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Give Me Louisiana" (French: Donnez-moi la Louisiane) It was written in 1970 by Doralice Fontane [1] and arranged by John Croom. [2] [3] It was the only official Louisiana state song from 1970 to 1976. In 1977, You Are My Sunshine was added as a second official state song.
The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues , and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.
While the anthem mostly used Ellerbrock's music, it was also set to the tune of the British national anthem, "God Save the King". [8]Because of this association, as well as a perceived lack of originality, “God Save the South” was criticized in Southern Punch, a weekly periodical modeled after Britain’s Punch.
The Louisiana governor sent a letter to the state's five higher ed boards asking them to create policy to punish athletes who miss the national anthem.
Hendrix's version was an instrumental masterpiece, but Scott is perhaps the most visible vocalist to rewrite the anthem's lyrics to reflect a more honest telling of America's history of racism ...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry posted a tweet the morning after LSU's 94-87 loss to Iowa calling for the ... Teams not being on a court or field during the national anthem is actually not rare ...
"Dixie" originated in the minstrel shows of the 1850s and quickly became popular throughout the United States. During the American Civil War, it was adopted as a de facto national anthem of the Confederacy, along with "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "God Save the South." New versions appeared at this time that more explicitly tied the song to the ...
Louisiana contains 308 incorporated municipalities, consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, and 304 cities, towns, and villages. Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.9% of the state's land mass but are home to 45.3% of its population. [149] The majority of urban Louisianians live along the coast or in northern Louisiana.