Mardi Gras colors are Purple (Justice), Gold (Power), and Green (Faith)ĭrive-thru daiquiris are a reality in Louisiana. Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV. The only American Revolutionary War site outside of the original 13 colonies was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Louisiana is the biggest producer of salt in the country, with 24% of the nation's salt supply coming from the state. (Alaska has boroughs instead of counties.) Louisiana is one of only two states in the country that does not have counties it has 64 political subdivisions called parishes. (Adjusted for inflation, that's $233 million.) The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $15 million, almost doubling the size of the country. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the United States, costing $108 billion in property damage and at least 1,833 lives.īreaux Bridge, Louisiana, is known as the Crawfish Capital of the World.

They are descended from Acadians who in the 1700s were driven out of Canada because they refused to pledge allegiance to the King of England.

Louisiana is the only state with a large population of Cajuns. There are about half as many alligators as there are people in the state. Louisiana has one of the highest alligator populations in the United States. According to a NASA study, the city sinks up to 1.6 inches (40 mm) each year on account of both natural and human-induced processes. New Orleans sits eight feet (2.45 m) below sea level. The bridge over the Lake Pontchartrain causeway in Metairie, Louisiana, is the longest bridge in the world: nearly 24 miles (38.6 km).

Louisiana swamp song