why is the flag at half mast today in louisiana?
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards ordered flags to be flown at half-staff over the Louisiana State Capitol until sunset on April 13, 2020, as an expression of respect for Rep. Reggie Bagala, who passed away from COVID-19 on Thursday. Before he was elected to represent the people of House District 54, Rep.
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The United States flag flies at half-staff (or half-mast) when the nation or a state is in mourning. The president, through a presidential proclamation, a state governor, or the mayor of the District of Columbia can order flags to fly at half-staff.
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Gov. Ivey orders flags at half-staff to honor civil rights legend John Lewis. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered flags to be flown half-staff to honor the life of civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis. Lewis died at the age of 80 on Friday after a lifetime of causing “good trouble.”
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The flag is at half staff today and through Thursday until sunset. ... Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on Thursday, August 8, 2019. Tuesday, July 23. The flag is at half mast today in memory of Retired Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens.
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In accordance with Missouri State Statute 9.120, all flags at State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, statewide on Friday, May 15, 2020 from sunrise to sunset to commemorate the sacrifices of the federal, state, county and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the line of duty.
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States Are Lowering Their Flags in the Memory of Those No Longer with Us. In Maine, U.S. and state flags are flying half-staff on Saturday, December 14 at the State Capitol and in the city of Westbrook in honor of former State Representative Ann Peoples.
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Originally Published: July 23, 2019 12:05 a.m. In coordination with the Presidential proclamation, Gov. Doug Ducey has ordered flags at all state buildings be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in honor of retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens.
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A Presidential Proclamation Called for Flags to be Half-Staff through October 18 in Honor of Elijah Cummings. On Thursday, October 17, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation for flags to fly half-staff through sunset on Friday, October 18.
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Gov. Ivey directs flags to be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of fallen Moody police officer. ... (WKRG) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued an order for flags to be flown at half-staff Monday, June 8 as a mark of respect for fallen Moody Police Sgt.
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Flags across Georgia will fly at half-staff on Friday, May 15, 2020 in Honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. ... Governor Kemp signed an Executive Order on May 11 ordering the flags at half mast on Friday 'as a mark of respect for the officers who serve, and in memory of the officers who have fallen.
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Flags To Half Staff For Alexander Police Officer Scott Hutton. Governor Asa Hutchinson has ordered the United States flag and the state flag of Arkansas to fly at half-staff in honor of Alexander Police Officer Scott Hutton. The flag will remain at half-staff until sunset Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
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July 17, 2020 - Half-Staff Alert - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster orders that the flags atop the State Capitol Building be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Friday, July 17, 2020, in honor of former Adjutant Ge …
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On Sunday, October 6, 2019, in accordance with Public Law 107-51, the flag of the United States will be flown at half-staff at all Federal office buildings in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
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By order of the Governor, all flags of the United States and the flag of Missouri at all State and government offices, shall be flown at half-staff, statewide on August 12, 2019 as a mark of respect for Representative Rebecca Roeber.
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Ron DeSantis has ordered that the flags of the United States and the state of Florida be lowered immediately and flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the shooting at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday. The order applies to all local and state buildings throughout Florida.
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Ivey said flags will be flown at half-staff until sunset today. “As a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, he is a proud son of Alabama,” Ivey said in a statement issued Saturday morning.
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By order of the President of the United States, the United States flag at all State and government offices will be flown at half-staff, from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, as a mark of respect for the memory of John Paul Stevens, retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.