How do you abbreviate Louisiana?

How do you abbreviate Louisiana?

Two-Letter State Abbreviations

ALABAMA AL
KENTUCKY KY
LOUISIANA LA
MAINE ME
MARYLAND MD

How do you abbreviate PA?

State Abbreviations

Postal Abbreviations for States/Territories
1831 1943
Pennsylvania Pa. Pa.
Puerto Rico P. R.
Rhode Island R. I. R. I.

Is USA an acronym or abbreviation?

So, what’s the difference between an acronym and initialism? Initialisms are when you abbreviate a word to its initials. Then, you say those initials as individual letters, like how “National Security Administration” becomes N-S-A. The United States becomes U-S.

Is FBI an acronym or abbreviation?

Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is an initialism. AIDS is an acronym, while HIV is an initialism.

How do you abbreviate the word state?

3 Answers. I would recommend either “ST” or “St”, without a period (to avoid confusion with the abbreviation for “street”). I live in Washington (the state, not the city), and “Washington St” wouldn’t strike me as odd if I read it in a magazine or newspaper.

How do I abbreviate the word state?

Is NASA an abbreviation or an acronym?

Short Description: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created by the National Aeronautics and Space Act in 1958.

Do you put periods in state abbreviations?

Do not use state abbreviations simply to save time or space except in an address on an envelope or list. We do not use periods with state abbreviations: CT, NY, NJ.

Does an acronym have periods?

Finally, there’s no strict rule about putting periods after each letter in an acronym or initialism. Some publications put periods after each letter, arguing that because each letter is essentially an abbreviation for a word, periods are necessary.

Are you supposed to capitalize state abbreviations?

Because state names represent specific places, they are always capitalized.