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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. |
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| Total population (2007)
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4,293,204 |
| Total Births (2006)
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67,380 |
| Total Deaths (2006)
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45,264 |
| Total natural population increases (2006)
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22,116 |
| Total international migration (2006)
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4,231 |
| Total internal migration (2006)
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-241,201 |
| Net migration (2006)
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-236,970 |
| Total male population (2000)
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2,162,903 |
| Total female population (2000)
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2,306,073 |
| Total white population (2000)
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2,856,161 |
| Total black population (2000)
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1,451,944 |
| Total asian population (2000)
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54,758 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000)
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25,477 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000)
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1,240 |
| Hispanic population (2000)
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107,738 |
| Total population over 18 yrs (2000) |
3,249,177 |
| White population over 18 yrs (2000)
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2,174,322 |
| Black population over 18 yrs (2000) |
965,052 |
| American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000)
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17,247 |
| Asian population over 18 yrs (2000)
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40,038 |
| Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000)
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913 |
| Female median age (2000) |
35 |
| Male median age (2000)
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33 |
| Total number households (2000) |
1,656,053 |
| Average household size (2000)
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2.62 |
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| 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) |
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| 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)
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$8,638,674 |
| Total state tax per capita (2005) |
$1,910 |
| Total employees state & local government (2005) |
283,287 |
| Firefighters (2005)
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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 |
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| 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 |
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