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Louisiana State Facts
Louisiana State Facts, 3rd Grade Level
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3rd Grade
10/26/2011

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State Mammal
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Louisiana Black Bear
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State Nickname
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Pelican State
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State Fish
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Sac-a-Lait
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State Flower
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Magnolia
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State Reptile
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Alligator
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State Bird
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Brown Pelican
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State Capital
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Baton Rouge
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State Tree
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Bald Cypress
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State Song (written by Jimmie H. Davis)
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"You are my Sunshine"
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State Motto
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"Union, Justice, Confidence"
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State Insect
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Honeybee
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State Dog
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Catahoula (Catathoula Leopard Dog)
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State Crustacean
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Crawfish
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State Climate
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Wet, warm, high humidity
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Governor nicknamed the "The Kingfish"
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Huey P. Long
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Huey P. Long's Middle Name
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Pierce
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The oldest, active church in the United States
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St. Louis Cathedral
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When was the Capitol Building Built?
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1931-1932
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Number of steps to the main floor of the Capitol Building
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49
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Number of stories in the Capitol Building?
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34
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The man who claimed Louisiana for France
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Sieur De La Salle
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Louisiana's largest educational center
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L.S.U.
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Waters of Louisiana
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Bayous
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Hallowed out cypress logs
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Pirogues
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Building where the Louisiana Purchase was signed
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Cabildo
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Agriculture in Louisiana
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Sweet potatoes, rice, cotton
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1st Governor after the Louisiana Purchase
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W.C.C. Claiborne
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Area of land with 176,000 acres of land for fishing and hunting
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Toledo Bend
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Name of the famous painter which a zoo was named after
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John James Audubon
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State Fruit
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Strawberry
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Two largely trapped along bayous and sold for their fur
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Nutrias and Muskrats
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Louisiana Cooking
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jambalaya, gumbo, and boudin
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In what battle did General Jackson lead the Americans to defeat the British?
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The Battle of New Orleans
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Who is Louisiana named after?
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King Louis XIV
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Famous pirate and smuggler
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Jean Lafite
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Large homes built after the Civil War
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Plantations
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Another name for the French Quarter?
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Vieux Carre
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2nd Biggest River in the World
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Mississippi River
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Largest Lake in Louisiana
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Lake Ponchartrain
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Number of parishes in Louisiana
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64
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Major Cities in Louisiana
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New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Lake Charles.
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Who assassinated Huey P. Long on September 8, 1935 inside the capital building?
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Dr. Carl Weiss
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Creole
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refers to a variety of combinations of French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean cultures in colonial Louisiana
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Cajun
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a culture that is found in Southern Louisiana. This French culture is mixed with Haitian, Spanish, English, Gernman, and Native American cultures.
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Acadians
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people who were expelled from Nova Scotia by the British in 1755
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Mardi Gras
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known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. The day before Lent begins.
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Large Rivers of Louisiana
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Mississippi, Atchafalaya, Red, Sabine, Pearl, and Ouchita River
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Beignet
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a French donut
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Man who founded New Orleans
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Sieur de Beinville
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The man who restored Spanish control in Louisiana in 1769
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Alejandro O'Reilly
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