Compared to the other states, Louisiana ranks 31st in size, but it ranks 25th in population with roughly 4.6 million inhabitants. We'll discover them later.
But first a little more general information.
What's the capital of Louisiana?
What's the name of the biggest city in Louisiana?
Easy questions. How about pronunciation?
http://www.esl-dictionary.com/audio?word=Bat*on+Rouge&file=ggbato01
But be careful with New Orleans.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?ggnewo08.wav=New+Orleans
"New Or-leenz"
The people from New Orleans don't agree with that.
They say that the correct way to pronounce the name of their city is:
"New Or-linz".
You can listen to the beginning of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jAD7c514w
Jane
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