Governor Kay Ivey joined Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Monday in declaring a period of mourning for the victims of the New Year’s terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed at least 14 and injured dozens more, paying specific attention to those with ties to Alabama.
It’s been nearly one week since police say Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an ISIS flag-carrying terrorist, drove a pickup truck into the crowded French Quarter area. Jabbar was ultimately killed by police, but not after leaving 14 dead bodies and dozens more injured in his wake.
Among those killed in the attack were Kareem Badawi and Drew Dauphin, both of whom called Alabama home. Badawi was a Louisiana native but a freshman attending the University of Alabama. Likewise, Dauphin was a 2023 graduate from Auburn University and from Montgomery.
“I am joining Governor Landry and the state of Louisiana in a time of recognition and mourning,” Ivey said in her proclamation. “We will remember those lives lost, especially those who called Alabama home. Flags across the state should remain lowered as a visible sign of respect and remembrance for Kareem (Badawi, Drew Dauphin and all victims of the January 1 terrorist attack.”
In her proclamation, Ivey asked all Alabamians to join in mourning on Monday, January 6, in honor of Badawi and to do the same on Wednesday, January 8, in remembrance of Dauphin. Flags in the state will also be flown at half-staff on those days.
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