WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) was joined by 12 Members of the U.S. Senate to mark the 12th annual celebration of National Seersucker Day. Cassidy has led the revival and continued observance of this uniquely American tradition since 2014.
“Today, we celebrate National Seersucker Day and the light-hearted tradition of bringing a little Louisiana charm to Capitol Hill,”said Dr. Cassidy. “There’s no better way to beat the heat than with a seersucker suit. It’s a distinctly New Orleans invention, and I’m proud to share it with my colleagues every year.”
National Seersucker Day was co-hosted by U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA).
Seersucker suits were popularized by a New Orleans businessman in the early 1900s. Former U.S. Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) brought Seersucker Thursday to Congress in 1996. After the tradition briefly lapsed in 2012 and 2013, Cassidy revived National Seersucker Day in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014 and has kept the tradition going in the Senate with the help of late U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) through 2023 and Warnock since 2024.
Last month, Cassidy and Warnock introduced a resolution to designate June 12, 2025, as the twelfth annual National Seersucker Day.
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