• What is the Fleur-De-Lis' meaning for New Orleans | Architectural SalesFile:Flag of Louisiana.svg - Wikimedia Commons
    The fleur-de-lis, symbolizing French royalty and Catholicism,
    arrived in Louisiana with colonists in the 17th century, becoming a symbol of civic pride in New Orleans and a state symbol in 2008. It has a dark history, as the 1724 Code Noirused it to brand enslaved people. It represents resilience, particularly post-Katrina.
  • The fleur-de-lis, symbolizing French royalty and Catholicism,
    arrived in Louisiana with colonists in the 17th century, becoming a symbol of civic pride in New Orleans and a state symbol in 2008. It has a dark history, as the 1724 Code Noir used it to brand enslaved people. It represents resilience, particularly post-Katrina.

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