# लुईजियाना

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| **State of Louisiana *État de Louisiane*  (French) *Léta de la Lwizyàn*  (language?)** |
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| Nickname(s): *Bayou State •Child of the Mississippi Creole State •Pelican State (official) Sportsman's Paradise •Sugar State* |
| Motto(s): *Union, Justice and Confidence* |
| Map of the United States with Louisiana highlighted |
| **Official language(s)** | English |
| **Spoken language(s)** | As of 2007* English 90.8%
* French 4.7%
* Spanish 2.5%
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| **Demonym** | Louisianian |
| **Capital** | Baton Rouge |
| **Largest city** | New Orleans |
| **Largest metro area** | Greater New Orleans |
| **Area** | Ranked 31st in the U.S. |
|  - Total | 51,843 sq mi (135,382 km2) |
|  - Width | 130 miles (210 km) |
|  - Length | 379 miles (610 km) |
|  - % water | 15 |
|  - Latitude | 28° 56′ N to 33° 01′ N |
|  - Longitude | 88° 49′ W to 94° 03′ W |
| **Population** | Ranked 25th in the U.S. |
|  - Total | 4,649,676 (2014 est) |
| - Density | 105/sq mi  (40.5/km2) Ranked 24th in the U.S. |
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|  - Highest point | Driskill Mountain 535 ft  (163 m) |
|  - Mean | 100 ft  (30 m) |
|  - Lowest point | New Orleans −8 ft  (−2.5 m) |
| **Admission to Union** | April 30, 1812 (18th) |
| **Governor** | Bobby Jindal (R) |
| **Lieutenant Governor** | Jay Dardenne (R) |
| **Legislature** | State Legislature |
|  - Upper house | State Senate |
|  - Lower house | House of Representatives |
| **U.S. Senators**  | David Vitter (R) Bill Cassidy (R) |
| **U.S. House delegation**  | 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list) |
| **Time zone** | Central: UTC −6/−5 |
| **Abbreviations** | LA US-LA |
| **Website** | louisiana.gov |

**लुईजियाना** संयुक्त राज्‍य अमेरिका देशस्‍य प्रदेश: अस्‍ति. राजधानी - बेटन रूज

### अन्‍य नगर

* न्‍यू आर्लीन्‍स
* श्रीवपोर्ट

जनसंख्‍या - ५ मिलियन

## बाह्यसम्पर्कतन्तुः

* लुईजियाना
* Louisiana Geographic Information Center Archived २००८-०४-२४ at the Wayback Machine
* Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
* Louisiana Weather and Tides Archived २०२०-१०-२९ at the Wayback Machine

Geology links
* Geology Archived २०१३-०४-१२ at the Wayback Machine
	+ Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana, 2008 Archived २०१३-०१-१७ at the Wayback Machine
	+ Generalized Geology of Louisiana Archived २०१३-०१-१७ at the Wayback Machine (text to Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana)
	+ Loess Map of Louisiana Archived २००९-०३-२५ at the Wayback Machine
	+ Other Louisiana Geological Maps Archived २०१३-०१-१७ at the Wayback Machine
	+ Louisiana Geofacts Archived २०१३-१२-०७ at the Wayback Machine

Government
* Official State of Louisiana website
* Louisiana State Databases Archived २००८-०५-१५ at the Wayback Machine – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Louisiana state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
* Census Statistics on Louisiana Archived २०१२-०२-०७ at the Wayback Machine

U.S. government
* Energy Profile for Louisiana
* USDA Louisiana Statistical Facts Archived २०१४-१२-२६ at the Wayback Machine
* USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Louisiana
* फलकम्:Ushr: Steve Scalise – Website
* फलकम्:Ushr: Cedric Richmond – Website Archived २०१३-०८-०१ at the Wayback Machine & Campaign Website
* फलकम्:Ushr: Jeff Landry – Website Archived २०१५-०४-२४ at the Wayback Machine
* फलकम्:Ushr: John C. Fleming –
* फलकम्:Ushr: Rodney Alexander – Website Archived २००९-०५-१३ at the Wayback Machine
* फलकम्:Ushr: Bill Cassidy
* फलकम्:Ushr: Charles Boustany – Website Archived २००५-०७-१४ at the Wayback Machine

News media
* The Times-Picayune major Louisiana newspaper
* WWL-TV Louisiana television station

Ecoregions
* Ecoregions of Louisiana
* Ecoregions of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain

Tourism
* Official site of Louisiana tourism
* Official site of the New Orleans Convention & Tourism Bureau
* Official site of New Orleans Plantation Country tourism

## टिप्पणी

**अमेरिकासंयुक्तराज्यम् राज्या व राजधानीअलाबामा (मान्टगोमेरी)अलास्का (जुन्यु)आरिज़ोना (फ़ीनिक्स्)**

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 **अर्कान्स (लिटिल् राक्)कालिफ़ोर्निया (साक्रामेन्टो)कोलोराडो (डेन्वर्)**

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**कनेक्टिकट् (हार्टफ़र्ड्)डेलावेर् (डोवर्)फ्लोरिडा (टालाहासे)**

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 **जार्जिया (अटलान्टा)हवाई (हानलूलू)ऐडहो (बाय्सी)**

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 **इलिनाई (स्प्रिंग्फ़ील्ड्)इन्डियाना (इन्डियानापोलिस्)अयोवा (डे माय्ने)**

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**केन्‍सास (टोपेका)केन्‍टकी (फ़्रांक्फ़ोर्ट्)लूइसियाना (बेटन् रु)**

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**मेन (अगस्टा)मेरील्यान्ड् (आनापालिस्)मासचुसेट्‍स (बास्टन्)**

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**मिशिगन (लान्सिङ्)मिनेसोटा (सैन्ट् पाल्)मिसिसिपी (जाक्सन्)**

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**मिसूरी (जेफ़र्सन् सिटी)मान्‍टाना (हेलेना)नेब्रास्‍का (लिंकन्)**

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**नेवाडा (कार्सन् सिटी)न्‍यू हेम्‍पशायर (कन्कर्ड्)न्‍यू जर्सी (ट्रेन्टन्)**

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**न्‍यू मेक्‍सिको (सान्टा फ़े)न्यू यार्क् (अल्बानी)नार्थ केरोलैना (रालेय्)**

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**नार्थ डेकोटा (बिस्मार्क्)ओहायो (कोलम्बस्)ओक्‍लाहोमा (ओक्लाहोमा सिटी)**

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**ओरेगन् (सेलेम्)पेन्‍सिल्‍वेनिया (हारिस्बर्ग्)रोड ऐलैंड (प्राविडेन्स्)**

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**साउथ केरोलैना (कोलम्बिया)दक्षिण डकोटा (पियेर्)टेनेसी (नाश्विल्)**

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**टेक्सास् (आस्टिन्)यूटाह (साल्ट् लेक् सिटी)वर्मांट (मान्ट्पेलियर्)**

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**वर्जिनिया (रिच्मन्ड्)वाशिङ्टन् (ओलम्पिया)वेस्‍ट वर्जिनिया (चार्ल्सटन्)**

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**विस्कान्सिन् (माडिसन्)वायोमिङ् (चेयेन्)वाशिङ्ग्टन् डि सि**