<p>Doralice Fontane was born in December, 1905 in Moreauville, La. She married Henry Cassano but used her maiden name in her musical career. A graduate of Louisiana State University, she was a composer, and voice,
... <p>Doralice Fontane was born in December, 1905 in Moreauville, La. She married Henry Cassano but used her maiden name in her musical career. A graduate of Louisiana State University, she was a composer, and voice, piano, and organ teacher. Fontane composed several songs, notably "Give Me Louisiana," which was adopted as an official state song of Louisiana on July 9, 1970, and "Let's March Together (People of the World)," created during the Korean War, c. 1951. Also a business woman, she operated her home, Fontane House, as a "house of weddings." She died on August 20, 1981.</p>
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