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7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Make Fun Of New Orleans For Choosing The Pelican As Their New Mascot
Well, they said it might happen, and it did. The New Orleans Hornets have changed their name and will now be known as the New Orleans Pelicans. Yeah, I said Pelicans - don't laugh. The Pelicans represent Louisiana as the state bird, but even Louisianians are having a hearty laugh at the name-change.