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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States
Louisiana Symbols
Louisiana SymbolsAmerican Folk Dance , Amphibian, Bird, Cajun Creole Heritage , Colors, Christmas in the Country, Crustacean, Cuisine, Day, Dog, Doughnut, Drink, Environmental Song, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fresh Water Fish, Fruit, Garden Week, Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, Gemstone, Insect, Jellies, Judicial Poem, Mammal, March Song, Meat Pie, Motto, Nicknames, Musical Instrument, Painting, Pledge of Allegiance, Reptile, Saltwater Fish, Senate Poem, Seal, Song1, Song2, State Museum of Natural History, Tartan, Tree, Uncle Earl's Hog Dog Trials, Vegetable, Vegetable Plant, Wild Flower |
Louisiana State Cajun Creole HeritageHoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawlsAdopted in 1992Hoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawls are part of the cajun and creole heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help maintain the cajun and creole culture. Louisiana Legislature Archives |
State Symbols  State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state. symbol \ˈsim-bəl\ noun Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil Date: 15th century 1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. |
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