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• Flags ordered at half-staff in honor of former secretary of state

  May 25, 2017 6:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards ordered the flags of the United States and the State of Louisiana to be flown at half-staff in honor of late State Representative and former Louisiana Secretary of State Alan Ater. Ater died on May 21 in Houston Texas at the age... more »

• Governor Edwards orders flags at half-staff for late Rep. Tinnerello

  April 6, 2017 7:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards has ordered that flags are to be flown half-staff over the State Capitol on Friday in honor of the late Representative Michael Tinnerello. Tinnerello was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1988 to represent District 13 for the parishes... more »

• Gov. Edwards orders flags to be flown half-staff for Sgt. Anderson

  March 22, 2017 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards has ordered that the flags of the State of Louisiana and the United States be flown at half-staff outside of the State Capitol and all public buildings in honor of Sergeant Shawn Anderson. Anderson was an 18-year East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy... more »

• Parish president requests flags to be lowered for late Clerk of Court

  January 10, 2017 4:39 PM

  AMITE – Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller has requested that all flags in the parish be lowered in honor of the late longtime Clerk of Court Julian Dufreche. Dufreche died on Monday after his battle with colon cancer. Dufreche was a city councilman and Mayor of Ponchatoula prior... more »

• Flags ordered at half-staff on day after tragic shooting

  July 18, 2016 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gov. John Bel Edwards has ordered the U.S. and state flag to be flown at half-staff over the Capitol and all public buildings in Louisiana until sunset on Monday. The governor said the decision was made in order to honor the lives of three law enforcement... more »

• La. governor orders flags at half-staff for Florida mass shooting victims

  June 13, 2016 1:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Flags will fly at half-staff at Louisiana public buildings to honor the victims of a weekend mass shooting in Florida, Governor John Bel Edwards announced Monday. Edwards said the American flag will fly with the state flag at half-staff until sunset Thursday. Sunday, hours after the... more »