Do you know these nicknames for Louisiana? These reference culture, rivers, bayous and wildlife
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana’s official nickname is the Pelican State after the state bird but the state has a few nicknames that describe the state’s unique culture.
Here are other popular nicknames for Louisiana.
Bayou State: This nickname refers to the state’s swamps and marshes where wildlife like alligators, fish and native birds live. A popular tourism activity is swamp tours taking people on boats to get up close to nature.
Child of the Mississippi: This references Louisiana’s proximity to the Mississippi River, which runs through the state and ends in the southern part of the state to the Gulf of Mexico.
Creole State: This nickname refers to the state’s history of Creole culture.
According to Britannica, Louisiana Creoles are “to French-speaking white descendants of early French and Spanish settlers and, in other contexts, to a person of mixed black and white ancestry speaking a form of French and Spanish.”
Unfolding the past: The story behind the Louisiana state flag, why we use a pelican
Sportsman’s Paradise: There’s an abundance of places for fishing and hunting throughout Louisiana. There are hunting seasons for duck, alligator, deer, turkey, rabbit and squirrel.
There’s no shortage of fishing spots with the Gulf of Mexico and multiple rivers.
Sugar State: Louisiana is one of the top sugarcane growers in the United States. According to the LSU AgCenter, the sugarcane crop has averaged $1.256 billion per year in the 2020-22 crop years.
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