Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.

Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) directed all flags of the United States of America and the State of Mississippi to be flown at full-staff for President-elect Donald

Although the U.S. flag is at half-staff to mark the death of President Jimmy Carter, 8 Republican-led states will raise flags for Trump's inauguration

Here's what to know about why flags are lowered when a president dies, who can issue that order and how long the process lasts: On Dec. 29, Biden ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in honor of the late former president.