Baton Rouge, Louisiana

State bird: Eastern Brown Pelican State flower: Magnolia Population: 4,468,976 people
Nickname: Pelican State Economy: Seafood, cotton, soybeans, cattle, sugarcane, poultry and eggs, dairy products, rice, chemical products, petroleum and coal products, paper products, tourism Fun facts: Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans. It is an ancient custom that originated in southern Europe that celebrates food and fun just before the 40 days of Lent.
Louisiana was named in honor of King Louis XIV. Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building in the US; the building is 450 tall with 34 floors. Louisiana is the only state in the union that does not have counties, it’s political subdivisions are called parishes. Breaux Bridge is known as the "Crawfish Capital of the World". In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is
considered a simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth is considered an aggravated assault. Bayou is a French name for slow-moving "river". The Catahoula Leopard Dog, often called the Catahoula Hound, is the official state dog. The Superdome in New Orleans is the worlds largest steelconstructed room unobstructed by posts. The town of Jean Lafitte was once a hideaway for pirates.

Tallahassee, Florida

State bird: Mockingbird, State flower: Orange Blossom, Population: 15,982,378 people
Nickname: Sunshine State, Economy: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, diary products, tourism, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery Fun facts: Orlando attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in the United States. Cape Canaveral is America’s launch pad for space flights.
Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed.
Miami Beach pharmacist Benjamin Green invented the first suntan cream in 1944. He accomplished this development by cooking cocoa butter in a granite coffee pot on his wife’s
stove. Clearwater has the highest rate of lightening strikes per capita in the US. Miami installed the first ATM especially for rollerbladers. Florida is not the southernmost state in the US – Hawaii is. The Benwood, on French Reef in the FL keys, is known as one of the most dived shipwrecks in the world. Key Largo is known as the Dive Capital of the World. DeFuniak Springs is home to one of the two naturally round lakes in the world. Nearly 80% of the state intake of Atlantic shrimp is harvested in Amelia Island waters (2 million pounds annually).

Week 11 Team Tracker

In week 11, the Insain Bolts (Bolt Runners) made a strong push with a new 3rd place record gaining some ground on 1st place. The teams are all turning in good miles and continuing a strong pace toward the finish.

Week 10 Team Tracker

After the reorganization of the teams and two weeks of combined mileage, the new Insain Bolts team has overtaken the Easy Striders. The battle is close and just over 100 miles seperate the three teams, a small margine given the size of the new teams.

The Cobra Kai with some help from new team members established 2 new single week records in week 9 and 10 while the Insain Bolts new and improved team set the number 3 all time high.

Congratulations to the Cobra Kai on maintaining your position through the shuffle. We still have a long way to go.