Louisiana Remembers LaTasha Polk
Jan 21, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — On Tuesday, Jan. 21, Louisiana is remembering 49-year-old LaTasha Polk, a victim of the Jan. 1 attack on Bourbon Street.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared a period of mourning ordering that all flags over state buildings be flown at half-staff.
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Polk, from New Orleans, was the mother of a 14-year-old. She worked as a certified nursing assistant.
LaTasha Polk
In a Sunday news conference, Landry reported that Polk's family believes that she would have wanted the city to turn out in celebration, with a tinge of grief, but without fear.
Louisiana State Superintendent Cade Brumley also asked school systems to consider a moment of silence at 9 a.m. during the period of mourning.
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The New Orleans Police Department and the Archdiocese of New Orleans will ring the bells of St. Louis Cathedral every day through Jan. 23, between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to honor and remember the lives lost and those affected by the terror attack.
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