LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Clifton Neighborhood will gather Thursday afternoon for a ceremony marking two years since a deadly explosion at the Givaudan coloring factory in Louisville killed two people, injured others and caused an estimated $30 million in damage.
Outgoing District 9 Louisville Metro Council member Andrew Owen, who represents the area, will host a sign dedication ceremony in the alley next to the former plant site. Community members will remember Kevens Dawson Jr. and Austin Jaggers, who died in the 2024 blast, as well as Louis Perry, who died in a 2003 explosion at the same factory site.
The 2024 explosion happened when a 2,500-gallon cooking vessel exploded at the factory. From the air, the site is now an empty field…