This week, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal detailed a jobs strategy that could take the Pelican State into the Final Four of tax competition.

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Louisiana is the Pelican State.

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They include the brown pelican, the state bird of Louisiana, which nests on barrier islands and feeds near shore.

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The state flag and seal is adorned with a pelican, the state bird.

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