Louisiana Destination Guide

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Louisiana is a Southern state of the United States of America, with its capital located in Baton Rouge. It uses the U.S. postal abbreviation LA. The state is bordered to the west by the state of Texas, to the north by Arkansas, to the east by the state of Mississippi, and to the south by the Gulf of Mexico.

The surface of the state may properly be divided into two parts, the uplands, and the alluvial and coast and swamp regions. The alluvial regions, including the low swamps and coast lands, cover an area of about 20,000 square miles; they lie principally along the Mississippi River, which traverses the state from north to south for a distance of about 600 miles and ultimately emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, the Red River, the Ouachita River and its branches, and other minor streams. The breadth of the alluvial region along the Mississippi is from 10 to 60 miles, and along the other streams it averages about 10 miles. The uplands and contiguous hill lands have an area of more than 25,000 square miles, and they consist of prairie and woodlands. Besides the navigable rivers already named (some of which are called bayous), there are the Sabine, forming the western boundary, and the Pearl, the eastern boundary, the Calcasieu, the Mermentau, the Vermilion, the Teche, the Atchafalaya, the Boeuf, the Lafourche, the Courtableau, the D'Arbonne, the Macon, the Tensas, the Amite, the Tchefuncta, the Tickfaw, the Matalbany, and a number of other streams of lesser note, constituting a natural system of navigable waterways, aggregating over 4,000 miles in length, which is unequalled in the United States and probably in the world.

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Louisiana can be split into three distinct regions: the southern region, dominated by the Acadian culture and Gulf Coast; the northern uplands, harboring mainly an anglo-protestant population and forested natural areas; and the central region where the landforms and cultures of the north and south meet. The general topography of the state consists of 400 foot uplands in the north that slope southward through a heavily forested central region to the Gulf of Mexico, where New Orleans lies at two feet below sea level. The Gulf of Mexico lies to the south and holds many natural resources that support the economy of the state. The largest waterway within Louisiana is the Mississippi River. It forms the eastern border and the delta sediments on which New Orleans rests.

Cities with Lodging Hotels in Louisiana
Alexandria Amite Arcadia Baton Rouge Bossier City Breaux Bridge Coushatta Covington Crowley Denham Springs	Deridder Duson Eunice Gretna Hammond Harahan Harvey Houma Iowa	Jennings Kenner Lafayette Lake Charles Laplace La Place Leesville Luling Metairie	Monroe Morgan City Natchitoches New Orleans Opelousas Pineville Port Allen Rayville Ruston	Saint Rose Scott Shreveport Slidell Sulphur Tallulah Thibodaux West Monroe Westwego

Louisiana’s marshy Mississippi Valley is one of the most attractive areas of the USA. New Orleans, its largest city, is one of the country’s major tourist destinations. It is famed for Dixieland jazz, architecture, superb cuisine and its unique French Quarter. The city also boasts a wide choice of museums and galleries. Other places to see in the State include Lafayette, a city of magnificent gardens and the start of the 40km (25-mile) Azalea Trail; the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest and most remote swamp in the USA; the huge salt domes of Avery; and Alexandria, surrounded by forests and parks. The 138m-high (452ft) marble and limestone Capitol Building is situated in Baton Rouge.

Water-oriented activities are most popular in Louisiana containing 4,000 square miles of waterways, lakes and bayous. Gulf Coast water access can satisfy the most hard-core angler and boating enthusiast. The National Forest lands support facilities for hiking, camping and canoeing.