Pelican State
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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After his visit to Baton Rouge — and later, New Orleans — Barnes reflected on The Pelican State, a place that he said "felt like a vacation" every day.
From Fox News • Mar. 11, 2022
COVID-19 has moved quickly across Louisiana, killing hundreds and infecting thousands of all ages and walks of life in the Pelican State.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2020
Indeed, traditional Pelican State wisdom says elections don’t really begin until Labor Day.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2019
A statement from the airline quotes Gov. John Bel Edwards saying the plane is a tribute to the Pelican State and a flying ambassador.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2018
Delta is full of indignation at the Southern men who are alarmed for their property, and betrays, in its anger, the fact that these disaffected persons are not few in the Pelican State.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
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