Louisiana Statutes
§ 14:116 — Flag desecration
Louisiana § 14:116
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 14Criminal Law
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Bluebook
La. Stat. Ann. § 14:116 (2026).
Text
Flag desecration is the act of any person who shall intentionally, in any manner, for exhibition or display:
(1)Place or cause to be placed any word, mark, design or advertisement of any nature upon any flag; or
(2)Expose to public view any flag, upon which has been printed or otherwise produced, or to which shall have been attached any such word, mark, design, or advertisement; or
(3)Expose to public view, or have in possession for sale or any other purpose, any article of merchandise, or thing for holding or carrying merchandise, upon or to which shall have been produced or attached any flag, in order to advertise, call attention to or decorate such article; or
(4)Publicly mutilate, defile, or by word or act cast contempt upon any flag.
The word "flag" as used herein shall mean any d
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Related
Ferdinand v. Garrison
348 F. Supp. 1254 (E.D. Louisiana, 1972)
Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 544, §1.
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Louisiana § 14:116, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/la/14%3A116.