tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post1293914314088144792..comments2023-04-11T09:57:21.643-06:00Comments on Flag Designer: LouisianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-81994996829724810442007-08-03T15:00:00.000-06:002007-08-03T15:00:00.000-06:00I see. Good symbol, but not for a flag.I see. Good symbol, but not for a flag.FlagFreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127899519628518048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-5880195635958284072007-08-03T09:43:00.000-06:002007-08-03T09:43:00.000-06:00A note about the pelican's blood. In heraldry, thi...A note about the pelican's blood. In heraldry, this is called "a pelican in her piety". Apparently there is a medieval myth about the pelican hen sacrificing herself for her chicks by feeding them with her own blood. The parallel with Christ should be obvious, which is why it's a common heraldic emblem. How it got to Louisiana is another story, which I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-47060027854413776152007-06-01T13:29:00.000-06:002007-06-01T13:29:00.000-06:00What? There is a star and a fleur-de-lis, not a st...What? There is a star and a fleur-de-lis, not a star in the blue corner. Where'd u get that idea?FlagFreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127899519628518048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1126808953157986901.post-13204825835924109762007-05-31T17:59:00.000-06:002007-05-31T17:59:00.000-06:00This is a variant of the Acadian flag which is ill...This is a variant of the Acadian flag which is illustrated at: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ca-acad.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com