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RandySF

(59,813 posts)
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 02:17 PM Apr 2019

3 Black Churches Have Burned in 10 Days in a Single Louisiana Parish

ATLANTA — Three historically black churches have burned in less than two weeks in one south Louisiana parish, where officials said they had found “suspicious elements” in each case. The officials have not ruled out the possibility of arson, or the possibility that the fires are related.

“There is clearly something happening in this community,” State Fire Marshal H. Browning said in a statement on Thursday. “That is why it is imperative that the citizens of this community be part of our effort to figure out what it is.”

The three fires occurred on March 26, Tuesday and Thursday in St. Landry Parish, north of Lafayette. A fourth fire, a small blaze that officials said was “intentionally set,” was reported on Sunday at a predominantly black church in Caddo Parish, about a three-hour drive north.

“But just as we haven’t connected the three in St. Landry, we haven’t connected the one in Caddo,” said Ashley Rodrigue, a spokeswoman for the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal, on Friday.



https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/us/louisiana-black-church-fires.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytnational

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3 Black Churches Have Burned in 10 Days in a Single Louisiana Parish (Original Post) RandySF Apr 2019 OP
these arsons need to be investigated by federal agencies rampartc Apr 2019 #1
I wouldn't trust our current federal agencies. AJT Apr 2019 #3
i don't think these will be investigated as civil rights crimes rampartc Apr 2019 #4
Red alert. Sigh. BootinUp Apr 2019 #2
The three fires occurred on March 26, Tuesday and Thursday in St. Landry Parish, north of Lafayette. madville Apr 2019 #5
March 26 was a Tuesday. Thursday was March 28. lunatica Apr 2019 #6
The article is dated April 5th Revanchist Apr 2019 #8
Trump and his band ......... NNYCDN51 Apr 2019 #7
Good thing it's not terrorism IronLionZion Apr 2019 #9
This is my parish. skip fox Apr 2019 #10

rampartc

(5,458 posts)
1. these arsons need to be investigated by federal agencies
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 02:24 PM
Apr 2019

or they will never be solved or connected. i live down here. as soon as possible these till be forgotten or blamed on insurance fraud or something other than what they are : racist hate crimes.

madville

(7,413 posts)
5. The three fires occurred on March 26, Tuesday and Thursday in St. Landry Parish, north of Lafayette.
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 02:37 PM
Apr 2019

Does that sentence make sense to anyone? Just want to make sure I'm not losing my mind.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
6. March 26 was a Tuesday. Thursday was March 28.
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 02:44 PM
Apr 2019

The sentence doesn’t make sense though. You’re not crazy.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
8. The article is dated April 5th
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 04:05 PM
Apr 2019

So March 26 would be the previous week and Tuesday and Thursday would be April 2 and 4.

 

NNYCDN51

(58 posts)
7. Trump and his band .........
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 03:36 PM
Apr 2019

of lunatics must be so proud!! But remember as tRump has reassured us, these are only isolated incidents.
There are good people on both sides ... no doubt a few good blacks and of course all good white supremacists.
Our country is going down the tubes fast. Revolution coming???

Keep On Thinking Free

IronLionZion

(45,667 posts)
9. Good thing it's not terrorism
Sat Apr 6, 2019, 05:07 PM
Apr 2019

ter·ror·ism
/ˈterəˌrizəm/
noun
the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

Unless white

The KKK has a long history of church bombings, lynchings, and other violence and intimidation against civilians in the pursuit of political aims.

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