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=Capital: Baton Rouge= =Area: 51843 sq.mi.= =Bordering State: Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas= =Population: 4,468,976= =Governor: Bobby Jindal= =Nickname: The Pelican State= =Motto: Union Justice and Confidence= =State Bird: Pelican= =State Flower: Magnolia= =State Tree: Bald Cypress=

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