City Seal
On May 8, 1903, Gov. William W. Heard issued a proclamation incorporating the village of Denham Springs to include Sections 25, 30, 44, 45, 58 and 59 in T6S-R2E and T6S-R3E. Governor Huey Long designated Denham Springs as a town on Feb. 5, 1929, and Lt. Gov. Lethar Frazar, standing in for the Kingfish's brother Earl, proclaimed Denham Springs to be a city on Sept. 5, 1957.
The City has undergone several administrations since its incorporation. To signify the unity of past history with future growth, a seal was created and is seen today on City vehicles, uniforms and correspondence.
The meaning of the artwork in the seal is as follows:
The Live Oak tree at the top represents our own Live Oak trees throughout the city and is a symbol of strength and stability. The central portion of the emblem is a rendering of our old city hall building, built in the late 1930s by the WPA and dedicated on November 24 - 25, 1940. The date ‘1903’ is the date of incorporation.
(left to right)
Flag No. 1 is Louisiana’s State Pelican Flag, believed to date as far back as 1804 but officially adopted by the Legislature in 1912.
Flag No. 2 is the French Fleur-de-Lis carried by sieur de la Salle when he descended the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming all the land for France, and naming a large portion on its west boundary “Louisiana.”
Flag No. 3 is the British Union Jack which flew over West Florida when it ceded from Spain in 1763.
Flag No. 4 is the Spanish flag carried by Hernando de Soto in 1541 when he explored the southeastern section of what is now the United States, traveling only a few miles from Denham Springs.
Flag No. 5 is the flag of Bourbon Spain carried by Governor Bernardo de Galvez in 1779 when he attacked the British at Baton Rouge and reclaimed the Floridas for Spain.
Flag No. 6 is the Lone Star flag, often called the ‘Bonnie Blue’, and was the flag of the Republic of West Florida in 1810 when her citizens overthrew Spain and claimed independence. Twenty-six years later, Texas would borrow its design for her own flag.
Flag No. 7 is the Stars and Bars, flown when the Republic of West Florida was annexed to the United States in 1810.
Flag No. 8 is the Louisiana flag adopted when the state seceded from the Union. It was our flag of independence for two months until our Legislature voted to join the Confederacy.
Flag No. 9 is one of several flags of the Confederacy and the most popular one under which many of our forebears fought and died.
Flag No. 10 is ‘Old Glory,’ the American flag of freedom that we honor today.
The emblem was designed through the efforts of the Denham Springs Historic Preservation Commission.
