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What we know about Saturday's NFAC demonstration in Lafayette
Downtown Lafayette will host a demonstration Saturday by the "Not F---ing Around Coalition," a Black militia group based in Atlanta, in response to threats made by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Facebook that the group's leader says warrant a public apology.
The NFAC obtained a permit from Lafayette Consolidated Government to hold the demonstration downtown Saturday, and security measures will be in place throughout the event, according to local officials.
The demonstration comes in response to a threat made by Higgins regarding protests in Lafayette following the death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Lafayette police responding to a reported disturbance involving a man with a knife at a north Lafayette gas station on Aug. 21.
State police are investigating the shooting, and no charges have been issued so far.
Here's what we know in advance of Saturday's event.
Parc San Souci at 4 p.m.
The NFAC's demonstration will take place at Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette at 4 p.m. Saturday. Members of the coalition are expected to gather at a different downtown location beforehand and then march to the park at 4 p.m.
Prior to the demonstration, Lafayette's NAACP will be hosting a voter registration drive at the park starting at 11 a.m.
After the group marches, several speakers are expected to address the public at the park, though a list of speakers was not available Thursday. Following the speeches, NFAC members will march back to their original gathering point.
Other militia groups also are expected to demonstrate downtown during the NFAC's event, and will be separated from the coalition's members and kept out of gun-free zones.
Route and group size still unclear
The exact route that the coalition's march will take remains unclear, though limitations on where guns can be carried downtown will keep any potential route largely north of Parc San Souci.
Certain roads will be closed to vehicles, but pedestrians will be allowed to walk in areas that are not barricaded as part of the route.
The number of members expected to participate in Saturday's demonstration is unclear.
No public interaction with militia members
Members of the public will not be allowed to interact directly with NFAC members during Saturday's demonstration.
Barricades will separate the militia group from people who are not participating in the demonstration, and a separate march will be held behind the NFAC's formation for other groups and demonstrators to participate in.
The public will be allowed in Parc San Souci during the demonstration.
Gun-free zones in parts of downtown near schools
Louisiana law prohibits carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Downtown Lafayette is home to four schools, meaning that much of the area is a gun-free zone despite Louisiana's broad open carry law.
Those restrictions will broadly prohibit anyone from carrying a firearm west of South Buchanan Street and north of Vermilion Street downtown since Cathedral Carmel School and First Baptist Christian School lie south and west of those boundaries.
Anyone in a gun-free zone with a gun or body armor will first be notified they're in a gun-free zone. If they don't comply with officers, they'll be arrested and their guns and body armor will be confiscated, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber said.
Violating gun-free zone laws is a felony, Garber said, and concealed weapons are not permitted around a parade route.
Clay Higgins threat and apology
The NFAC's demonstration comes in response to a Facebook post made by Higgins threatening to shoot armed protesters who were gathering in response to Pellerin's death, according to the coalition's leader John Fitzgerald Johnson, who is known by his nickname "Grandmaster Jay."
In the post, Higgins said if armed protesters showed up, they would be considered a "real threat."
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"Me? I wouldn't even spill my beer. I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand,' he wrote. "We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. If you show up like this, if we recognize threat...you won't walk away."
Higgins' post, which included a picture of the NFAC, was posted the same day protesters and a majority white, armed group, the Louisiana Cajun Militia, gathered outside Lafayette City Hall during a protest organized to call for justice and accountability in Pellerin's death.
Johnson said earlier this week on former Lafayette councilman Kenneth Boudreaux's podcast that Higgins' post warrants a public apology from the congressman,
"You’re going to apologize to me and you’re going to apologize to my organization. If you choose not to do it, then we’re going to come to your town and make it so uncomfortable for your constituents, they’re gonna beg you to apologize to me," Johnson said.
Higgins and Johnson have since spoken, but Johnson said he expects a public apology from Higgins.
Downtown Lafayette will host a demonstration Saturday by the "Not F---ing Around Coalition," a Black militia group based in Atlanta, in response to threats made by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Facebook that the group's leader says warrant a public apology.
The NFAC obtained a permit from Lafayette Consolidated Government to hold the demonstration downtown Saturday, and security measures will be in place throughout the event, according to local officials.
The demonstration comes in response to a threat made by Higgins regarding protests in Lafayette following the death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Lafayette police responding to a reported disturbance involving a man with a knife at a north Lafayette gas station on Aug. 21.
State police are investigating the shooting, and no charges have been issued so far.
