Louisiana vs Pelican State

Louisiana and Pelican State both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Louisiana	Yes	No	No	No
Pelican State	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Louisiana and Pelican State are synonyms defined as:

Louisiana and Pelican State: a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

Other synonyms of Louisiana include La., LA.

Louisiana (noun)	Pelican State (noun)
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War	a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War