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Welcome to Louisiana
 Introduction
Louisiana is a Southern state of the United States of America. The capital is Baton Rouge and the largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is known as the “Bayou State,” the “Child of the Mississippi,” the “Creole State” the “Pelican State,” the “Sportsman's Paradise,” and the “Sugar State.” The state is bordered by Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi; and the Gulf of Mexico. Louisiana’s per capita personal income in 2003 was $26,312. The state's principal agricultural outputs include seafood (It is the biggest producer of crawfish in the world), cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, and rice. Its industrial outputs include chemical products, petroleum and coal products, food processing, transportation equipment, paper products, and tourism.
 People
Total population (2007) 4,293,204
Total Births (2006) 67,380
Total Deaths (2006) 45,264
Total natural population increases (2006) 22,116
Total international migration (2006) 4,231
Total internal migration (2006) -241,201
Net migration (2006) -236,970
Total male population (2000) 2,162,903
Total female population (2000) 2,306,073
Total white population (2000) 2,856,161
Total black population (2000) 1,451,944
Total asian population (2000) 54,758
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 25,477
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 1,240
Hispanic population (2000) 107,738
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,249,177
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,174,322
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 965,052
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 17,247
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 40,038
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 913
Female median age (2000) 35
Male median age (2000) 33
Total number households (2000) 1,656,053
Average household size (2000) 2.62




 Geography
Capital Baton Rouge
Largest City Baton Rouge
State's Total Area Ranking 31
Total Area 51 sq mi
Width 130 miles
Length 379 miles
Percent Water 0.16%
Latitude 29°N to 33°N
Longitude 89°W to 94°W
Highest Elevation Driskill Mountain 535 ft (163 m)
Mean Elevation 98 ft
Lowest Elevation New Orleans -8 ft  (-2 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $168,204,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $1,302,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $20,489,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $4,635,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $7,096,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $6,741,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $20,834,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $8,210,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $11,403,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $5,969,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $4,147,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $6,818,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $13,219,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,839,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $2,718,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,913,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $1,216,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $10,542,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $2,692,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,861,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,670,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $20,890,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $8,638,674
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,910
Total employees state & local government (2005) 283,287
Firefighters (2005) 4,739
Government hospital employees (2005) 32,820
