By Kaleigh Moore
AZ Animals
As of 2021, 4.6 million people live in Louisiana, making it the 25th most populous state in the U.S. It covers roughly 51,563 square miles (33 million acres), mainly comprising breathtaking water bodies, bottomland hardwood forests, coastal prairies, and bayous. Most of these are the habitats of not only Louisianians but also a wide range of animals, including alligators, nutria, muskrats, foxes, birds, black snakes, skunks, and butterflies. But who are the largest landowners in Louisiana?