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.
ben915 on April 6th, 2019 at 01:43 UTC »
Wait, I LIVE in Louisiana, how the hell have I not heard of this?
_Dera_ on April 6th, 2019 at 01:14 UTC »
I'm atheist but I know and respect that in my country of the U.S., people have the right to practice their faith without worry of persecution or harm. Let's please not go back to a time where this shit is the norm.
Fuck_you_very_much_ on April 6th, 2019 at 01:00 UTC »
Why would anyone burn down a church? Who the fuck does that?