Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States. State of Louisiana : Bayou State ,Child of the Mississippi Creole State , Pelican State (official) Louisiana USA Sportsman's Paradise ,Sugar State , The Boot ."You Are My Sunshine" is a popular song recorded by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell[1] and first recorded in 1939. It has been declared one of the state songs of Louisiana because of its association with Davis, a country music singer and former governor of the st