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State Symbols
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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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Louisiana Symbols
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Louisiana State Colors
Blue, white and gold
Adopted in 1972
Blue, white and gold became the official colors of the state of Louisiana in 1972.
Louisiana Legislature Archives
§161. State colors
The official colors of the State of Louisiana shall be blue, white and gold.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 603, §1.
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State Symbols
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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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