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The Great Seal of
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The official state seal of Louisiana was adopted in 1902. It
features a pelican tending its three young chicks in their nest.
The story is that the pelican is actually tearing some of its
own flesh to feed the chicks, which apparently a pelican will do
rather than allow its young to starve. This seal has changed
over the years, and at one point there were a dozen chicks in
the nest. Since pelicans normally do not have large numbers of
chicks at one time, the present version is more realistic. It
also makes you feel a bit better knowing that the pelican
doesn't have to pull itself apart for more than three of the
young. The Louisiana motto "Union, justice, confidence"
surrounds the birds on the present seal. |
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