11,000 American flags on the grounds of the Louisiana State Capitol. The Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana plant the flags every Memorial Day to remember the Louisiana soldiers who have died in war.  This year's photograph was taken from the steps of the Capitol looking at the memorial and down Fourth Street.  

Memorial Day Flag Garden11,000 American flags on the grounds of the Louisiana State Capitol. The Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana plant the flags every Memorial Day to remember the Louisiana soldiers who have died in war.

View from the flag garden looking at the Louisiana State Capitol from the 2015 memorial.

Louisiana Memorial DayBlue Star Mothers of Louisiana, Chapter 1 planted 11,000 American flags on the front lawn of the Louisiana State Capitol in observance of Memorial Day. The flags represent all of the Louisiana soldiers who have died in wars from the Revolutionary War through Afghanistan.