A flag moves in the breeze while at half mast. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
A flag moves in the breeze while at half mast. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune)
Louisiana will join other Republican states in fully raising their flags the day of President-elect Trump’s inauguration — and will fly a Make America Great Again flag at the governor’s mansion, Gov. Jeff Landry’s office announced in a proclamation Friday.
The state’s flags were previously scheduled to fly at half staff in honor of the Bourbon Street attack victims. And concerns over flag heights proliferated across the U.S., where all state and national offices are currently flying their flags at half staff to honor late former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Dec. 29.
Several states led by Republican governors, including Texas, North Dakota and Florida, announced recently that they would raise their flags to honor the returning the President, and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, on Tuesday ordered that the U.S. Capitol’s flags be raised to full on Jan. 20 for Inauguration Day.
Landry announced he’ll also fly a “Make America Great Again” flag at the Governor’s Mansion in Baton Rouge and asked in his proclamation that Louisiana residents join him.
“Gone are the days of open borders. Gone are the days where Americans have to worry about gas and grocery prices while taxpayer dollars are shipped overseas,” Landry said. “Today, under President Trump, begins a renaissance in this Nation. One where America and her people will always come first. In Louisiana, we think that is worthy of celebrating!”
Trump lodged complaints about the flag heights earlier this month, posting to his social media account, Truth Social, to claim that Democrats were “giddy” that the flag would be lowered during his swearing in.
According to U.S. flag codes, the American flag should be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of the president or a former president. President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on the day of Carter’s death saying flag would be lowered until Jan. 28.
Though Trump claimed in his post that it could have been the first time that flags were lowered for a presidential inauguration, the New York Times reported that flags were at half staff during former President Richard Nixon’s inauguration in 1973 after the death of President Harry Truman.
Landry’s proclamation is only for Jan. 20, so the American flag could be lowered again Tuesday to continue honoring 14 victims who died in the Jan. 1 attack carried out by Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
Email Julia Guilbeau at jguilbeau@theadvocate.com.
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