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Oddly enough, this motto (Union, Justice, Confidence) comes from 1812 State Governor William C.C. Claiborne and the soon to be State Bird, the Brown Pelican.
The Pelican would actually rip off part of its own flesh to feed its young rather than have them starve.
The Governor felt that was the duty of the State to its people, too, as can be seen here in the 1981 adoption of the State's official pledge of allegiance:
§167. State pledge of allegiance There shall be a state pledge of allegiance, to read as follows:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the state of Louisiana and to the motto for which it stands: A state, under God, united in purpose and ideals, confident that justice shall prevail for all of those abiding here."
Added by Acts 1981, No. 711, §1
In 1902, Governor William Wright Heard gave the official description of the State Flag which included the Brown Pelican giving of itself to feed its young.
A bird's devotion to its young and the feeling that a government should have the same dedication to its people is why Louisiana's State Motto was chosen.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe motto for the state of Louisiana is Union, Justice, and Confidence. The capitol of this state is Baton Rouge and the state flower is the magnolia.
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∙ 11y agobecause the people are confident justical and unionitive
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