Mayor Landrieu Calls for Flags in City to be Lowered to Half-Staff Through Independence Day
Call Issued to Remember Lives Lost to Violence in America & in Charleston Tragedy
NEW ORLEANS – June 22, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered all American and City of New Orleans flags on City property in New Orleans to be lowered to half-staff beginning at dawn on June 20, 2015, and ending at dusk on July 4, 2015, in remembrance of and out of respect for the lives lost to hate and violence on the streets of America, as well as the nine lives lost in Wednesday’s shooting at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, S.C. He also called on others throughout New Orleans to do the same.
Statement from Mayor Mitch Landrieu:
“It is past time for us to come together and stop the endless cycle of hate and violence that is taking too many precious lives from our communities. I have called on all flags in the city of New Orleans to fly at half-staff until Independence Day to remember and honor the lives lost to hate and violence on the streets of America, as well as the nine lives lost in the Charleston tragedy. My hope is that we can one day not only celebrate our country’s independence from tyranny, but also from hate. We must all work harder, together, to build a more just, fair and peaceful society.
