How did the strawberry become the Louisiana state symbol?

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How did the strawberry become the Louisiana state symbol???????????????
How did the strawberry become the Louisiana state symbol?
Strawberry



The 2001 Louisiana Legislature selected the strawberry as the official state fruit. Ponchatoula, located in Tangipahoa Parish, is considered the strawberry capital of Louisiana. The annual festival attracts 300,000 festival goers to the small town of 5,000.
Reply:A simple answer to this, mate. The peoples of that area like to shoot up drugs alot. The giant red splotches on their arms resemble strawberries and hince the state fruit becomes a strawberry. You know that old Beatles song "Strawberry Fields"?
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