Louisiana remembers Drew Dauphin

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — On Wednesday, Jan. 8, Louisiana is remembering Drew Dauphin, a victim of the Jan. 1 Bourbon Street attack.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared a period of mourning, ordering that all flags over state buildings be flown at half-staff.

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On Wednesday, the state is remembering Dauphin, who was from Montgomery, Alabama and a recent graduate of Auburn University.

At a Sunday news conference, Landry said Dauphin’s family remembers him as someone who “lit up every room he entered” and had an infectious smile.

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Drew Dauphin was a recent graduate of Auburn University. (Courtesy/ Auburn University)

Louisiana State Superintendent Cade Brumley also asked school systems to consider a moment of silence at 9 a.m. during the period of mourning.

The New Orleans Police Department and the Archdiocese of New Orleans will ring the bells of St. Louis Cathedral every day through Jan. 23, between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to honor and remember the lives lost and those affected by the terror attack.

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