BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana state flag has been a symbol of the state’s rich history and heritage, but how was it designed and what is the background behind it? We dive into the rich ...

In the crest, the mother pelican is vulning herself in order to feed her chicks, and three drops of blood are visible below the mother pelican's beak. Vulning refers to the process of a female pelican ...

GRAND ISLE, LA (WAFB) - Fifty years ago, there wasn't a single brown pelican in the entire state of Louisiana. Queen Bess Island has a population of over 8,000. And that's just the adult pelicans.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana ...

Louisiana's state flag features a crest that's centered upon a blue backdrop which features a nest with a mother pelican and her three chicks. Beneath the crest is the state's motto, "Union Justice ...