May 23, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; Veterans, alongside active-duty service members and supporters, walked through downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday morning carrying thousands of American flags for the Hero Hump: Ruck to the Capitol event.The flags were later planted in the gardens of the state capitol at the Blue S tar Mothers' Memorial Day Flag Planting event. The event saw 11,000 flags planted, with each flag representing a fallen Louisiana service member.nbsp;The event featured speeches from Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and Gov. Jeff Landry, with Secretary Charlton Meginley joining the ruck.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less
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