LSU players react to questionable Katrina banner
Two LSU players from New Orleans were predictably unhappy after finding out about a banner that referenced Hurricane Katrina.
The banner was hung at an off-campus apartment near the University of Alabama campus. It said, “Finish what Katrina started,” in reference to the 2005 natural disaster that caused massive damage to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana and killed over 1,000 people.
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Tigers linebackers Donnie Alexander and Deion Jones, both New Orleans natives, voiced their displeasure about the sign on Twitter.
Katrina made SAVAGES! https://t.co/XptXFpGfDe
— deion jones (@bigdreams_Bo) November 7, 2015
Katrina Made An Animal Out Of Me So You Know What That’s Bout!!!! #SavageSZN #First48 #NattySZN pic.twitter.com/pCK1ijo9Oj
— DONNIE! (@GreatBambino__) November 7, 2015
New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr., a New Orleans native who played at LSU, was also unhappy about the banner.
Katrina never broke us, it made us savages… @_fournette7 #4ThaCity #Follow A photo posted by Odell Beckham Jr (@iam_objxiii) on
LSU running back Leonard Fournette is also from New Orleans, and he sent out a tweet Friday night that might have been a response to the banner.
Inspire us to go harder love my savages…….
— 7⃣ (@_fournette) November 6, 2015
The University of Alabama released a statement on Friday night, distancing itself from the banner. It said, “UA is appalled that anyone would display a banner with such an inappropriate and offensive statement. It’s our understanding that the banner was hung at an off-campus apartment complex, and it has been removed.”
Seventh-ranked Alabama (7-1) hosts No. 4 LSU (7-0) at 8 p.m. on CBS.
