The Louisiana Flag was originally created in the year 1912. However, it was recently updated in 2006 to its current design. The flag is a bit peculiar – much different than most other flags in the United States. On the Louisiana Flag sits an image of a family of pelicans, placed atop a blue background. Directly beneath the pelicans sit the words “UNION JUSTICE and CONFIDENCE”.
The image in the center of the Louisiana Flag is commonly referred to as a “pelican in her piety”. It depicts a mother pelican intentionally wounding herself in order to feed her babies with her own blood. On the Louisiana Flag, it has been made official that the mother pelican should appear with three drops of blood coming out of her body. Below the image sit the words “UNION JUSTICE and CONFIDENCE”, the state of Louisiana’s motto.
The symbol of the “pelican in her piety” has been used since medieval times. The pelican was often thought of as being very attentive to her young, even to the point of wounding itself to feed them with its own blood whenever no other food was available. The pelican has been used to represent many symbols and religions; most notably it has often been used to symbolize Jesus Christ.
Louisiana has had three major flags fly over it throughout the years, starting in the year 1861. Prior to this year, Louisiana did not have any official flag, though various flags were unofficially used. The first of the flags of Louisiana was created in January, 1861 once the state succeeded from the American Union, before the Confederate States of America were created. The state then adopted another design that was used until the end of the Civil War, and today’s current design for the Louisiana Flag was officially put into use in 1912.
The seal is the focus of the flag and is an integral part of the design of the flag. The great seal is described in Utah Code Annotated, 1953, Volume 7a, section 67-2-9 as follows:
In classrooms throughout the United States, 
On Sunday evening, like two little children looking through a toy catalog and circling things we want for Christmas, my husband and I grabbed the latest issue of sports illustrated (which has a great breakdown of what players they think will be the top performers this year) and headed into the living room for kickoff.
Flags have come a long way and represent various things such as states, countries, sport teams, military units, religious symbols and much more. In addition to great variety, flags are now available in various sizes. One of my favorite items is the 
Proud Americans will often show their stubborn respect for this nation’s history by displaying that flag in his or her own home. But sometimes, that’s just not enough. If you look at a US flag posted outside a government building, you’ll notice that the flag is lit up, even at night.
The flag was previously the flag of the Irish Free State and it was adopted in 1919 unilaterally during the war of independence by the Irish Republic. Subsequently, the Irish Free State also adopted the flag and later it was given constitutional status in 1937 by the Constitution of Ireland. Many nationalists feel the flag is the national flag of Ireland and as such is flown (controversially) in Northern Ireland by nationalists and the Gaelic Athletic Association.
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