LA State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Shreveport
June 8, 2026
Governor Jeff Landry of Louisiana issued an executive order on May 8, 2026, directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor eight children killed in a mass shooting in Shreveport on April 19, 2026. The victims, who ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old, were the focus of an eight-day mourning period beginning May 9. Each day of this solemn tribute honored one of the young victims whose lives were cut tragically short.
Flag protocol
Flags of the United States and the State of Louisiana are flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in honor of the eight victims of the Shreveport mass shooting.
Source: flagsexpress.com