Louisiana

• The state of Louisiana is situated in the southern part of the United States of America.
• Contiguous states: Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas
• Flag:
• Nickname: Pelican State
• Capital: Baton Rouge
• Population: 4,287,768
• Most populated city: New Orleans
• The port of South Louisiana is the 4th largest volume shipping port in the world.
• Louisiana dwellers: mostly speakers of Cajun French and Louisiana Creole French.
• Climate: hot humid sub-tropical summers (May till August), moderate (September till December and April) and mild winter (January till March)
• State flower: Magnolia
• State bird: Eastern brown Pelican
• Sports:
  • NBA - Hornets
  • NFL - New Orleans Saints
• Louisiana Cuisine
  • Andouille (ahn-do-ee): Spicy sausages with Red Beans and Rice and other Creole delicacies
  • Beignet (bin-yay): Sweet doughnut but in strips sprinkled with powdered sugar
  • Boudin (boo-dan): Hot, spicy, ground pork mixed with onions, cooked rice, herbs and stuffed in sausage casing.
  • Cafe au lait (caf-ay oh-lay): Coffee with milk
  • Cafe brulot (caf-ay broo-loh): A blend of hot coffee, spices, orange peel and liqueur
  • Courtbouillon (coo-boo-yon): A rich, spicy soup or stew, made with fish fillets, tomatoes, onions and sometimes mixed vegetables.
  • Crawfish:
  • Dirty rice: Pan fried leftover cooked rice sauteed with green peppers, celery, stock and giblets.
  • Etouffee (ay-too-fay): A tangy tomato-based sauce Crawfish etouffee and shrimp etouffee are the New Orleans delicacies.
  • Gumbo: A thick soup with thousands of variations, only a few of which are shrimp gumbo, okra gumbo and file gumbo.
  • Jambalaya (jum-bo-lie-yah): Tomatoes and cooked rice with ham, shrimp, chicken, onions and a lot of seasonings.