Government transit employees (2005) 1,656
Population with health insurance (2000) 3,626,292
Population without health insurance (2000) 739,908
 Other
State Flower Magnolia
State Bird Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Violent crime (2005) 26,889
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 594.4
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 450
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 9.9
Forcible rape (2005) 1,421
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 31.4
Robbery (2005) 5,337
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 118.0
Aggravated assault (2005) 19,681
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 435.1
Property crime (2005) 166,611
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 3683.1
Burglary (2005) 39,382
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 870.6
Larceny-theft (2005) 112,840
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2494.5
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 14,389
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 318.1
 City List (Population 2000)
Abbeville (11,887) Abita Springs (1,957) Acme
Addis (2,238) Aimwell Akers
Albany (865) Alexandria (46,342) Ama (1,285)
Amelia (2,423) Amite Anacoco (866)
Angie (240) Angola Arabi (8,093)
Arcadia (3,041) Archibald Arnaudville (1,398)
Ashland (291) Athens (262) Atlanta (150)
Avery Island Baker (13,793) Baldwin (2,497)
Ball (3,681) Barataria (1,333) Barksdale Afb
Basile (1,660) Baskin (188) Bastrop (12,988)
Batchelor Baton Rouge (227,818) Belcher (272)
Bell City Belle Chasse (9,848) Belle Rose (1,944)
Belmont Bentley Benton (2,035)
Bernice (1,809) Berwick (4,418) Bethany
Bienville (262) Blanchard (2,050) Bogalusa (13,365)
Bonita (335) Boothville Bordelonville
Bossier City (56,461) Bourg Boutte (2,181)
Boyce (1,190) Braithwaite Branch
Breaux Bridge (7,281) Brittany Broussard (5,874)
Brusly (2,020) Bunkie (4,662) Buras
Burnside Bush Cade
Calhoun Calvin (236) Cameron (1,965)
Campti (1,057) Carencro (6,120) Carville
Castor (209) Cecilia (1,505) Center Point
Centerville Chalmette (32,069) Charenton (1,944)
Chase Chataignier (383) Chatham (623)
Chauvin (3,229) Cheneyville (901) Choudrant (582)
Church Point (4,756) Clarence (516) Clarks (1,071)
Clayton (858) Clinton (1,998) Cloutierville
Colfax (1,659) Collinston (327) Columbia (477)
Convent Converse (400) Cotton Valley (1,189)
Cottonport (2,316) Coushatta (2,299) Covington (8,483)
Creole Crowley (14,225) Crowville
Cullen (1,296) Cut Off (5,635) Darrow
Delcambre (2,168) Delhi (3,066) Delta (239)
Denham Springs (8,757) Dequincy (3,398) Deridder
Des Allemands (2,500) Destrehan (11,260) Deville (1,007)
Dodson (357) Donaldsonville (7,605) Donner
Downsville (118) Doyline (841) Dry Creek
Dry Prong (421) Dubach (800) Dubberly (290)
Dulac (2,458) Duplessis Dupont
Duson (1,672) Echo Edgard (2,637)
Effie Egan Elizabeth (574)
Elm Grove Elmer Elton (1,261)
Empire (2,211) Enterprise Epps (1,153)
Erath (2,187) Eros (202) Erwinville
Estherwood (807) Ethel Eunice (11,499)
Evangeline Evans Evergreen (314)
Fairbanks Farmerville (3,808) Fenton (380)
Ferriday (3,723) Fisher (268) Flatwoods
Flora Florien (692) Fluker
Folsom (525) Fordoche (933) Forest Hill (456)
Forest (275) Fort Necessity Fort Polk
Franklin (8,354) Franklinton (3,657) French Settlement (945)
Frierson Galliano (7,356) Garden City
Gardner Garyville (2,775) Geismar
Georgetown (301) Gheens Gibsland (1,119)
Gibson Gilbert (561) Gilliam (178)
Glenmora (1,558) Gloster Glynn
Golden Meadow (2,193) Goldonna (457) Gonzales (8,156)
Gorum Grambling (4,693) Gramercy (3,066)
Grand Cane (191) Grand Chenier Grand Coteau (1,040)
Grand Isle (1,541) Grant Gray (4,958)
Grayson (531) Greensburg (631) Greenwell Springs
Greenwood (2,458) Gretna (17,423) Grosse Tete (670)
Gueydan (1,598) Hackberry (1,699) Hahnville (2,792)
Hall Summit (264) Hamburg Hammond (17,639)
Harrisonburg (746) Harvey (22,226) Haughton (2,792)
