Keywords: Flag of Acadiana.svg of this flag follows To symbolize the French heritage and origin of the Acadians there are three silver fleur-des-lis on a blue background To symbolize Spain who governed Louisiana for 40 years and was in possession of the Louisiana territory when the Acadians arrived the old arms of the Castille a gold tower on a red field The gold star on a white field represents Our Lady of the Assumption Patroness of the Acadians The star also symbolizes the active participation of the Acadians in the American Revolution as soldiers under Galvez Don Landry 7 October 1997 http //www crwflags com/fotw/flags/us-cajun html crwflags com It was adopted in 1965 by the Comité acadien and in 1972 by the Louisiana state Luc-vartan Baronian 21 January 1998 2006-09-26 own assumed Lexicon DEFAULTSORT Acadiana Blue red white yellow flags Flags of Louisiana Flags with castles Flags with one yellow five-pointed star Flags with fleur-de-lis Horizontal bicolor blue and red flags SVG flags of ethnic groups of the United States |