Republic of buying Louisiana bowtie

Inspired by the Republic of Louisiana flag, which was the official flag of Louisiana from February 11, 1861 to March 21, 1861, when Louisiana was a free and independent republic after formally seceding from the United States, but before Louisiana joined the Confederate States of America.

The newly independent “Republic of Louisiana” adopted a state flag by action of the State Convention on 11 February 1861. On that date, the committee, which had been appointed on 4 February 1861 for the task of devising a national flag for Louisiana, composed of John K. Elgee of Rapides Parish (chairman), A. Bienvenu Roman of St. James and St. John the Baptist Parish, and Claiborne C. Briscoe of Madison Parish, proposed an ordinance “to establish a flag for the state of Louisiana” that read:
We, the people of the State of Louisiana in convention assembled, do ordain and establish that the flag of the State of Louisiana shall consist and be composed of thirteen horizontal stripes of the colors hereinafter described, and to be disposed in the following order, commencing from the upper line or edge of the flag, to wit: the first stripe blue; second, white; third, red; fourth, white; fifth, blue; sixth, white; seventh, red; eighth, white; ninth, blue; tenth, white; eleventh, red; twelfth, white; and the thirteenth, or bottom stripe, blue.

We do further ordain and establish that there shall be in the upper or chief corner of the flag, a square field, the color whereof shall be red; and the sides therefor equal to the width of seven stripes, and that in the center of said field there shall be a star of due proportionate size, having five points or rays; and that the color of the said star shall be a paile yellow.
We do further ordain and buying establish that the said flag, and no other, shall be the national flag of he State of Louisiana.

The traditional (and in use today) Pelican symbol was discarded because as Mr. Elgee said, “The pelican is in form unsightly, in habits filthy, in nature cowardly.” With regard to the symbolism of the new flag, the committee stated that: “The thirteen stripes represent the original 13 colonies”; “The blue, the white, the red are emblems of hope, virtue and valor”; and “To the children of Spain we dedicate the colors of red and yellow, which we have woven into our plan.”

This bowtie is made through a partnership with NOLA Couture (nolacouture.com), a locally owned and operated fashion apparel store in New Orleans. Each tie is printed, cut, sewn and assembled in-house, here in New Orleans. Because each tie is custom made-to-order, please allow up to three weeks for delivery.