Flags flying at halfstaff in honor of Episcopal alum who died in New Orleans attack
Jan 06, 2025
BATON ROUGE — Flags will fly at half-staff on Monday in remembrance of one of the Baton Rouge native victims of the New Orleans attack that killed 14 people when a man drove a truck through Bourbon Street on New Year's Day.Gov. Jeff Landry said on social media that flags will fly at half-staff to honor Kareem Badawi, an alumni of Episcopal who was laid to rest on Friday. Badawi's classmate, Parker Vidrine, was critically injured in the attack.Another Baton Rouge man, 37-year-old Reggie Hunter, was killed in the attack as well. Hunter traveled to New Orleans overnight to celebrate New Year's Eve on a whim, his cousin Shirell Jackson said. Hunter was the father of two sons.Flags will also fly at half-staff throughout the rest of the month for the other victims. Here is when each victim will be honored: - Jan. 7: Tiger Bech- Jan. 8: Drew Dauphin- Jan. 9: Nikyra Dedeaux- Jan. 10: William DiMao- Jan. 13: Hubert Gauthreaux - Jan. 14: Reggie Hunter- Jan. 15: Nicole Perez- Jan. 16: Terrance Kennedy- Jan. 17: Matthew TenedorioPermalink| Comments