Pelican State vs New Orleans

Pelican State and New Orleans both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Pelican State	Yes	No	No	No
New Orleans	Yes	No	No	No

Pelican State (noun)	New Orleans (noun)
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War	a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year