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Ola Prejean, right, president of Move the Mindset, unveils a historical marker memorializing lynching victims Louis Senegal and Antoine Domingue on Saturday at the Carencro Welcome Center during a dedication ceremony.
Louisiana historical marker acknowledges history of lynchings, racial injustice BY ANGELINE MATHEWS Contributing writer
On Saturday, Move the Mindset, a civil rights organization dedicated to promoting racial and social justice, held a ceremony for the installation of a historical marker honoring the lives of two Black men who died by lynching in 1896 and 1906. The marker recognizes the unjust destiny faced by Antoine Domingue and Louis Senegal and offers details about the history of lynching in America. Domingue, described as peaceable, was attacked and killed on Nov. 24, 1906, by “whitecappers,” bands of poor White farmers who saw Black farmers as economic competition. According to historical accounts, they monitored Carencro roads, waiting for Black travelers to fall into their traps. Local law enforcement was aware of the crimes they committed but never intervened, according to accounts. Domingue and two other Black
Yagody, a modern folk band from Lviv — a city on the western edge of Ukraine — is excited to play its first North American tour. The band, consisting of four traditional Ukrainian musicians who combine vocals and percussive instruments to create a tight, transportive sound, kicked off its tour in New Mexico this week. The group will go on to play cities including Chi-
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Shortly after Hurricane Milton formed in the Gulf of Mexico in October, forecasters watched in horror as the storm underwent explosive rapid intensification and made its way toward Florida, strengthening from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in a day. Milton’s wind speeds increased by 90 mph in 24 hours, which Jason Dunion, a University of Miami meteorologist specializing in hurricane research, said is the third highest rate of rapid intensification in recorded history. “If you’re a forecaster, you have to communicate that change really fast,” Dunion said. That kind of fast-paced strengthening, which in Milton’s case famously brought one Florida meteorologist to tears on air, has long posed a problem for forecasters and hurricane-prone states like Louisiana, where residents are often left with little time to prepare. While researchers understand the large-scale environmental factors that help fuel the phenomenon — warm sea-surface temperatures, low wind shear, moist air — much of the process remains a mystery. “What’s harder to predict,” Dunion said, “is how fast the inner core, that heart of the storm, can change in a short period of time.”
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Mona Senegal, descendent of Louis Senegal, takes a photo of the new historical marker Saturday. men were making their way returned to the scene and was home when they were attacked. shot and hanged. The two other men escaped, but Six White men were arrested Domingue was beaten repeatedly. and charged, causing other Knocked off his buggy, he fled to ä See MARKER, page 6A his home to retrieve a gun. He
cago, Seattle, Vancouver and Boulder, Colorado, before wrapping up in Louisiana at the end of April. Yagody is performing April 24 at McNeese State University in Lake Charles and April 25-26 at Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette. The band’s submission to the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, “Tsunamia,” encapsulates the way this high-energy group, founded by actress and singer
Louisiana could criminalize intentional exposure of STIs Bill creates felony in case of incurable infections
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Yagody, a modern Ukrainian folk band, is coming to Louisiana as part of its first North American tour. The group will play April 24 at McNeese State University and April 25-26 for two sets at Festival International de ä See BAND, page 4A Louisiane in Lafayette.
A bill set to be considered during the upcoming legislative session would make it a crime to intentionally expose others to a sexually transmitted infection, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, depending on the circumstances. State Rep. Pat Moore, D-Monroe, said she filed House Bill 76 at the request of a Louisiana woman who said she contracted genital herpes from her husband, who was not honest about his condition and also was unfaithful. Moore filed similar legislation in 2021. “I think it’s something that we truly need to consider,” Moore said of HB76. Critics say it is usually impossible to prove what
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