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.
ScaryBilbo on April 6th, 2019 at 06:22 UTC »
In case anyone else didn't know a "Parish" is the equivalent of a County.
TheFlaccidPenetrator on April 6th, 2019 at 06:13 UTC »
Crazy to see this come up on reddit. I work for an ambulance company that operates out of St Landry, and I've received the call in dispatch for each fire. Wednesday night was the last one and as soon as I dispatched it, I turned around to my partner and started talking about how there is no way it's a coincidence. Only just now learning that they're all black churches, some thing isnt right and hopefully they find the person burning them.
ben915 on April 6th, 2019 at 01:43 UTC »
Wait, I LIVE in Louisiana, how the hell have I not heard of this?
Edit: answering people’s questions, my news sources are YouTube, Fox News, reddit, and the rumour train
Yes I am white.