A runner dressed in a Fleur de Lis , a symbol for hope for New Orleans, nears City Park on Esplanade Ave. during the 2006 Crescent City Classic.

When New Orleans was founded in 1718, settlers flew a flag with a fleur-de-lis, and the city has been represented by the symbol ever since. The fleur-de-lis dates to ancient Egypt, when a version ...

The fleur de lis is a symbol that is deeply ingrained in Louisiana's history. Seen in architecture, the state flag and on the helmets of the Saints, it's everywhere. System.Object Author: kjac ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. The fleur-de-lis will be showcased in Sunday’s Super Bowl as the symbol of the Saints. But it is much more than just the logo of a modern-day football team. Throughout ...

Listen to this article BATON ROUGE – The fleur-de-lis is now an official symbol of Louisiana. Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday signed into law a bill that allows use of the flower image on official ...

CNN has reached out to the Saints’ legal representative for comment. The Saints were granted a trademark by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 1974 to use a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol ...

NEW ORLEANS — The fleur de lis is a symbol that is deeply ingrained in Louisiana’s history. Seen in architecture, the state flag and on the helmets of the Saints, it’s everywhere.

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 ...

The Saints were granted a trademark by the US Patent and Trademark Office in 1974 to use a stylized fleur-de-lis symbol having become a professional NFL team in 1967.