Here's what we know in advance of Saturday's event.
Parc San Souci at 4 p.m.
The NFAC's demonstration will take place at Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette at 4 p.m. Saturday. Members of the coalition are expected to gather at a different downtown location beforehand and then march to the park at 4 p.m.
Prior to the demonstration, Lafayette's NAACP will be hosting a voter registration drive at the park starting at 11 a.m.
After the group marches, several speakers are expected to address the public at the park, though a list of speakers was not available Thursday. Following the speeches, NFAC members will march back to their original gathering point.
Other militia groups also are expected to demonstrate downtown during the NFAC's event, and will be separated from the coalition's members and kept out of gun-free zones.
Route and group size still unclear
The exact route that the coalition's march will take remains unclear, though limitations on where guns can be carried downtown will keep any potential route largely north of Parc San Souci.
Certain roads will be closed to vehicles, but pedestrians will be allowed to walk in areas that are not barricaded as part of the route.
The number of members expected to participate in Saturday's demonstration is unclear.
No public interaction with militia members
Members of the public will not be allowed to interact directly with NFAC members during Saturday's demonstration.
Barricades will separate the militia group from people who are not participating in the demonstration, and a separate march will be held behind the NFAC's formation for other groups and demonstrators to participate in.
The public will be allowed in Parc San Souci during the demonstration.
Gun-free zones in parts of downtown near schools
Louisiana law prohibits carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Downtown Lafayette is home to four schools, meaning that much of the area is a gun-free zone despite Louisiana's broad open carry law.
Those restrictions will broadly prohibit anyone from carrying a firearm west of South Buchanan Street and north of Vermilion Street downtown since Cathedral Carmel School and First Baptist Christian School lie south and west of those boundaries.
Anyone in a gun-free zone with a gun or body armor will first be notified they're in a gun-free zone. If they don't comply with officers, they'll be arrested and their guns and body armor will be confiscated, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber said.
Violating gun-free zone laws is a felony, Garber said, and concealed weapons are not permitted around a parade route.
Clay Higgins threat and apology
The NFAC's demonstration comes in response to a Facebook post made by Higgins threatening to shoot armed protesters who were gathering in response to Pellerin's death, according to the coalition's leader John Fitzgerald Johnson, who is known by his nickname "Grandmaster Jay."
In the post, Higgins said if armed protesters showed up, they would be considered a "real threat."
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"Me? I wouldn't even spill my beer. I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand,' he wrote. "We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. If you show up like this, if we recognize threat...you won't walk away."
Higgins' post, which included a picture of the NFAC, was posted the same day protesters and a majority white, armed group, the Louisiana Cajun Militia, gathered outside Lafayette City Hall during a protest organized to call for justice and accountability in Pellerin's death.
Johnson said earlier this week on former Lafayette councilman Kenneth Boudreaux's podcast that Higgins' post warrants a public apology from the congressman,
"You’re going to apologize to me and you’re going to apologize to my organization. If you choose not to do it, then we’re going to come to your town and make it so uncomfortable for your constituents, they’re gonna beg you to apologize to me," Johnson said.
Higgins and Johnson have since spoken, but Johnson said he expects a public apology from Higgins.
Nattydread
Elder Lister
There would be no winners and losers here, just corpses. Proud Boys also have their share of vets, stop making simple assumptions.
Clemens
Elder Lister
Semi-automatic I like .
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Doc oga
Elder Lister
Makaa iko hiyo area? Asking for Amisom.
wrongturn
Elder Lister
What we know about Saturday's NFAC demonstration in Lafayette
Downtown Lafayette will host a demonstration Saturday by the "Not F---ing Around Coalition," a Black militia group based in Atlanta, in response to threats made by U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins on Facebook that the group's leader says warrant a public apology.
The NFAC obtained a permit from Lafayette Consolidated Government to hold the demonstration downtown Saturday, and security measures will be in place throughout the event, according to local officials.
The demonstration comes in response to a threat made by Higgins regarding protests in Lafayette following the death of Trayford Pellerin, a 31-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Lafayette police responding to a reported disturbance involving a man with a knife at a north Lafayette gas station on Aug. 21.
State police are investigating the shooting, and no charges have been issued so far.
Here's what we know in advance of Saturday's event.
Parc San Souci at 4 p.m.
The NFAC's demonstration will take place at Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette at 4 p.m. Saturday. Members of the coalition are expected to gather at a different downtown location beforehand and then march to the park at 4 p.m.
