State of Louisiana
Capital city Baton Rouge Biggest city New Orleans Surface 135,382 km² Population 4,624,000 Length of highway network 1,594 km First highway ~1958 Abbreviation LA Louisiana is a state in the southern United States. The state is located on the Gulf of Mexico and has an area of 134,382 square kilometers, or more than three times the size of the Netherlands. The capital is Baton Rouge and the largest city is New Orleans. The state has 4.6 million inhabitants (2021). Geography Louisiana is located on the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States. The state is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north and Mississippi to the east. The state consists largely of lowlands and is formed by the large delta of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi…