Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Designer	Baton Rouge City Council
Adopted	13 December 1995
Score in 2004 NAVA survey	3.95/10 (80th of 150)
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The current flag of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was adopted in 1995 by the city council, replacing an older flag that had been in use since 1968.

Description

The flag of Baton Rouge consist of a cursive white text reading 'Baton Rouge' on a crimson red background. A shield in the bottom left corner contains a fleur-de-lis, a castle from the Flag of Castile, and the 1606 Union Jack.

Symbolism

The flag has a field of crimson representing the red-colored poles erected by Native Americans along the Mississippi River from which the city's name is derived. The crest on the lower left uses the red, white and blue, representing the colors of the United States. The upper left of the shield is the fleur-de-lis representing France, the upper right is a castle taken from the flag of the Kingdom of Castile, representing Spain, and the lower portion is the pre-1801 Union Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The coat of arms encompasses the emblems of the three European countries whose flags have flown over Baton Rouge.

Historical Flags

Flag of Baton Rouge, 1968-1995.