The figure in this case, is a glowing white mother pelican tearing her breast to feed her young against a backdrop of blue on Louisiana's state flag. Gov. W.W. Heard specified the color scheme in ...

The colors paid homage to France and Spain. In 1912, the white pelican on a blue background became the official flag design. It wasn’t updated until November 2010, according to Britannica.

032710 met W. fla Rvlt story, photo by mark h. hunter, "Miss Jessie" Dedon, a volunteer at the Museum in Jackson, holds out a "Bonnie Blue" flag on display next to a mannequin wearing an American ...