Louisiana was admitted to the Union as the 18th state on April 30, 1812.
The Louisiana state tree is the bald cypress, the state flower the magnolia and the state bird the eastern brown pelican. It’s the only state without counties, having 64 parishes instead. It’s lowest point is 8 feet below sea level (only California has a lower point); the highest elevation is 535 feet (only two states have a lower high point, Delaware and Florida).