ENROLLED
2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 368
BY REPRESENTATIVES HARRIS, BEAULLIEU, BRASS, BUTLER, WILFORD
CARTER, COX, DEVILLIER, ECHOLS, EDMONDS, EMERSON, FIRMENT,
FREIBERG, GADBERRY, GREEN, MIKE JOHNSON, LANDRY, MIGUEZ,
MOORE, NEWELL, ROBERT OWEN, PIERRE, SELDERS, THOMPSON, AND
WHITE
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 49:170.22, relative to state symbols; to provide that the pecan is the official
3 state nut of Louisiana; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 49:170.22 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
6 ยง170.22. State nut
7 There shall be an official state nut. The official state nut shall be the pecan.
8 Its use on official documents of the state and with the insignia of the state is hereby
9 authorized.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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