Hayes Haynesville (2,679) Heflin (245)
Hessmer (642) Hester Hineston
Hodge (492) Holden Homer (3,788)
Hornbeck (435) Hosston (387) Houma (32,393)
Husser Ida (258) Independence (1,724)
Innis Iota (1,376) Iowa (2,663)
Jackson (4,130) Jamestown (149) Jarreau
Jeanerette (5,997) Jena (2,971) Jennings (10,986)
Jigger Jonesboro (3,914) Jones
Jonesville (2,469) Joyce Kaplan (5,177)
Keatchie Keithville Kelly
Kenner (70,517) Kentwood (2,205) Kilbourne (436)
Kinder (2,148) Kraemer Krotz Springs (1,219)
Kurthwood La Place Labadieville (1,811)
Lacassine Lacombe (7,518) Lafayette (110,257)
Lafitte (1,576) Lake Arthur (3,007) Lake Charles (71,757)
Lake Providence (5,104) Lakeland Larose (7,306)
Lawtell Lebeau Leblanc
Lecompte (1,366) Leesville (6,753) Lena
Leonville (1,007) Lettsworth Libuse
Lillie (139) Lisbon (162) Livingston (1,342)
Livonia (1,339) Lockport (2,624) Logansport (1,630)
Longleaf Longstreet (163) Longville
Loranger Loreauville (938) Lottie
Luling (11,512) Lutcher (3,735) Lydia (1,079)
Madisonville (677) Mamou (3,566) Mandeville (10,489)
Mangham (595) Mansfield (5,582) Mansura (1,573)
Many (2,889) Maringouin (1,262) Marion (806)
Marksville (5,537) Marrero (36,165) Marthaville
Mathews (2,003) Maurepas Maurice (642)
Melrose Melville (1,376) Mer Rouge (721)
Meraux (10,192) Mermentau (721) Merryville (1,126)
Metairie (146,136) Milton Minden (13,027)
Mittie Monroe (53,107) Montegut (1,803)
Monterey Montgomery (787) Mooringsport (833)
Mora Moreauville (922) Morgan City (12,703)
Morganza (659) Morrow Morse (759)
Mount Airy Mount Hermon Napoleonville (686)
Natalbany (1,739) Natchez (583) Natchitoches (17,865)
Negreet New Iberia (32,623) New Orleans (484,674)
New Roads (4,966) New Sarpy (1,568) Newellton (1,482)
Newllano Noble (259) Norco (3,579)
Norwood (337) Oak Grove (2,174) Oak Ridge (142)
Oakdale (8,137) Oberlin (1,853) Oil City (1,219)
Olla (1,417) Opelousas (22,860) Oscar
Otis Paincourtville (884) Palmetto (188)
Paradis (1,252) Patterson (5,130) Paulina
Pearl River (1,839) Pelican Perry
Pierre Part (3,239) Pilottown Pine Grove
Pine Prairie (1,087) Pineville (13,829) Pioneer (171)
Pitkin Plain Dealing (1,071) Plaquemine (7,064)
Plattenville Plaucheville (281) Pleasant Hill (786)
Pointe A La Hache Pollock (376) Ponchatoula (5,180)
Port Allen (5,278) Port Barre (2,287) Port Sulphur (3,115)
Powhatan (141) Prairieville Pride
Princeton Provencal (708) Quitman (168)
Raceland (10,224) Ragley Rayne (8,552)
Rayville (4,234) Reddell Reeves (209)
Reserve (9,111) Rhinehart Ringgold (1,660)
Roanoke Robeline (183) Robert
Rodessa (307) Rosedale (753) Roseland (1,162)
Rosepine (1,390) Rougon Ruby
Ruston (20,546) Saint Amant Saint Benedict
Saint Bernard Saint Francisville Saint Gabriel
Saint James Saint Joseph Saint Landry
Saint Martinville Saint Maurice Saint Rose
Saline (296) Sarepta (925) Schriever (5,880)
Scott (7,870) Shongaloo (162) Shreveport (200,145)
Sibley (1,098) Sicily Island (453) Sieper
Sikes (120) Simmesport (2,239) Simpson (583)
Simsboro (684) Singer Slagle
Slaughter (1,011) Slidell (25,695) Sondheimer
Sorrento (1,227) Spearsville (155) Springfield (395)
Springhill (5,439) Starks Start
Sterlington (1,276) Stonewall (1,668) Sugartown
Sulphur (20,512) Summerfield Sun (471)
Sunset (2,352) Sunshine Swartz (4,247)
Talisheek Tallulah (9,189) Tangipahoa (747)
Taylor Theriot Thibodaux (14,431)
Tickfaw (617) Tioga Transylvania
Trout Tullos (419) Tunica
Turkey Creek (356) Uncle Sam Urania (700)
Vacherie Varnado (342) Venice
Ventress Vidalia (4,543) Ville Platte (8,145)
Vinton (3,338) Violet (8,555) Vivian (4,031)
Wakefield Walker (4,801) Washington (1,082)
Waterproof (834) Watson Welsh (3,380)
West Monroe (13,250) Westlake (4,668) Westwego (10,763)
Weyanoke White Castle (1,946) Wildsville
Wilson (668) Winnfield (5,749) Winnsboro (5,344)
Wisner (1,140) Woodworth (1,080) Youngsville (3,992)
Zachary (11,275) Zwolle (1,783)