Louisiana Girls State

Louisiana Girls State is a Girls State program started in 1941 by the American Legion Auxiliary. It used to be held on the LSU campus. In 2007 & 2008 it has been moved to the campus for Northwestern State University (NSU) in Natchitoches, Louisiana - the oldest City in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Louisiana Girls State is the only state program to hold concurrent sessions with Boys State, which is also held on the NSU campus. It is the second largest program and for the first time in the summer of 2006 sent delegates to Girls Nation. During their time at Girls State, the citizens hold positions in the city, parish and later, state offices. When not in classrooms or convocations, the girls walk around cheering and chanting with their Parish. They are also treated to a fabulous fireworks display over the Cane River Lake by the citizens of Natchitoches. Due to both Boys State and Girls State being in session at the same time, there is a joint dance held at the NSU ballroom. At the dance it is a tradition that a girl trade program t-shirts with a boy. Then the next day, the girls wear Boys State shirts and all boys wear Girls State shirts. Towards the end of the program the Girls State participants are given an American Legion Auxiliary charm necklace that is shaped like the state of Louisiana. The final night used to beheld at the State Capitol building, but now is held in the beautiful performing arts center on NSU's campus and parents are invited to watch their girls in action in the Senate and House Chambers.

At Louisiana Girls State, there are ten parishes, each with two cities.

Parishes

Ascension Column

*Amite (Ascension and Assumption),
*Atchafalya (Caddo and Cameron),
*Bogafalaya (Catahoula and Concordia),
*Cane (Feliciana and Franklin),
*Mississippi (Lafourche and LaSalle).

Orleans Column

*Pearl (Orleans and Ouachita),
*Sabine (Plaquemine and Pointe Coupee),
*Tchefuncte (Tammany and Tangipahoa),
*Tensas (Vermillion and Vernon),
*Terrebone (Washington and Webster).

Louisiana Girls State song

Louisiana Girls State, the best in all the land!Louisiana Girls State, by you we'll always stand.From the BROAD ATLANTIC OCEAN.To the wide Pacific shore.The GIRLS of Louisiana.Will love you more and more.

Louisiana Girls State, let's sing our noble call.Louisiana Girls State, all for one and one for all.From the COLD CANADIAN BORDER.To the flowing Rio Grande.Louisiana Girls State, the BEST IN ALL THE LAND!

More LA Girls State songs

Peeking through the dorm blindsinto the nightYou can see the Boys State flickering lightsQuietly goes Boys State to the seaWhile Girls State follows SILENTLY!Boys State!We would like to go with you,We would like to roam the WOODS with you!Boys State!You're the depth of our desires,Would you like for us to LIGHT YOUR FIRE!

Boys State is F-I-N-E fine, and I'm gonna make 'em mine, gonna L-O-V-E love them all the T-I-M-E time. Gonna K-I-S-S kiss them in the D-A-R-K dark...better be careful not to get a passion mark. WOO!

OLA OLA AY!Roll now roll to the beat nowI don't KnowJust what it isGirls State is crazyAlways wearin' them daisies

OLA OLA AY!Roll now roll to the beat nowI don't KnowJust what it isGirls State is funkyAlways dancin' like monkeys!

OLA OLA AY!Roll now roll to the beat nowI don't KnowJust what it isGirls State has spiritSO COME ON LET'S HEAR IT!

My P.C. and your P.C, sittin' by the fire. My P.C. tells your P.C. we're gonna set Girl's State on fire! Talkin' bout Atcha-falaya, baby we one fire! If you wanna be the best, you gotta be Atchafalya!

Lafourche, LaSalle, the Mighty Mississippi!

Washington, Webster, put them all together and what do you got? You got T-Bone! (clap clap)

What time is it? ROLL CALL!Feliciana? Right here, right here!Feliciana? Right here, right here!Now Franklin? Right here, right here!Now Franklin? Right here, right here!I said CANE? Right here, right here!I said Cane? Right here, right here!

A Nat, a Nat, a Nat is on the wall, a hand, a slap, fall Nat fall!

A Fed, a Fed, a Fed is on the floor. A foot, a stomp, a Fed is no more!

I said a BOOM CHICKA BOOM! I said a boom chicka boom! I said a boom chicka rocka chicka rocka chickaboom! Uh huh! Oh yeah! One more time.. __ style!

Hey, hey hey hey hey! A riki tiki tooba! A moosa moosa moosa! Ali ba, ali bali ali ba HEY!

If I had a little green box to put my girls state in, i'd take it out and *mwah* *mwah* *mwah*, and share it with my friends. If I had a little green box to put my boys state in, i'd take it out and SMASH HIS FACE, and put it back again.

Girls, Girls, Girls thats all I see. Theres not a guy in the vincity. And every night at 12 they lock the door I don't know what the heck I ever came here for. And when the weekend finally rolls around I'm gonna turn my hometown upside down. I'm gonna find my guy and neck and neck and neck and say the heck with all these girls.