Photo: Tiger Stadium lit in blue to honor slain policemen
By Kevin Duffey
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Another week and another senseless tragedy in our country, and Les Miles and LSU are taking this one hard.
Miles cancelled his visit to the ESPN ‘Car Wash’ in wake of the horrific ambush of policemen in Baton Rouge.
“The community is heart sick over the loss of three fine civil servants,” Miles said. “I wanted to be around my players. We have several players who have law enforcement fathers. I wanted them to see me in the weight room, our study area and on campus. It also put me in position, if I can come be a part of whatever issues the police department and those agencies are having, I’d like to be a part of that too.”
On Monday night, LSU’s Tiger Stadium was lit in blue to honor the fallen law enforcement officers.
#LSU's Tiger Stadium is also lit blue tonight. #BRShooting pic.twitter.com/Li3AP13N20
— Brianna Paciorka (@bpaciorka) July 19, 2016
The three law enforcement officers killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were Montrell Jackson, Brad Garafola and Matthew Gerald.
The tragedy hit close to home for Miles, who knew Montrell Jackson.
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
