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Louisiana’s official environmental song—The Gifts of Earth—was composed by Frances LeBeau of East Carroll Parish.

first appeared: 11/24/2002

Winnfield (pop. 5,749) is home to the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. Its 30,000 artifacts were donated by inductees—all of whom have their own display and cartoon caricature.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

The Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge became Louisiana’s seat of government in January 1850. It was replaced by a new building in 1932 but was so beloved that it was restored and now serves as The Old State Capitol Center for Political and Governmental History.

first appeared: 11/10/2002

New Orleans is the lowest point in Louisiana at 8 feet below sea level. In the United States, only Death Valley, Calif., is lower—at 282 feet below sea level.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

Franklin (pop. 8,354) has some of the finest antebellum homes in the South, earning it a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The Franklin Historic District contains more than 420 noteworthy structures.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

Andrew Higgins of New Orleans designed the amphibious landing craft that proved vital in World War II. President Dwight D. Eisenhower called Higgins the man who won the war for America.

first appeared: 10/20/2002

At a mere 9 feet by 9 feet, the 1902 Madonna Chapel in Point Pleasant is among the world’s smallest churches.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

The 1916 steel-truss bridge swinging over Bayou des Glaises near Marksville (pop. 5,537) is a rare survivor of its kind and is open to pedestrian traffic only.

first appeared: 10/6/2002

Murals almost leap off the walls in downtown Rayne (pop. 8,552), the City of Murals and Frog Capital of the World. Muralist Robert Dafford painted local historical scenes with frogs as characters.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

The elegant staircase at Tara in the movie Gone with the Wind is modeled after one at the 1831 Chretien Point Plantation in Sunset (pop. 2,352).

first appeared: 9/22/2002

Pop superstar Britney Spears, born Dec. 2, 1981, in Kentwood (pop. 2,205), earned a spot on the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club at age 11. Her 1998 debut album, Baby One More Time, hit No. 1.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

The state doughnut is the beignet, a square, fried pastry smothered with powdered sugar and served since 1862 at the Café Du Monde coffee shop in New Orleans.

first appeared: 9/8/2002

Because of its many bays and rivers, Louisiana has 15,000 miles of coastline—more than any other state.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

The Saint Charles streetcar line in New Orleans and the cable cars in San Francisco are America’s only mobile national monuments.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

More than 40 percent of the country’s grain exports move through Louisiana ports, making the state America’s largest handler of grain for export to world markets.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

The crawfish was adopted as the state crustacean in 1983, and South Louisiana is known as the Crawfish Capital of the World. They are most prevalent in the overflow basins of the Atchafalaya, Red, and Pearl rivers.

first appeared: 8/11/2002

The official state painting, Louisiana, was created by Johnny O. Bell and Johnny F. Bell in 1985. The father-and-son artist team conceived the idea for the painting, which features every official state symbol, as well as many commonly accepted state icons.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

Ark-La-Tex Antique & Classic Vehicle and Shreveport Firefighters’ Museum in Shreveport offers 24,000 square feet of vintage automobiles, fire trucks, and motorcycles, including a working fire alarm system from 1922.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

The state’s more unusual town names include Cut-Off (pop. 5,635), Dry Prong (pop. 421), French Settlement (pop. 945), Grosse Tete (pop. 670), Plain Dealing (pop. 1,071), Tickfaw (pop. 617), and Waterproof (pop. 834).

first appeared: 7/21/2002

The 1814 Monroe plantation of Judge Henry Bry became Layton Castle in 1910 when European chateau architecture—mostly round turrets—was added to the structure. It has 60 rooms and is located on seven acres.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

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