When to Use "LA" and When to Use "L.A."

LA = the two-letter postal code for the state of Louisiana (one word), per 16CMS 10.28.

L.A. = the abbreviated way to denote the city of Los Angeles (two words), just like we do with people's formal names. J. K. Rowland can be referred to as J.K., per 16CMS 7.62 and 8.4.

I find this error often in the manuscripts I copyedit.

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