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| Louisiana Facts |
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Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the United States; the building is 450 feet tall with 34 floors. |
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Metairie, Louisiana is home to the longest bridge over water in the world, the Lake Pontchartrain causeway. The causeway connects Metairie with St. Tammany Parish on the North Shore. The causeway is 24 miles long. |
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Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana is home to the world's largest freshwater river basin, the Atchafalaya Basin; the basin provides nearly every type of outdoor recreational activity imaginable. |
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