RS 49:155.6 - State cultural poem There shall be an official state cultural poem. The official state cultural poem of Louisiana, written by Paul Ott and performed by cajun culinary legend Justin Wilson, and entitled, 'I Am Louisiana', to read as follows: 'I'm Spanish moss on a live oak tree Cajun fried shrimp and a cypress knee I'm Bienville, Captain Shreve, Beauregard, Zach Taylor and Jean LaFitte I'm New Orleans, the land of dreams Creole cookin' and a Mardi Gras king I'm a thoroughbred racin' at Louisiana Downs Avery Island and a catahoula hound I'm the Louisiana Hayride and the birth of the blues The Evangeline, Chickory Coffee and Baton Rouge I'm when the Saints Go Marchin' In . . . the Superdome The Atchafalaya and an old plantation home I'm jambalaya, a catfish fry and a file' gumbo A sugar cane patch, Pete Fountain, French Quarter and Satchmo Well, I'm the Mississippi River As it rounds the bend I Am Louisiana Ya'll Come Back Again.' Acts 2006, No. 843, §1.
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