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All about Louisiana
Websites for studying about Louisiana
A to Z Kids Stuff - Louisiana
Fun Educational Activities
Kids Konnect.com - Louisiana
A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages!
Louisiana Fun Facts
U.S. Census Bureau
TheUS50.com - Louisiana
New state Study Guides have been added to the Fast Facts pages!
The 50 States - Louisiana
From TeachersFirst. A comprehensive resource on America's states for upper elementary students.
Mr. Donn.org - Louisiana
Lesson Plans for Teachers. Activities & Games for Kids.
Class Brain.com - Louisiana
Start gathering all the information and images you need to make an A+ state report project for school.
Explore the States - Louisiana
From the Library of Congress. Games and stories of America's past.
50 States.com - Louisiana
Fast Facts & Trivia
RoadsideAmerica.com - Louisiana
Find Louisiana travel tips, stories, field reports and maps for unusual tourist attractions and landmarks.
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Local homeschooling groups, classes, and events for Louisiana
SBESE-Approved Home Study Program
RS 17:§236. Definition of a school
2010 Roman Catholic Homeschool Association of Louisiana Curriculum Fair
Christian Youth Theater - Lafayette
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State Facts
Louisiana was the 18th state to join the union. It became a state on April 30, 1812.
Capital - Baton Rouge
Abbreviation - LA
Nickname - Sportsman's Paradise
Motto - "Union, Justice, and Confidence "
Song - "Give Me Louisiana" and "You Are My Sunshine"
Bird - Eastern Brown Pelican
Flower - Magnolia blossom
Insect - Honeybee
Area - approximately 51,843 square miles
Louisiana field trips
H.S. Ford Memorial Museum
History of Claiborne Parish. The museum today includes a chronological timeline from the arrival of the original settlers with an Indian period and a Pioneer period. An actual log cabin that was acquired in the late summer of 1982 from the George Green Estate was disassembled at its present location and reassembled inside the museum.
Historic New Orleans Collection
The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum, research center, and publisher dedicated to the study and preservation of the history and culture of New Orleans and the Gulf South region.
House of Broel
A Victorian Mansion, Wedding Chapel and Dollhouse Museum. This architectural gem is an impressive feat of engineering. In addition to being beautiful, the house is also very interesting. The original two story home built in 1850 was lifted in 1884 by Wm. Renaud, who added the magnificent first floor as a spacious setting for family weddings, receptions and parties. On the second floor, enter the magical wonderland of an extensive dollhouse collection that was personally designed and decorated by the owner, author and Polish Countess, Bonnie Broel, over a period of fifteen years. The enchanting collection of over sixty historically accurate scale model mansions, houses, shops and vignettes includes an English manor house, an antebellum plantation and a 28 room Russian palace, 10 ft. tall & 12 ft. wide.
Iberville Museum
The Iberville Museum is located in the first Iberville Parish Courthouse. It houses artifacts of life in the parish from the early 1900s and features a Mardi Gras Room, complete with costumes of kings and queens of past carnival balls.
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
The Imperial Calcasieu Museum is a leading cultural and educational resource for the Lake Charles community, providing model education an outreach activities.
International Petroleum Museum and Exposition
International Petroleum Museum and Exposition is a non-profit corporation established for the purpose of educating the general public, and the next generation, on the significance of the offshore oil and gas industry and its affect on the local area, the state, the nation, and the world.
Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Visit the Official Museum of The Louisiana National Guard. See artifacts, weapons and memorabilia from every major American war.
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