NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At a Mass celebrated Sunday at New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral, just blocks from where a man sped down Bourbon Street in a deadly attack early on New Year’s Day, a church leader acknowledged the sense of unease that remains and asked for prayers for victims and their families.
“We can choose to fear,” the Very Rev. Patrick Williams told those gathered. “Or we can choose to hope.”
Fourteen people were killed and about 30 were injured in the attack. The attacker, a U.S. citizen who had proclaimed his support for the Islamic State militant group, was fatally shot in a firefight with police.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared a period of mourning that began on Monday, with a different victim being remembered each day.
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In Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of two victims who were from Mississippi: Nikyra Dedeaux of Gulfport and Matthew Tenedorio of Picayune. State flags will fly at half-staff today, Jan. 9, in memory of Dedeaux and on Jan. 17 in memory of Tenedorio.
“Mississippi is praying for their families,” Reeves said in a social media post on Wednesday.
Matthew Tenedorio
Matthew Tenedorio, 25, was from Picayune, Mississippi, the coroner’s office said.
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Matthew Tenedorio was from Picayune, Miss. Photo courtesy the family
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His mother, Cathy Tenedorio, arrived early to a Saturday vigil in New Orleans with friends and family. She told The Associated Press that she was moved by the flood of condolences and the graciousness of strangers coming to pay their respects.
“Now we have to figure out how to live without him,” she said, her voice breaking. “He has a beautiful German shepherd that’s looking
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