State Capital Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge is located on the Mississippi River. It is the second largest city. And their capital looks nothing like Madison.
State Tree: the state tree is called the bland cypress. It grows in a lot of of parts in the state. It grows in a lot of swampy areas.
State Bird: the state bird is a called the Eastern Brown Pelican. It likes to swoop up fish with its long beak. It like warm places.
New Orleans is a city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. It's Nickname is the "Big Easy," it's known for its nightlife, and live-music.
State Flower: the state flower is called the magnolia. It means spring in the south, and the color is white.
State Mammal: The state mammal is a black bear. It likes to eat a lot of fish. And to get clean it goes into a river.
State Dog: The state dogs name is the catamoula leopord dog. It is ment for hunting. And it stands out to be a war dog.
State Reptile: The state reptile is an alligator. It is an adult alligator, it can be 12 feet long. And it can weigh up to 500 pounds.
State Crustacean: The crustacean is a crawfish. The crawfish looks like a small lobster. The crawfish lives in swamps, marches, and rivers.
State Fresh Water: The state fresh water is the white pearch. It is known as the sac-au-lair French for bag of milk.
State Song: The state song is Give Me Louisiana and You Are My Sunshine. You Are My Sunshine is written by Jimmie Davis, and Give Me Louisiana is written by Charles Mitchell.
State Instrument: The state instrument is the Cajun accordion. It first arrived in Louisiana with German immigrants in the late 1800s.