{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-49-155.1","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 49:155.1","heading":"State march song","body":"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; the said lyrics reading as follows:\nVerse:\nKissed by the Gulf's mighty stream,\nA lovely state, LOUISIANA,\nWhere sweet magnolias, so rare,\nPerfume the air\nWith fragrance that's supreme.\nGod bless our lovely state.\nIt's a paradise right here on earth.\nChorus:\nLOUISIANA, LOUISIANA,\nIt's beauty's always aglow.\nMoss covered shade trees\nSway in the cool breeze\nWhile lazy bayous flow.\nThe sugar cane gleams\nBeneath the moonbeams\nThat light the Heaven's silvr'y dome.\nDeep in the Southland\nThere is a dreamland:\nLOUISIANA, my home, sweet home.","path":["TITLE 49. STATE ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=103543","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:02:57Z","sha256":"b4f271a999c32fb2f4d96a2bdd3ba77b71bd63184269d4e3e226ebcc645aeaed","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-49-155","next":"us-la/rs-49-155.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}