Interesting Facts about Louisiana

These interesting facts about Louisiana for kids include the Mardi Gras, Special Olympics, Superdome, and the longest bridge over water.

This is part of the 50 states unit study as we travel around America, learning about each states history. Check out these Arkansas facts for kids here!

Louisiana has a subtropical climate and is on the eastern coast of the United States. Its known as The Pelican State and became a state in 1812.

5 Interesting Facts about Louisiana

Mardi Gras is celebrated for two weeks every year before Lent. There are festivals, parades, and wild nightlife during Mardi Gras.

The Special Olympics World Summer Games were hosted in Baton Rouge in 1983 at Lousiana State University.

The Superdome in New Orleans is the largest steel-constructed building unobstructed by posts.

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest bridge over water in the world. This bridge was built in 1956 and is 24 miles long.

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