The bill to honor “Southern Nights” was proposed on May 31 by Rep. Vincent Pierre (D) of Lafayette with 19 cosponsors. It passed a House vote with 100-1 in favor on May 27 and was approved by the ...

BATON ROUGE (LSU Manship) –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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state’s official cultural song. They ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add "Southern Nights" by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state's official cultural song.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is reshuffling its official state songs list. Lawmakers voted to add “Southern Nights” by New Orleans native Allen Toussaint as the state’s official cultural song, ...