Louisiana is located along the Gulf of Mexico in the southern United States. Louisiana is known as the Bayou State.

Some Louisiana beaches areas along the coast include the following:

Calcasieu Parish - LaFleur Beach and North Beach

Cameron Parish - Constance, Gulf Breeze, Holly Beach, Little Florida, Long, Martin, Ocean View, Rutherford Beach

Jefferson Parish - state-owned Grand Isle Beach

Lafourche Parish - Elmer's Island, Fourchon Beach

St. Mary Beach - Cypremort Point State Park

The Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism lists several parks with water:
* Bayou Segnette State Park - park with wave pool
* Cypremort Point State Park - man-made beach on Vermilion Bay
* Fontainebleau State Park - park with beach on Lake Pontchartrain
* Jimmie Davis State Park - swimming at Caney Lake
* Lake Bistineau State Park - swimming on Lake Bistineau
* Lake Bruin State Park - swimming along Lake Bruin
* Lake Claiborne State Park - swimming on Lake Claiborne

Lakes in Louisiana include Black Lake, Caddo Lake, Calcasieu Lake, Cane River Lake, Catahoula Lake, Cypress Lake, Grand Lake, Lake Catouatchie, Lake Charles, Lake Darbonne, Lake Maurepas, Lake Peigneur, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Salvador, Lake St. Catherine, Sabine Lake, and White Lake.

Besides the Mississippi River, other rivers in Louisiana include the Atchafalaya River, Ouachita River, Red River, and Sabine River.

Louisiana beach photos can be found at:
* Louisiana beach images on Google.

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