<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Louisiana État de Louisiane (French) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): Bayou State Child of the Mississippi Creole State Pelican State (official) Sportsman's Paradise Sugar State The Boot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Union, Justice, Confidence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> No official language </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> As of 2010 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 91.26% </Li> <Li> French 7% (incl . Cajun and Creole) </Li> <Li> Spanish 3.30% </Li> <Li> Vietnamese 0.59% </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Louisianan or Louisianian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Baton Rouge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> New Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Greater New Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 31st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 50,000 sq mi (135,382 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 130 miles (210 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 379 miles (610 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 28 ° 56 ′ N to 33 ° 01 ′ N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 88 ° 49 ′ W to 94 ° 03 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 25th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 4,681,666 (2016 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 93.6 / sq mi (34.6 / km) Ranked 24th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $45,992 (45th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Driskill Mountain 535 ft (163 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 100 ft (30 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> New Orleans − 8 ft (− 2.5 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> Territory of Orleans </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> April 30, 1812 (18th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> John Bel Edwards (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Billy Nungesser (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> State Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> State Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> House of Representatives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Bill Cassidy (R) John Neely Kennedy (R) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Central: UTC − 6 / − 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - LA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> LA, La . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> louisiana.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of Louisiana État de Louisiane (French) </Th> </Tr>

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