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Walker Police Dept. sponsors school uniform drive
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WALKER - A police-sponsored drive that ensures Livingston Parish schoolchildren will have adequate clothing for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year is taking place May 19 through July 16.
The Walker Police Department announced its 2021 From Our Uniform to Yours School Uniform Drive by means of a Wednesday morning news release. The release noted that the annual community program was delayed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will once again take place in full swing this year.
Walker Police Chief David Addison expressed anticipation for the event s return, saying, “We are happy to report that our ‘From Our Uniform to Yours’ school uniform drive has returned. From now through July 16th, we will be collecting new and used school uniforms, as well as monetary donations, in order to
Inside the plastic bag was the homemade KKK flyer and a business card from the East Coast Knights of the Invisible Empire. When Houpe looked closely at what her son handed her, at first, she was stunned. Then, she got angry that her son had to see it. “He cried and he asked me, ‘Do we need to move? What should we do?’” Houpe said. “I’m just a woman who wants to see change and her kids to grow up in a community without this kind of hate. That’s all I’m working to do.”
Statesville Police Chief David Addison said the flyers began showing up on Saturday four days after county commissioners had voted 4-1 to move the Confederate monument that’s been in front of the courthouse since 1905.