When French men and women sailed the Atlantic Ocean from their home country to the new world, starting in the early 17th century, they retained their cultural ties to France while leaving the French ...

A symbol that has represented purity, royalty and the trinity, the fleur-de-lis, now represents New Orleans. When the French explorer Sieur de La Salle laid claim to the Mississippi Valley on April 9, ...

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans welcomed 2026 in familiar style, as a glowing fleur-de-lis descended over the French Quarter at midnight. The glowing symbol slid down a 25-foot pole from the top of the Jax ...

The fleur-de-lis has long been associated with the French royalty, its origins going back almost 1,000 years. Messier’s initial petition to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board was dismissed in June ...