Louisiana Bicentennial Commission Press Releases
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- 01.18.12 | Adler's Jewelry: Louisiana Bicentennial Coin
The Adler family was called upon to create a coin to commemorate Louisiana’s Centennial in 1912 and when the present Bicentennial Commission started looking into how to honor this year’s two-hundredth birthday, it called upon the Adlers again. - 01.18.12 | Quilters' work will be part of state bicentennial highlights
Local artisans Emma Kay Sistrunk and Glenda Worley found a way to encapsulate Morehouse Parish in a nine-by-nine-inch square. - 11.29.11 | Louisiana Bicentennial of Statehood starts with celebration at Alexandria's Kent House
Cold weather didn't keep a large crowd from celebrating the coming start of Louisiana's "greatest year." - 08.09.11 | Coin to Commemorate Louisiana Bicentennial
A hundred years later, part of centennial coin design is being revived for the 200th anniversary of Louisiana becoming part of the United States of America. - 08.09.11 | Louisiana Bicentennial Commission is One-third of Way Toward Fundraising Goal
Randy Haynie said Thursday that he has received cash and commitments totaling about $700,000 for the event. - 12.02.10 | Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne And The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission Unveil License Plate And Preliminary Plans
The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission began meeting in September to plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate Louisiana's bicentennial.