3. Jackson Square-
Artists draw, paint and sell their work
Aquarium of the Americas-
Gulf marine life, penguins, and parakeets
Bourbon St.-
Jazz music
St. Louis Cathedral-
Soaring majestic church of the 18th century
6. Cajun
So if you’re versed on Louisiana history and culture, then all your really need to
know is that Creole cuisine uses tomatoes and proper Cajun food does not. You can
stop reading now. That’s how you tell a Cajun vs. Creole gumbo or jambalaya.
7. Rapper- Lil Wayne, 35
Singer- August Alsina, 25
Singer- Hunter Hayes, 26
8. The French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle named the region Louisiana in
1682 to honor France's King Louis XIV. The first permanent settlement, Fort
Maurepas (at what is now Ocean Springs, Mississippi, near Biloxi), was founded
in 1699 by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, a French military officer from Canada.
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10. Louisiana is the only state in the union without counties. It political divisions are
called parishes.
Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV.
Eastern Brown Pelican is the state bird.
The Magnolia is the state flower.
The bald cypress is the state tree.
The official song is
“Give me Louisiana”.