Back علم لويزيانا Arabic Сцяг Луізіяны Byelorussian Bandera de Louisiana Catalan Vlajka Louisiany Czech Flagge Louisianas German Flago de Luiziano Esperanto Bandera de Luisiana Spanish Louisianako bandera Basque پرچم لوئیزیانا Persian Louisianan lippu Finnish
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| Other names | Louisiana flag, Pelican flag |
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| Use | Civil and state flag     |
| Proportion | 13∶20 |
| Adopted | July 1, 1912 (modifications in 2006 and 2010) |
| Design | A rectangular field of blue with the arms of Louisiana, the pelican vulning herself, in white in the center, with a ribbon beneath, also in white, containing in blue the state motto, "Union Justice Confidence". |
The flag of Louisiana consists of a rectangular field of blue with the arms of Louisiana, a pelican vulning herself, in white in the center, with a ribbon beneath, also in white, containing in blue the state motto: "Union Justice Confidence". The flag was officially adopted July 1, 1912, and is often referred to as the Pelican flag.[1]
- ^ Bonham, Milledge L., Jr. "The Flags of Louisiana." The Louisiana Historical Quarterly 2.1 (1919): 439-446.