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Louisiana State Motto
"Union, Justice, Confidence "
Adopted on April 30, 1902
Language: English
Focus: Justice and Union vs. State
It's not known how the motto was determined, but Governor Heard considered these three words to be most important aspects of statehood. The meaning behind the motto may be recognized in the official State Pledge of Allegiance, adopted in 1981 and recorded in the Louisiana Revised Statutes.
§167. State pledge of allegiance There shall be a state pledge of allegiance, to read as follows:
"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."
Added by Acts 1981, No. 711, §1
These state have mottos that reference justice:
- Georgia: "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation"
- Louisiana: "Union, justice, and confidence"
These state have mottos that reference the union:
- Illinois: "State Sovereignty; National Union"
- Kentucky: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall"
- Louisiana: "Union, Justice, and Confidence"
- Nevada: "All for Our Country"
- North Dakota: "Liberty and Union Now and Forever; One and Inseparable"
- Vermont: "Freedom and Unity"
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