Work was completed in 1970 on the Official Emblem of the International Acadian Festival. The emblem is the product of the Creative Printing Department of the Plaquemine POST, and is printed in three colors, red, blue and gold, on a white background. The dominant element of the emblem is the matee cross which is the symbol of the religious heritage of the Acadians; it appears in royal blue on the finished art. Fixed firmly on the cross is a screened outline of the State of Louisiana, where thousands of Acadians found homes and hope following their exile from Nova Scotia; it is printed in bright gold. Affixed to Louisiana is a shield with the likeness of a three-turreted castle, symbol of Spain, which owned Louisiana at the time of the Acadians' arrival; and, next to this symbol is a Fleur-de-lis, emblem of France, native country of the Acadians. The symbols for Spain and France are printed in gold with a white background, or outline. The emblem includes the wording "International Acadian Festival" and this wording, along with the finer print at the bottom left of the cross explaining the reason for the Festival, is printed in blue with the word "Festival" and the decorative border around the copy block printed in red. The emblem has been faithfully used since 1970 in promoting and giving identity to the Festival.