Seal of Louisiana

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Great Seal of the State of Louisiana
Historical coat of arms
(1876)
ArmigerState of Louisiana
Adopted2006
MottoUnion, Justice, Confidence
Earlier version(s)1812, 1902

The Seal of Louisiana (French: Sceau de la Louisiane) is the official government emblem of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Originally devised in 1812, the latest version was enacted in 2006.

History

Following the

Catholic heritage.[1] Claiborne had married into a Catholic Louisiana family and had helped to incorporate Catholics into the political mainstream, during a time of intense anti-Catholicism elsewhere in the US.[2]

During the Civil War, with Louisiana divided, the Confederate and Union governors both used pelican seals: one with the head turned to the left, the other to the right and one with a nest full of chicks and one with just four chicks.[3] In the Union portion of the state, the moto "Justice, Union and Confidence" was changed to "Union, Justice and Confidence".[4]

On April 30, 1902, a standardized description of Great Seal of the State of Louisiana was provided by Gov.

W. W. Heard to Secretary of State John T. Michel, who was charged with ensuring all state departments used the seal as he described it: "A Pelican, with its head turned to the left, in a nest with three young; the Pelican, following the tradition, in act of tearing its breast to fed its young; around the edge of the Seal to be inscribed 'State of Louisiana.' Over the head of the Pelican to be inscribed 'Union, Justice,' etc.; under the nest of the Pelican to be inscribed 'Confidence.'" Michel noted that this was the first order to legitimize the state's seal.[3]

During the 19th century it was traditional in Louisiana flags and the state seal for the "pelican in her piety" to have three drops of blood on her chest.

Louisiana State Legislature passed a bill (House Bill 833/Act 92)[6]
which requires three drops of blood to be depicted on the pelican used in both the state's flag and seal.

Historical Coats of Arms of Louisiana

Government seals of Louisiana

  • Seal of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
    Seal of the
    Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
  • Former seal design (1802–1876)
    Former seal design (1802–1876)
  • Former seal design (1879)
    Former seal design (1879)
  • Former seal design (1879–1890)
    Former seal design (1879–1890)
  • Former seal design established in 1902
    Former seal design established in 1902
  • Former seal design (1890–2006)
    Former seal design (1890–2006)
  • Former seal design (2006–2010)
    Former seal design (2006–2010)

References

  1. ^ Jones, Dr. Terry L. (April 4, 2016). "Why the Pelican? The Catholic origins of the imagery on Louisiana's official seal". countryroadsmagazine.com. Country Roads Magazine. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-0253219329
    .
  3. ^ a b Michel, John T. (1902-05-12). "Seal of the State". Report of the Secretary of State to his Excellency W. W. Heard, Governor of the State of Louisiana (Report). Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Baton Rouge News Pub. Co. – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Collecting the Confederacy, Savxas Beahttie publishing
  5. ^
    The Times-Picayune
  6. ^ HB833 - 2006 Regular Session Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, from the website of the Louisiana State Legislature

External links

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