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Learn About Louisiana

Learn About Louisiana. Let’s Learn About Louisiana. Naturally New Orleans. New Orleans is the largest city in our state. About 500,000 people live in N.O. Is held to mark the beginning of the Lent season. It begins on 12th night and ends on “Fat Tuesday.”.

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Learn About Louisiana

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  1. Learn AboutLouisiana Let’s Learn About Louisiana

  2. Naturally New Orleans New Orleans is the largest city in our state. About 500,000 people live in N.O.

  3. Is held to mark the beginning of the Lent season. It begins on 12th night and ends on “Fat Tuesday.”

  4. Louisiana Wetlands are Disappearing • Coastal Louisiana is eroding at the rate of four football fields every day. • Many endangered species make their homes in our wetlands.

  5. The Bald Cypress, growing in the swamps of our state, was designated as the state tree in 1963. The bald cypress got it’s name because it loses it’s leaves in the winter. Bald cypress trees growing in water sometimes have bumps in their roots called “knees.” Louisiana State Tree

  6. The beignet (ben-YAY) became Louisiana’s state doughnut in 1986. A beignet is a square, puffy doughnut sprinkled with powdered sugar. It does not have a hole in the middle. Louisiana State Doughnut

  7. Credits • Mardi G. Raccoon Louisiana Ambassador of Fun http://www. mardi.com • Interesting Facts About Louisiana http://www.sec.state.la.us/around/facts/facts-index.htm • Louisiana Crawfish Inc. http://www.crawfishguy.com • Louisiana Cultural and Historical Information http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/tourism/studentbrochure/sbcover.htm

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