Flag of Louisiana

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The flag of the US state of Louisiana was introduced in 1912 and last changed in 2010.

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The flag shows a white pelican and its three cubs in a nest below it on a blue background . The parent animal spreads its wings over the nest and nourishes the young with its blood, symbolized by three red drops on its left breast.

Under the nest is a white banner with the state's motto in blue:

"Union, Justice, Confidence"

"Unity, Justice, Confidence"

The pelican is considered a Christian symbol of the self-sacrifice of Jesus of Nazareth. With Thomas Aquinas it says in Adoro te submissive :

"You died like the pelican, Jesus mine"

Also, one of the nicknames for the state of Louisiana is "Pelican State" .

Seal of Louisiana

history

Between January 26, 1861 and February 8, 1861, Louisiana declared itself an independent Republic of Louisiana . The United States of America was unilaterally renounced on January 26th and the Confederate States joined on February 8th . This was expressed by a corresponding flag.

Previous flags

  • Unofficial flag dated January 1861

  • Flag dated January 26, 1861

  • Flag from 1912 to 2006

  • Flag from 2006 to 2010

literature

  • The Flag Institute (ed.): National flags of the world . Hamburg: Edition Maritim, 2000. ISBN 3-89225-402-8
  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John D. Winters, The Civil War in Louisiana, Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1963, ISBN 0-8071-0834-0 , 4

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