by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Lavoy & Castro Carazo
Louisiana designated Louisiana My Home Sweet Home (by Sammie McKenzie, Lou Lavoy and Castro Carazo) as an official state song in 1952.
Kissed by the Gulf's mighty stream,
A lovely state, Louisiana,
Where sweet magnolias, so rare,
Perfume the air
With fragrance that's supreme.
God bless our lovely state.
It's a paradise right here on earth.
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Louisiana designated "Give Me Louisiana" (words and music by Doralice Fontane, arranged by Dr. John Croom) as an official state song in 1970 (You are My Sunshine is also a state song of Louisiana). All State Songs
Louisiana designated "You are My Sunshine" by Jimmie H. Davis (former governor of Louisiana) and Charles Mitchell as an official state song in 1977 (Give Me Louisiana is also an official state song). All State Songs
Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.
THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.
The Secretary of State is the official custodian of the great seal of the United States. It is only attached (affixed) to certain documents, such as foreign treaties and presidential proclamations. The Great Seal is kept in a mahogany cabinet and displayed in the Exhibit Hall of the Department of State in Washington, D.C. All State Seals
The American's Creed was written in 1917 by William Tyler Page and adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives the next year.
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776.
The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America.
When, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's GOD entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the Causes which impel them to the Separation.
The national anthem of the United States of America is "The Star Spangled Banner" sung to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven;" it was made official with a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931. Official State Songs
The text below is a transcription of the original Constitution (italic text has since been amended or superseded); visit the National Archives to see the changes.
The official national colors of the United States can be seen on the American flag; red, white, and blue. All State Colors