A Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned:  Per fess enhanced Azure and Argent in chief a saltire couped of the second and in base a leopard passant guardant of the first armed and langued Gules.  Attached below and to the sides of the shield a Blue scroll inscribed “DIEU ET MOI” in Silver letters.                        

The shield is in the colors of the Infantry.  The organization’s honorable heritage is shown by the saltire, (St. Andrews cross), taken from the coat of arms of Nova Scotia, which alludes to the Regiment's home area whose early inhabitants were from Nova Scotia.  The leopard is taken from the arms of Normandy and symbolized the campaigns fought in Northern France.  The motto translates to “God and I.”                              

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 12 October 1951.  It was amended to update the symbolism 22 June 2023.                

Shield

Per fess enhanced Azure and Argent in chief a saltire couped of the second and in base a leopard passant guardant of the first armed and langued Gules.               

Crest

That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Louisiana Army National Guard:  On a wreath of the colors Argent and Azure, a pelican in her piety affronté with three young in nest, Argent, armed and vulned Proper.              

Motto

DIEU ET MOI (God and I).        

Shield

The shield is in the colors of the Infantry.  The organization’s honorable heritage is shown by the saltire, (St. Andrews cross), taken from the coat of arms of Nova Scotia, which alludes to the Regiment's home area whose early inhabitants were from Nova Scotia.  The leopard is taken from the arms of Normandy and symbolized the campaigns fought in Northern France.               

Crest

The crest is that of the Louisiana Army National Guard.          

The coat of arms was approved on 12 October 1951. It was amended to update the symbolism 22 June 2023.