Louisiana Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for visitors and residents of the U.S. state of Louisiana.

NAME IN ENGLISH: State of Louisiana
STATEHOOD DATE: April 30, 1812 (18th tate)
NICKNAME: "The Pelican State"
TOURISM REGIONS: Deep South, Gulf, and Southeast
CAPITAL CITY: Baton Rouge
LARGEST CITY: New Orleans

Tourism:
- Do It in The Americas: Louisiana Guide
- explorelouisiana.com
- visittheusa.com - state - louisiana
- neworleans.com
- louisiana.gov - visit
- wikipedia.org - tourism in louisiana - category
- wikivoyage.org - louisiana
- unitedstatesforvisitors.com - states - la - 2006 archive

Foods:
- skatedancer.com - recipes - by country - us - louisiana

Government
- louisiana.gov

Facts
- louisiana.gov - about louisiana - statef acts
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - main article
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - more articles
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - category
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - lists
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - outline
- wikipedia.org - louisiana - portal
- census.gov - state by state - louisiana population change

U.S. States Bordering Louisiana:
| Arkansas | Mississippi | Texas |

Bodies of Water Bordering Louisiana:
- Gulf of Mexico
- Mississippi River