Pelican State vs La.

Pelican State and La. both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Pelican State	Yes	No	No	No
La.	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Pelican State and La. are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of Pelican State include LA, Louisiana.

Pelican State (noun)	La. (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