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Hyram Copeland

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Vicki Byrnes

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Ricky Knapp     Jon Betts     Maureen Saunders     Vernon Stevens     Trion McCoy

Vidalia City Flag

City Flag Description

As the parish seat, Vidalia, Louisiana, was named after Don Jose Vidal, a Spanish explorer. Situated on the eastern border with Mississippi and along the Mississippi River, the flag of Vidalia, Louisiana, has meanings on many levels. The colors represent colors found in the different nations that have ruled the area - France, Spain, Louisiana, the Confederate States, and the United States. The colors also represent wealth of the area (golden yellow), the blood of the citizens who constitute the city (red), and civic pride (blue).

The overall layout can be viewed as a semi-picturesque scene of the area at dusk. It depicts the yellow sky with the red land and the Mississippi River, represented in blue. The red area has been contorted into a 'V' shape for "Vidalia.'

When vertically hung, the blue should be to the viewer’s right. In this way, the flag becomes a virtual map with the city (yellow) to the west, the river (blue) to the east, and the levee which protects the city (red) in between.

The flag had somewhat of a unique adoption history. Following a negative inquiry into whether the city had a flag, Paige Herring, a former resident, discussed the idea and concepts with many who still lived there. He then prepared a design and sewed a flag which he presented to then Mayor Hyram Copeland remarking that this was a proposal since the city had no flag. The Mayor and Council readily accepted and adopted the flag.

 

Flags that have flown over Louisiana

               1492 – 1541                  1672 – 1762                     1763 – 1803                  1763 – 1779                    1803 – 1803

          1803 – 1861                       1810 – 1810                           1861                                                                    1812 – Current

State Military Crest

The state military crest, which is the crest used in the coats of arms of units of the National Guard, as granted by the precursor organizations of what is now the Army Institute of Heraldry. The official Institute of Heraldry blazon is "A pelican in her piety affronte with three young in nest, argent, armed and vulned proper."