List of flags of Louisiana
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This is a list of flags of Louisiana, both historic and current, and regional flags. For the main article, please see Flag of Louisiana. Flags under copyright are not showcased here.
State flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1911–present | State and civil flag | A solid blue field with the coat-of-arms of the state, the pelican tearing its breast to feed its young, in white in the center, with a ribbon beneath, also in white, containing in blue the motto of the state, "Union, Justice and Confidence", the whole showing as below. The design…shall include an appropriate display of three drops of blood. 7:11 aspect ratio. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Louisiana Army National Guard | A blue field, defaced with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Louisiana Army National Guard. | |
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Louisiana ARNG 61rd Troop Command | A tricolor of blue-maize-blue, defaced with the shoulder sleeve emblem of the Louisiana Army National Guard, with a ribbon saying "SIXTY-FIRST TROOP COMMAND" |
City flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1918 | Flag of New Orleans | Three yellow fleurs-de-lis on white field atop blue stripe and underneath red stripe, with the white field five times the width of the stripes. |
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Flag of Baton Rouge | Cursive white text reading 'Baton Rouge' on a crimson red background. A shield in the bottom left corner contains a fleur-de-lis, a castle from the Flag of Castile, and the 1707 Union Flag | |
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Flag of Shreveport[1] | A vertical tricolor of blue-white-yellow defaced with the Coat of arms of Shreveport |
Historic flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1861 | Secession flag | A white field charged with a red five-pointed star, with the Mother Pelican charged within the star. |
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1861-1865 | State flag[2][3] | A pale yellow star in a red canton and thirteen blue, white, and red stripes |
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1912-2006 | State flag | A blue field with a Mother pelican. Note the lack of blood drops. |
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2006-2010 | State flag | A blue field with a Mother pelican. In 2006 the blood drops were added. |
Cultural flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1974 | Flag of Acadiana | Two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red (bottom) bearing three white fleurs de lis and a gold castle, respectively, and a white isosceles triangle at the hoist, within which is a gold five-pointed star. |
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1987 | Creole flag[4] | A four-quartered flag, with a Blue field and a white fleur-de-lis, A red field with a yellow castle, and the Flags of Mali and Senegal. |
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Unknown | United Houma Nation[5] | A red field with a yellow border, charged with the United Houma Nation's seal. |
References
- ↑ [https://www.shreveportflag.com/
- ↑ The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (Volume 2, Number 1 ed.). The Louisiana Historical Society. January 1919. p. 444. Retrieved 30 July 2026. More than one of
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- ↑ New Orleans daily crescent, February 5, 1861, page 4
- ↑ "History of Acadiana". Lafayette Travel. City of Lafayette. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Setyawan, Kezia. "Photos: United Houma Nation celebrates new tribal office with blessing ceremony". houmatoday. Houma Today. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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