Louisiana Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Louisiana for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Louisiana map
Every picture sits at its real location in Louisiana, with a one-line fact beside it. Baton Rouge, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Poverty Point: Native Americans built huge earth mounds here.
- Kisatchie Forest: Louisiana’s only national forest has pine hills.
- Natchitoches: The oldest permanent settlement in the state.
- Atchafalaya Basin: The largest river swamp in the United States.
- Oak Alley: A historic path lined with giant oak trees.
- Mississippi River: This massive river meets the sea in Louisiana.
- Lake Pontchartrain: A huge estuary crossed by a 24-mile bridge.
- New Orleans Jazz: This famous style of music was born in the city.
What Louisiana makes and grows
- Timber Industry: Pine trees are harvested to make paper.
- Crawfish Farming: Louisiana produces most of the nation’s mudbugs.
- Avery Island: Spicy pepper sauce has been made here since 1868.
- Shrimping Industry: Trawlers catch wild shrimp in coastal waters.
State symbols
- Louisiana Black Bear: This bear inspired the teddy bear.
- American Alligator: This reptile can grow up to fifteen feet long.
- Bald Cypress: This tree grows in wet swamps and has knees.
- Brown Pelican: This bird dives into the water to catch fish.
Louisiana key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Pelican State
- Capital
- Baton Rouge
- Largest city
- New Orleans
- Became a state
- April 30, 1812 (18th)
- State bird
- Brown Pelican
- State flower
- Magnolia
- State tree
- Bald Cypress
- Motto
- Union, justice, confidence
Cities shown
- Baton Rouge (capital)
- New Orleans
- Shreveport
- Lafayette
- Alexandria
- Monroe
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.