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Louisiana
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With its history, unique identity, culture, and Cajun music, its distinctive architecture in cities like Baton Rouge and especially New Orleans, plus the "must-see" swamps and bayous of Acadiana that are inevitably associated with it, Louisiana is a world apart. A truly unique state, quite different from its neighbors...
Overview
With its history, unique identity, culture, Cajun music (in addition to jazz), beautiful Old South plantations, distinctive architecture in cities like Baton Rouge and especially New Orleans, plus the "must-see" swamps and bayous of the Acadiana that are inevitably associated with it, Louisiana is a world apart. A truly unique state, quite different from its neighbors...
Key Facts
- Type of place: state.
- Location: on the Gulf of Mexico, east of Texas.
- Code: LA
- Entry into the Union: 1812 (18th).
- Local time: .
- Capital: Baton Rouge.
- Main cities: Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Metairie, Shreveport...
- Population: 4,671,000 inhabitants (2015).
- Area: 234,382 km².
- Density: 20 inhabitants/km².
- Highest point: Driskill Mountain (163 m).
- Lowest point: New Orleans (-2.5 m).
- Coastline:
- Interests (on ): Nature-adventure ; Culture / ; Relaxation-holidays / .
- Website: http://www.louisiane-tourisme.fr