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Louisiana State Symbols Online

Louisiana Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

 

Louisiana State Symbols Online is a state resource directory containing descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Louisiana state facts such as Louisiana state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Louisiana, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots. These types of state directories are designed to help children learn, and are often used by children in the public and private education system as well as homeschooled children.

 

 
Louisiana State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

State Symbol

Name - Scientific

Adopted

American Folk Dance Square Dance 1999
Amphibian Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) 1993
Artist Laureate Johnny O. Bell 1952
Bird Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Jul 27,
1966
Cajun Creole Heritage
 
Hoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawls
 
1992
Christmas in the Country Elizabeth, Louisiana 1990
Colors Blue, White and Gold 1976
Crustacean Crawfish  (Procambarus clarkii) 1983
Cuisine Gumbo 2004
Day "Louisiana Day" 1954
Dog Catahoula Leopard Dog (Ursus familiaris) Jul 9,
1979
Doughnut Beignet (ben_yay) 1986
Drink Milk 1983
Environmental Song "Gifts of the Earth"
Written by Frances LeBeau of East Carroll Parish
1990
Flag State Flag 1912
Flower Magnolia (Magnolia graniflora) 1990
Fossil Petrified Palmwood (Palmoxylon sp.) Jul 31,
1976
Fresh Water Fish White Perch (Pomoxis annularis) 1993
Fruit Strawberry 1908;
2001
Garden Week First Week in June 1988
Gateway to the
Atchafalaya Basin
St. Mary Parish 2004
Gemstone Agate 1976
Insect Honeybee (Apis mallifera) 1977
Jellies Mayhaw Jelly and Louisiana Sugar Cane Jelly 2003
Judicial Poem "America, We The People"
Written by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley
1995
Mammal Black Bear (Ursus americanus) 1992
March Song "Louisiana My Home Sweet Home"
Lyrics by Sammie McKenzie and Lou Levoy
Music by Castro Carazo
1952
Meat Pie Natchitoches Meat Pie 2003
Motto Union, justice, and confidence  
Nicknames Pelican State NA
Musical Instrument Diatonic Accordion (Cajun accordian) 1990
Painting "Louisiana"
by Johnny O. Bell and Johnny F. Bell
Jun 29, 1995
Pledge of Allegiance Pledge of Allegiance 1981
Reptile Alligator  (Alligator mississippiensis) 1983
Saltwater Fish Spotted Sea Trout or Speckled Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) 2001
Senate Poem "Leadership"
Written by Jean McGivney Boese
1999
Seal Great Seal Apr 30, 1902
Song "Give Me Louisiana"
Written by Doralice Fontane
Composed by Dr. John Croom
Jul 9
1970;
1977
Song "You Are My Sunshine"
Writen by Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell
1977
State Museum of
Natural History
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History 1999
Tartan Tartan Jun 6, 2001
Tree Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) 1963
Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials 2003
Vegetable Sweet Potato 2003
Vegetable Plant Creole Tomato 2003
Wild Flower Louisiana Iris (Giganticaerulia) 1990

 

 
 
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