Louisiana "Come As You Are - Leave Different"

Baton Rouge Real Estate
New Orleans Real Estate

Admitted to Union: April 30, 1812
Capital: Baton Rouge
Nickname: Pelican State, Bayou State, Sugar State
Motto: Union, Justice, Confidence
Total Area: 51,843 square miles
Total Land Area: 43,566 square miles
Total Water Area: 8,277 square miles
Length: 380 miles
Width: 130 miles
Highest Point: 535 feet (Driskill Mountain)
Lowest Point: -8 feet (New Orleans)
Mean Elevation: 100 feet
Highest Temp: 114 degrees on August 10, 1936 at Plain Dealing
Lowest Temp: -16 degrees on February 13, 1899 at Minden
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 93.3 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 36.2 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 4,468,976