This is a list of official symbols of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Official symbols of Louisiana are codified in the laws of Louisiana.
State symbols [edit]
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| Type |
Symbol |
Law |
| State amphibian |
Green Tree Frog[2](Hyla cinerea) |
LL 169.1, 1993 |
| State beverage |
Milk |
LL 170, 1983 |
| State bird |
Brown Pelican[1] (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
LL 159, 1958 |
| State colors |
Blue, White, Gold |
LL 161, 1972 |
| State crustacean |
Crawfish |
LL 168, 1983 |
| State dog |
Catahoula Leopard Dog[1] |
LL 165, 1979 |
| State fish |
White Perch |
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| State flower |
Magnolia[1] |
LL 154, 1900 |
| State fossil |
Petrified palmwood |
LL 162, 1976 |
| State fruit |
Strawberry (Fragaria) |
LL 166, 1980 |
| State gemstone |
Crassostrea virginica oyster shell[3] (previously agate 1976–2011) |
LL 163, 2011 |
| State mineral |
Agate[4] |
LL 163.1, 2011 |
| State insect |
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
LL 164, 1977 |
| State jellies |
Mahaw jelly and
Louisiana sugar cane jelly |
LL 170.8, 2003 |
| State mammal |
American black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) |
LL 161.1, 1992 |
| State meat pie |
Natchitoches meat pie |
LL 170.9, 2003 |
| State motto |
"Union, justice and confidence" |
LL 151, 1902 |
| State musical instrument |
Diatonic Accordion,
also known as the Cajun accordion |
LL 155.3, 1990 |
| State reptile |
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) |
LL 169, 1983 |
| State slogan |
"Come fall in Love with Louisiana all over again." |
Official[5] |
| State songs |
"You Are My Sunshine" and "Give Me Louisiana" |
LL 155, 1970 |
| State song — environmental |
"The Gifts of Earth" |
LL 155.2, 1990 |
| State song — march |
"Louisiana My Home Sweet Home" |
LL 155.1, 1952 |
| State tartan |
Louisiana Tartan |
LL 170.6, 2001 |
| State tree |
Bald Cypress[1] (Taxodium distichum) |
LL 160, 1963 |
| State vegetable |
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) |
LL 170.11, 2003 |
| State vegetable plant |
Creole tomato |
LL 170.11, 2003 |
| State wildflower |
Louisiana Iris (Iris giganticaerulea) |
LL 154.1, 1990 |
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State oath [edit]
- State pledge : I pledge allegiance to the flag of the state of Louisiana and to the motto for which it stands: A state, under God, united in purpose and ideals, confident that justice shall prevail for all of those abiding here.
- LL 167, 1981
State poems [edit]
- State judicial poem, written by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley, and entitled, "America, We The People":
- "America
- We the people
- Justice, the word most sought by all, seek God to bless the courts with truth, for through His wisdom we rise or fall.
- America
- We the people
- Do honor this great lady fair, who with her mighty arms still holds, the scales of Justice for all to share.
- America
- We the people
- Do offer threads of hope to all, for Justice covers everyone; she does not measure, short or tall.
- America
- We the people
- Boldly make this pledge to thee, that Justice will, in mind and heart, guide each destiny.
- America
- We............the...........people."
- LL 155.4, 1995
- State Senate poem, written by Jean McGivney Boese and entitled "Leadership":
- "It is easy to bend with the wind and be weak,
- Wrapped in silence when it would take courage to speak,
- To do nothing when crises demand that you act;
- To prefer a delusion to unpleasant fact.
- But the easy evasions that dreamers embrace
- Are denied to a leader with problems to face.
- He must cope with the world as he finds it, and plan
- To make each hard decision as well as he can.
- He can't hide from the truth or deny what is real.
- Though a lie might assuage all the fears people feel.
- For the truth is the truth, and no lie can prevail.
- In a world that is real, one must face truth or fail." [6]
- LL 155.5, 1999
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