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Fleur-de-lis

Louisiana State Symbol

Fleur-de-lis design on wrought-iron fence post; photo by LEOL30 on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Symbol of Louisiana

Louisiana designated fleur-de-lis as the official state symbol in 2008. The fleur-de-lis is a stylized lily or iris (the official state wildflower of Louisiana is iris) that is used as a decorative design or symbol, especially in French heraldry (the fleur-de-lis has appeared on many European coats of arms and flags over the centuries). All Louisiana Symbols