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Louisiana State Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin

St. Mary Parish

Adopted in 2004

Senate 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.

ENROLLED

Regular Session, 2004

SENATE BILL NO. 8

BY SENATORS B. GAUTREAUX AND ROMERO

AN ACT

To enact R.S. 49:170.12, relative to state symbols; to designate St. Mary Parish as the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin; and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section 1. R.S. 49:170.12 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

§170.12. Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin; St. Mary Parish

R.S. 49:170.12 is all new law.

St. Mary Parish is hereby designated as the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, home of some of the best bass fishing tournaments in the world.

Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

APPROVED:

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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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