Designation | Symbol / Emblem |
American Folk Dance | Square Dance |
Amphibian | Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) |
Bird | Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
Cajun / Creole Heritage | Hoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawls |
Colors | Blue, White and Gold |
Chistmas in the Country | Elizabeth, Louisiana |
Crustacean | Crawfish |
Cuisine | Gumbo |
Day | Louisiana Day April 30th |
Dog | Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog |
Doughnut | Beignet (ben_yay) |
Drink | Milk |
Environmental Song | Gifts of the Earth by Frances LeBeau of East Carroll Parish |
Flag | Flag of Louisiana |
Flower | Magnolia |
Fossil | Petrified Palmwood |
Freshwater Fish | White Perch (Pomoxis annularis) also known as Sac-au-lait and White Crappie |
Fruit | Strawberry |
Garden Week | First Week in June |
Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin | St. Mary Parish |
Gemstone | Agate |
Insect | Honeybee (Apis mallifera) |
Jellies | Mayhaw Jelly and Louisiana Sugar Cane Jelly |
Judicial Poem | America, We The People by Sylvia Davidson Lott Buckley |
Mammal | Black Bear (Ursus americanus) |
March Song | Louisiana My Home Sweet Home by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Lavoy and Castro Carazo |
Meat Pie | Natchitoches Meat Pie |
Musical Instrument | Diatonic Accordion (Cajun accordion) |
Painting | Louisiana” by Johnny O. Bell and Johnny F. Bell |
Reptile | Alligator |
Saltwater Fish | Spotted Sea Trout or Speckled Trout (Cynoscion nebulosus) |
Senate Poem | Leadership by Jean McGivney Boese |
Song | Give Me Louisiana by Doralice Fontane You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell |
State Museum of Natural History | Louisiana State University Museum of Natural History |
Tree | Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) commonly known as “Cypress” ( More ) |
Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials | Uncle Earl’s Hog Dog Trials held annually in the parish of Winn, city of Winnfield. |
Vegetable | Sweet Potato |
Vegetable Plant | Creole Tomato |
Wildflower | Louisiana Iris (Iris giganticaerulea) |
Louisiana State Symbols
Designation Symbol / Emblem American Folk Dance Square Dance Amphibian Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) Bird Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Cajun / Creole Heritage Hoop nets, castnets, and shrimp trawls Colors…