The flag is at half mast today, August 29, 2025, primarily for two reasons:

1. There is a nationwide observance of flags flown at half-staff to honor the victims of a senseless act of violence that occurred August 27, 2025, at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where two children were killed and many others injured. This was ordered by President Donald Trump and applies across the United States until sunset on August 31, 2025.
2. Additionally, in Louisiana, flags are at half-staff to commemorate Hurricane Katrina Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of the tragic hurricane.

These acts of lowering the flag show respect and mourning for these recent tragedies.