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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 Gateway to the Atchafalaya BasinSt. Mary ParishAdopted in 2004Senate Bill 8 by Senator B. Gautreaux (Act 594) designates St. Mary Parish as the "Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, home of some of the best bass fishing tournaments in the world." Atchafalaya is a Native American word meaning "long river." The Atchafalaya River is 135 miles long and reaches depths of 100 feet. Due to the river's silt content, the land being built at the mouth of the river makes it the only active growing delta in the world. St. Mary Parish is the gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, the largest overflow swamp in the United States. It is over 800,000 acres, and equals one third of the entire state.
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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. |