Quick facts for kids
Louisiana
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Louisianan flag |
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Civil and state flag  |
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7:11 |
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Original design: 1912 (current version of design November 22, 2010) |
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Image of a pelican feeding her young with her own blood on a field of azure. Below the pelican, a ribbon displays "Union Justice Confidence" |
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The flag of Louisiana represents the U.S. state of Louisiana. It consists of a "pelican in her piety", the heraldic charge representing a mother pelican "in her nest feeding her young with her blood" on an azure field with state motto reworded to "Union Justice [and] Confidence." First adopted in 1912, it was last modified in 2010.
History
Prior to 1861, the state of Louisiana had no official flag, though a flag similar to the present one was often used unofficially.
In January 1861, after declaring secession from the United States but before the formation of the Confederate States of America, Louisiana unofficially used a flag based on the flag of France with seven stars on the blue stripe.
In February 1861, Louisiana officially adopted a flag with a single yellow star in a red canton, with thirteen red, white and blue stripes. This was used through the end of the American Civil War, though the Pelican flag and Flag of January 1861 remained in use unofficially.
On November 22, 2010, a new version of the flag bearing an updated version of "A Pelican In Her Piety" was unveiled. The new flag was a result of a bill passed during the 2006 legislative session legally requiring a standardized flag and to combat the issue of several alternating versions of the 1912 flag being in circulation.
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| Unofficial flag of January 1861 |
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| Flag of Louisiana (of February 1861 CSA) |
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| Pelican flag of 1861, used concurrently with 1912 flag |
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| Flag used from 1912 to 2006 |
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| Interim flag used from 2006 to 2010 |
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See also
In Spanish: Bandera de Luisiana para niños
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