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| Louisiana Facts |
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Louisiana's first territorial governor, William C.C. Claiborne had great admiration for the awkward bird that inhabited the Gulf Coast region. The pelican, rather than let its young starve, would tear at its own flesh to feed them. |
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Saint Joseph's Cemetery, the only known United States cemetery facing north-south is in Rayne, Louisiana. |
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The City of Sulphur is the 13th largest city in Louisiana and is named for the chemical and mining industry that helped to establish Calcasieu Parish in the late 1800's. |
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