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Louisiana Trivia

Can you guess this trivia about the southern state of Louisiana?
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Last updated: March 19, 2025
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First submittedAugust 7, 2024
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State capital
Baton Rouge
Largest city
New Orleans
State nickname
Pelican State
Longest river, empties into the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
What slow swampy waterways in Louisiana are called
Bayou
French subgroup who were exiled from Acadia in eastern Canada
Cajun
Louisiana is the only US state to have these instead of counties
Parishes
Brackish lake on the north edge of the largest city
Lake Pontchartrain
Largest city in northern Louisiana
Shreveport
River that flows southeast through that city
Red River
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Influential jazz musician whom an airport is named for
Louis Armstrong
Female talk show host from Metairie
Ellen DeGeneres
US president in office during the $15 million Louisiana Purchase from France
Thomas Jefferson
Famous neighborhood home to Bourbon Street
French Quarter
Largest city in southwestern LA
Lake Charles
Big reptile that Louisiana has more of than Florida
Alligator
Distributary that the longest river would naturally drift into
Atchafalaya River
Hurricane that caused major damage in 2005
Katrina
Carnival that literally means "Fat Tuesday"
Mardi Gras
State motto
Union, Justice and Confidence
2 Comments
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Level 20
Jan 18, 2025
Im so mad rn, i spelled Pontchartrain as Ponchartrain. I MISSED 1 LETTERRRRR
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Level 75
Jan 18, 2025
Sorry about that, I'll change the type-in