Louisiana borders Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, and the Gulf of Mexico. It has several state symbols including the sweet potato (vegetable), bald cypress (tree), Eastern brown pelican (bird), black bear (mammal), American alligator (reptile), leopard dog (dog), magnolia (flower), honey bee (insect), strawberry (fruit), agate (gem), and green tree frog (amphibian). Louisiana is known for its marshes, swamps, and being below sea level in places like New Orleans, requiring levees.

1. LouisianaBy Jamerson Durrill 2009

2. Bordering States and OceanThe bordering states of Louisiana are Texas Mississippi Arkansas and the Gulf of Mexico.

3. VegetableLouisiana's state vegetable is the sweet potato.

4. State TreeLouisiana's state tree is a bald cypress.

5. The state bird of LouisianaThe state bird of Louisanais an Eastern brown pelican.The eastern brown pelicanis brown and it usually fliesin groups of eastern brown pelicans.

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7. The State flag of Louisiana The state flag has 4 eastern Brown pelicans, 1 mom and 3 babies. It also has the State motto on it.

8. WaterThe Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River, the Charles River, and the Tombigbee River are some of the rivers in Louisiana.

9. The State MammalThis is the state mammal of Louisiana the black bearThe black bear is swimming in a lake looking for fish to eat.http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louisiana/reptile_alligator.html

10. The State Reptile The state reptile of Louisiana is an American alligator. The American alligator is a meat eater.http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louisiana/reptile_alligator.html

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12. The State DogThe state dog of Louisiana is a leopard dog. The Leopard dog’s mame in the picture is Elmo.

13. The state flowerThe state flower is a beautiful magnolia. I think magnolia flowers are very pretty.http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Louisiana/flower_magnolia.html

14. SportsThe football team for New Orleans is the new Orleans Saints. The basketball team for new Orleans is the Hornets.

15. Sports teamsThe sports teams of Louisiana are the Louisiana hornets they are a basketball team and theirs a foot ball team called the New Orleans Saints.

16. The state insect The state insect of Louisiana is a honey Bee. Honey bees are the bees that makeUs honey. The honey bee is black and Yellow.

17. Outline of LouisianaThis is an outline of Louisiana.

18. The Outline of My State Louisiana This is the outline of Louisiana. The redStar in the outline of Louisiana is theCapital Baton Rouge.http://www.50states.com/louisian.htm

19. The state fruitThe state fruit of Louisiana is the strawberry. I love strawberries. They are my favorite fruit.

20. State vegetableThe state vegetable is a tomato . I love to eat tomatos a lot.

21. State gemThe state gem of Louisiana is a Agate.

22. State Amphibian The state Amphibian is a green tree frog. The tree frog is green and white.

23. TopographyLouisiana is known for its marshes and swamps. One of Louisiana's swamps is Bluebonnet swamp. Louisiana's highest point is Driskle Mountain. Driskle Mountain is only 535 feet tall. New Orleans is five feet below sea level. They have to have levees.

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