Louisiana Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in Louisiana
In Louisiana, flags are lowered by the Governor, and the Governor’s office maintains a dedicated flag-status page listing half-staff orders. Louisiana is among the states that publish a standing page rather than relying on press releases, so the current status and the order behind it are stated together.
The flag of Louisiana
A blue field bears the state’s emblem: a mother pelican feeding three chicks with blood from her own breast — an ancient Christian symbol of self-sacrifice — above the state motto.
Louisiana on the American flag
The Flag Act of 1818 returned the stripes permanently to thirteen and specified that a new star would be added on the Fourth of July following each state's admission. Twenty stars recognized the original thirteen plus Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, and Mississippi.
Sunrise and sunset in Baton Rouge
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How Louisiana became a state
Acquired from France in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, the Territory of Orleans became the first state carved from that vast tract. Louisiana entered the Union on April 30, 1812 — exactly nine years after the Purchase — and remains the only state whose civil law derives from the Napoleonic Code rather than English common law.
Admitted April 30, 1812 — the 18th state.
Louisiana at a glance
Did you know
- Louisiana is the only U.S. state with parishes instead of counties.
- New Orleans is below sea level; protected by an extensive system of levees.
- Tabasco sauce has been produced on Avery Island since 1868.
- Louisiana’s civil law tradition is unique among the 50 states.
Born or raised here: Louis Armstrong (musician; New Orleans) · Truman Capote (novelist; New Orleans) · Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer; New Orleans) · Britney Spears (singer; McComb) · Tyler Perry (filmmaker; New Orleans) · Anne Rice (author; New Orleans)
Louisiana in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in Louisiana.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in Louisiana today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in Louisiana as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in Louisiana?+
In Louisiana, flags are lowered by the Governor, and the Governor’s office maintains a dedicated flag-status page listing half-staff orders. Louisiana is among the states that publish a standing page rather than relying on press releases, so the current status and the order behind it are stated together.
Does a county order mean the whole of Louisiana lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, Louisiana has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in Louisiana?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Baton Rouge, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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