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State of Louisiana
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Overview of Louisiana
Name:
Louisiana
Official Name:
State of Louisiana
Abbreviation:
LA
Place Type:
State
Located In:
United States
Description (GNIS):
Incomplete record. The geographic center, or that point on which a surface of uniform thickness would balance, for the state is located in Avoyelles Parish, 3 mi SE of Marksville.
Capital:
Baton Rouge
(
East Baton Rouge Parish
)
Coordinates:
Latitude:
31.0004670
31° 00' 01.7"
N
Longitude:
-92.0003987
92° 00' 01.4"
W
Population:
4,515,939
Elevation:
14 m
Surrounding States:
Mississippi
NE
Alabama
NE
Texas
W
Arkansas
N
Histopolis Place ID:
663897837
Updated May 7, 2020