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Louisiana State Songs

Beginning in 1932 Louisiana has adopted six state songs. The state has three official state songs, one official state environmental song and one official state march song, and the official state song for the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery effort.

• State Song: "Song of Louisiana," by Vashti Robertson Stopher (Go)
• State March Song: "Louisiana, My Home Sweet Home," by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Lavoy and Castro Carazo (Go)
• State Song: "Give Me Louisiana," by Doralice Fontane (Go)
• State Song: "You Are My Sunshine," by Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell (Go)
• State Environmental Song: "The Gifts of Earth," by Frances LeBeau (Go)
• State song for the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery effort: "Come Back to Louisiana," by Jay Chevalier and Bobby Attwood (Go)

Official State Song (1932)

Song of Louisiana
by Vashti Robertson Stopher

Louisiana, by an act of her legislative bodies, approved on July 14, 1932, adopted as her official State song the musical composition entitled Song of Louisiana, the words and music of which were composed by Vashti Robertson Stopher.

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Official March Song (1952)

Louisiana My Home Sweet Home
by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Lavoy and Castro Carazo

Act 196 of 1952: ...There shall be, and is, hereby adopted and established as the official state march song for the state of Louisiana, a musical composition, with lyrics by Sammie McKenzie and Lou Levoy and music by Castro Carazo, and entitled, "Louisiana My Home Sweet Home"...

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Official State Song (1970)

Give Me Louisiana
by Doralice Fontane

Act 431 of 1970 and Act 540 of 1977: ...The official state song for the State of Louisiana shall be a musical composition, with words and music by Doralice Fontane, entitled: "Give Me Louisiana"...

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Official State Song (1977)

You Are My Sunshine
by Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell

Act 540 of 1977: ...The official song for the State of Louisiana shall also be the musical composition with words and music by Governor Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell, entitled "You Are My Sunshine". Visit Peer Music's Jimmie Davis page to hear a brief audio clip.

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Official Environmental Song (1990)

The Gifts of Earth
by Frances LeBeau

Act 1070 of 1990:...There shall be and is hereby adopted and established as the official state environmental song for the State of Louisiana, a musical composition, with lyrics and music by Frances LeBeau of East Carroll Parish, and entitled, "The Gifts of Earth"...

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Official State Song for the Hurricate Katrina and Hurricane Rita Recovery Effort (2006)

Come Back to Louisiana
Lyrics and music by Jay Chevalier and Bobby Attwood

Act No. 200 of the 2006 Louisiana Legislature declared the song "Come Back to Louisiana," by Kenner musician Jay Chevalier and Bobby Attwood, the official state song for the Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita recovery effort. Chevalier is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, a member of the Louisiana Political Hall of Fame (2003), and a member of the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2008).

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Source: Louisiana State Legislature, (http://legis.state.la.us), November 30, 2004
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Copyright 2002
Source: State Songs America, Edited by M.J. Bristow, Copyright 2000
Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols by George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., Copyright 1938

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