Creole Flag

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Design by Pete Bergeron in 1987 and adopted by C.R.E.O.L.E., Inc., a Lafayette, LA based African American heritage preservation group.

The flag of Louisiana Creoles represents the mixed lineage, culture and religion of the Louisiana Creoles.

• The upper left section, a white fleur de lis on a blue field represents Louisiana's French Heritage

• On the lower left and upper right sections. West African heritage is represented by the Mali Republic National tri-color flag (green, yellow and red).

• The Senegal Republic National flag (blue, yellow, and red).

• The Spanish Colonial heritage is depicted by the Tower of Castille (gold tower on a red field) on the lower right section.

• A white cross dividing the four symbols represents the Christian faith accepted by the Muslim and Islamic from Senegal and Mali in Louisiana.