Louisiana's Symbols and Landmarks

Why was the brown pelican chosen as our state bird?

• They prefer wet, swampy soils

• Its majestic beauty, great strength, and long life

• Its nurturing attitude towards their young

• It is symbolic of rays of light from the sun

What is the rose a symbol of?

• Love and beauty

• War and politics

• Heavens and goals to which mankind aspires

• Majestic beauty and great strength

• Long life and native to North America

How are the state and national birds alike?

• They both fly the same way

• They both eat the same things

• They both have unique characteristics

• They are both pretty

The White House is which kind of landmark?

• a state landmark

• a national landmark

• our school's landmark

• our city's landmark

The Myrtles Plantation is which kind of landmark?

• a state landmark

• a national landmark

• our school's landmark

• our city's landmark

The Statue of Liberty is which kind of landmark?

• a state landmark

• a national landmark

• our school's landmark

• our city's landmark

The Liberty Bell is which kind of landmark?

• a state landmark

• a national landmark

• our school's landmark

• our city's landmark

Select the national landmarks.

• LSU Rural Wildlife Museum

• The Liberty Bell

• The Statue of Liberty

• The White House

• The French Quarter

Select the state landmarks.

• The Liberty Bell

• The Statue of Liberty

• Canal Street

• Atchafalaya Basin

• Saint Louis Cathedral

Explain how state and national symbols are alike.

• Answers will vary.

• They are alike because each symbol stands for something important to us.