Prior to the demonstration, Lafayette's NAACP will be hosting a voter registration drive at the park starting at 11 a.m.
After the group marches, several speakers are expected to address the public at the park, though a list of speakers was not available Thursday. Following the speeches, NFAC members will march back to their original gathering point.
Other militia groups also are expected to demonstrate downtown during the NFAC's event, and will be separated from the coalition's members and kept out of gun-free zones.
Route and group size still unclear
The exact route that the coalition's march will take remains unclear, though limitations on where guns can be carried downtown will keep any potential route largely north of Parc San Souci.
Certain roads will be closed to vehicles, but pedestrians will be allowed to walk in areas that are not barricaded as part of the route.
The number of members expected to participate in Saturday's demonstration is unclear.
No public interaction with militia members
Members of the public will not be allowed to interact directly with NFAC members during Saturday's demonstration.
Barricades will separate the militia group from people who are not participating in the demonstration, and a separate march will be held behind the NFAC's formation for other groups and demonstrators to participate in.
The public will be allowed in Parc San Souci during the demonstration.
Gun-free zones in parts of downtown near schools
Louisiana law prohibits carrying a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. Downtown Lafayette is home to four schools, meaning that much of the area is a gun-free zone despite Louisiana's broad open carry law.
Those restrictions will broadly prohibit anyone from carrying a firearm west of South Buchanan Street and north of Vermilion Street downtown since Cathedral Carmel School and First Baptist Christian School lie south and west of those boundaries.
Anyone in a gun-free zone with a gun or body armor will first be notified they're in a gun-free zone. If they don't comply with officers, they'll be arrested and their guns and body armor will be confiscated, Lafayette Parish Sheriff Mark Garber said.
Violating gun-free zone laws is a felony, Garber said, and concealed weapons are not permitted around a parade route.
Clay Higgins threat and apology
The NFAC's demonstration comes in response to a Facebook post made by Higgins threatening to shoot armed protesters who were gathering in response to Pellerin's death, according to the coalition's leader John Fitzgerald Johnson, who is known by his nickname "Grandmaster Jay."
In the post, Higgins said if armed protesters showed up, they would be considered a "real threat."
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"Me? I wouldn't even spill my beer. I'd drop any 10 of you where you stand,' he wrote. "We don't care what color you are. We don't care if you're left or right. If you show up like this, if we recognize threat...you won't walk away."
Higgins' post, which included a picture of the NFAC, was posted the same day protesters and a majority white, armed group, the Louisiana Cajun Militia, gathered outside Lafayette City Hall during a protest organized to call for justice and accountability in Pellerin's death.
Johnson said earlier this week on former Lafayette councilman Kenneth Boudreaux's podcast that Higgins' post warrants a public apology from the congressman,
"You’re going to apologize to me and you’re going to apologize to my organization. If you choose not to do it, then we’re going to come to your town and make it so uncomfortable for your constituents, they’re gonna beg you to apologize to me," Johnson said.
Higgins and Johnson have since spoken, but Johnson said he expects a public apology from Higgins.
Ssabasajja
Elder Lister
Nyeuthi can't handle an all out civil war. Watanyoroshwa vibaya sana.
Nattydread
Elder Lister
They'd probably hold their own in the initial skirmishes, but their smaller numbers and quality and quantity of ordnance would do them in. The extreme right has been stockpiling for decades, anticipating and trying to provoke such a conflict. Drumpf, a draft dodger from a family that has never served, has given them legitimacy.
Who the fuck told you that fighting and killing is limited to skin colour?
Nobody wishes civil war on anyone.
hiyo ingine nimefuta juu sitaki kuonekana mjinga
neloangelo
Elder Lister
Ubaya wa blacks who are gangsters ni wako too fragmented due to the gang culture, also whites control most of the resources so hapo tayari mzungu akona huge advantage. In case of a race war black people will suffer more than whites.
Doc oga
Elder Lister
Hakutakosa sympathizers and other interested parties to fund them with needed resources.
Ngima ya Mûhîa
Elder Lister
All Kenyans residing in the USA should be advised to come back home
except yule purple... and all others who voted trump thinking they would appease their white masters
neloangelo
Elder Lister
Parties zote mbili ni racist. White conservative shows you live while white liberal does it differently.
Field Marshal
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Mimi husoma some of her comments kule MCA naskia huzuni sana. I never thought a woman from the Mountain can lick a dirty redneck's ass that clean..............