Louisiana's state dog is the Catahoula Leopard Dog, and was deemed the state dog in 1979. Catahoula Dogs have the distinct features of "glass" eyes, webbed feet and spotted coats.

He’s about 4 years old and is a Catahoula leopard dog, blue lacy and Australian kelpie mix. Like a drug or bomb-smelling dog, his nose is particularly good at sniffing out tiny, invasive mussels ...

The Catahoula leopard dog was on the popular children's show Bluey. In the episode "Dance Mode", Anthony Field appeared as Postie, a Catahoula who works in the post office.