Louisiana just got a new state song, but what other bangers could easily represent our great state?
A few weeks ago, Allen Toussaint s Southern Nights was declared an official state song and added to the list of tunes that represent our great state of Louisiana. The song is beautiful, and its warm and breezy backing track is the perfect stage for the lyrics that were inspired by childhood trips the legendary musician would take from his Gert Town neighborhood of New Orleans to visit family members in rural Louisiana.
He even did a pretty spot-on impression of their accent in this specific live performance of the song.
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BATON ROUGE Amid lifted mask mandates, businesses re-openings and a barrage of economic recovery proposals in the Legislature, Louisianans may soon find some new changes to the history of the state itself.
The House Judiciary Committee passed bills Thursday to establish a new state motto and to name “Southern Nights,” a song written by the late New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint, as the fifth state song.
Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, brought up HB17, which proposes to change the state motto from “Union, Justice, Confidence,” to “We live and die for those we love.”
Nelson said there was never a statute passed to establish the old motto, and that it was time to make official something that hit closer to home for Louisiana residents.
BATON ROUGE Amid lifted mask mandates, businesses re-openings and a barrage of economic recovery proposals in the Legislature, Louisianans may soon find some new changes to the history of the state itself.
The House Judiciary Committee passed bills Thursday to establish a new state motto and to name “Southern Nights,” a song written by the late New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint, as the fifth state song.
Rep. Richard Nelson, R-Mandeville, brought up HB17, which proposes to change the state motto from “Union, Justice, Confidence,” to “We live and die for those we love.”
Nelson said there was never a statute passed to establish the old motto, and that it was time to make official something that hit closer to home for Louisiana residents.