"Louisiana
Name For: Louis XIV of Franch on April 9, 1682 by Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle
Motto: "Union, Justice, and Confidence"
Nikename: The Pelican State
Statehood: April 30, 1812, the 18th state (also 18th in alphabetic order)
Capital: Baton Rouge
Capitol: 450 feet, Tallest State Capitol in the Nationtion
Louisiana Day: April 30th
Oldest City: Natchitoches (oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase) established in 1714 by Louis Juchereau de St. Denis.
Highest Point: 535 feet (163 meters) above sea level, Driskill Mountain in Bienville Parish
Lowest Point: 8 feet (2.4 m meters) below sea, New Orleans

State Symbols

Pledge of allegiance:"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the state of Louisiana
and to the motto for which it stands: A state, under God, united in purpose and
ideals, confident that justice shall prevail for all of those abiding here."
Colors: Blue, White and Gold
Flower: Magnolia
Bird: Brown Pelican
Tree: Baldcypress (Taxodium Distichum)
wildflower: Louisiana iris (Giganticaerulea)
Mammal: Black Bear
Fossil: Petrified Palmwood
Gemstone: agate"... as found in Louisiana gravel..." RS 49:163
Insect: Honeybee (Apis Mellifera)
Dog: Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog
Fruit: Louisiana Strawberry
Crustacean: Crawfish
Reptile: Alligator
Amphibian: Green Tree Frog
Drink: Milk
Freshwater Fish: white perch (poxomis annularis, sac-au-lait)
Saltwater Fish: Speckled Trout (Cynoscion Nebulosus)
Musical Instrument: The "Cajun" Accordion
Painting: "Louisiana" by Johnny O. Bell and Johnny F. Bell
Jellies: 1. Mayhaw Jelly 2. Louisiana sugar cane jelly. "... Its use on official documents of the state ...is hereby authorized..."RS 49:170.8
Meat Pie: Natchitoches Meat Pie
Vegetable Plant: Creole Tomato
Vegetable: Sweet Potato
Cuisine : Gumbo "... Its use on official documents of the state ...is hereby authorized..."RS 49:170.12
Tartan: "...The pattern for the state tartan shall be defined by the repeating
half-sett of six black, six green, four white, twenty-two green, twenty-four black,
thirty-six blue, four black, and six white...."RS 49:170.6

State Songs and Poems


Song: "Give Me Louisiana" by Doralice Fontane
Song ["shall also be"]: "You Are My Sunshine" by Jimmy H. Davis and Charles Mitchell
March Song: "Louisiana My Home Sweet Home" by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Levoy and Castro Carazo
Environmental Song: "The Gifts of Earth" by Frances LeBeau
Judicial Poem: "America, We The People" by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley
Senate Poem: "Leadership" by Jean McGivney Boese

Notable People

Kate Chopin ( February 8, 1850-August 22, 1904) Author At fault 1890, Bayou Folk 1894, A night in Acadie 1897 The Awakening1898

Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784-July 9, 1850) commander of the fort at Baton Rouge, the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850)

Jimmy H. Davis"the singing governor" (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) Singer You Are My Sunshine 1931, Actor Riding Through Nevada 1942, Strictly in the Groove 1942, Frontier Fury 1943 Cyclone Prairie Rangers 1944, Louisiana 1947, Mississippi Rhythm 1949, Square Dance Katy 1950, Governor (1944-48;1960-64)"
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  "Idaho Name: Made up by lobbyist George M. Willing. He told Congress it was an Indian word that meant gem of the mountains
Motto: 'Esto Perpetua'
Nikename: The Gem State
Statehood: July 3, 1890, the 43rd state
Capital: Boise
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 12,662 feet (3,859 meters) above sea level, Borah Peak
Lowest Point: 710 feet (216.4 meters) sea level, Snake River

State Symbols

Colors:
Flower:Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)
Bird: Mountain Bluebird (Sialia arctcia)
Tree:Western White Pine (Pinus Monticola pinaceae)
Horse:Appaloosa
Insect:Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Fruit: Huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum)
Vegetable:Potato
Amphibian:Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Fish: Cutthroat Trout
Raptor: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Dance:Square Dance
Fossil:the Hagerman Horse Fossil
Gem: Idaho Star Garnet

State Songs

Song:''Here We Have Idaho' by Sallie Hume Douglas, Albert J.Tompkins, and McKinley Helm"
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  "New Hampshire Name For:
Motto: 'Live Free or Die'
Nikename: Granite State
Statehood: June 21, 1788, the 9th state
Capital: Concord
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 6,288 feet (1,918 meters) above sea level, Mount Washington
Lowest Point: sea level, the coast

State Symbols


Flower:Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Wildflowe:Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
Bird: Purple Finch
Tree:white birch tree (Betula papyrifera)
Animal:White Tail Deer
Insect:Ladybug
Butterfly: Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
Amphibian:Spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens)
Saltwater Game Fish: Striped Bass (Roccus saxatilis)
Sport:skiing
Mineral: Beryl
Gem: Smoky quartz
Tartan:green 56, black 2, green 2, black 12, white 2, black 12, purple 2, black 2, purple 8, red 6, purple 28

State Songs

Song:'Old New Hampshire' Dr. John F. Holmes and Maurice Hoffmann"
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  "New Mexico
Motto: 'Crescit eundo'
Nikename: Land of Enchantment
Statehood: January 6, 1912, the 47th state
Capital:Santa Fe
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 13,161 feet (4,011 meters) above sea level, Wheeler Peak
Lowest Point: 2,817 feet (858.6 meters) sea level, Snake River

State Symbols

Colors: Red and yellow
Flower:Yucca
Bird: Roadrunner
Tree:Pinon
Fish: New Mexico cutthroat trout
Insect:Tarantula hawk wasp
Grass: Blue gramma grass
Vegetables:Chile and frijoles
Cookie:Bizcochito
Fish: Cutthroat Trout
Mammal: Black bear
Soil:Penistaja
Dinosaur:Coelophysis
Gem: Turquoise

State Songs

Song:O, Fair New Mexico by Elizabeth Garrett"
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  Hawaii Name For:
Motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka aina i ka pono "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness" §5-9
Nikename: "The Aloha State" §5-7
Statehood: Aug 21, 1959, the 50th state
Capital: Honolulu
Oldest City:
Highest Point: 13,792 feet (4,205 meters) above sea level, Mauna Kea Island of Hawaii
Lowest Point: sea level, the coast

State Symbols

Colors: Red (Island of Hawai`i), Pink (Island of Maui), Golden Yellow (island of O`ahu), Purple (island of Kaua`i), Green (island of Moloka`i), Orange (Island of L~ na`i), White (island of Ni`ihau.), and Gray (island of Kaho`olawe) §5-16.5
Flower:Yellow Hibiscus "Pua Aloalo or Ma`o-hau-hele" (Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray)§5-16
Bird:Nene "Hawaiian goose: (Branta sandwicensis) §5-17
Tree:Kukui "candlenut" (Aleurites Moluccana) §5-8
Smarine mammal:Humpback Whale §5-12
gem: Black Coral §5-15
Individual Sport:Surfing team sport §5-13.5
Team Sport:Outrigger Canoe Paddling §5-14
Dance: Hula §5-21
language: Hawaiian §5-6.5

State Song and Spirit

Song:"Hawai`i Pono`i"
Aloha Spirit:
"...
"Akahai", meaning kindness to be expressed with tenderness;
"Lokahi", meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony;
"Oluolu", meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness;
"Haahaa", meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty;
"Ahonui", meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance. ..." §5-7.5
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