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Give. Love. Xavier Fundraiser garners Over $900,000 in Contributions Xavier University of Louisiana raised more than $900,000 during its annual online, social-media driven fundraising event – Give. Love. Xavier Day on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. This year’s theme was “For the Love of Xavier.” The Office of Alumni Relations launched the Give Love Xavier initiative nine years ago to strengthen alumni engagement.
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“Need based financial aid is a core necessity for the majority of our students and will continue to be the lifeline for students to remain part of the Xavier academic community,” said Xavier University of Louisiana President Dr. Reynold Verret. “The success of this year’s Give Love Xavier fundraising event shows that we are united in our shared mission to follow in the footsteps of our founder St. Katharine Drexel and ensure that our students get the education they deserve.”
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A rescue boat is seen next to the capsized lift boat Seacor Power seven miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, April 18, 2021. (CNN)A sixth body has been recovered several miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where a commercial vessel capsized on April 13, according to the Lafourche Parish Coroner.
There were 19 people on board the 129-foot commercial liftboat, known as Seacor Power, at the time of the capsize, according to the US Coast Guard. Six people were rescued, six bodies have been recovered and seven people remain missing.
Officials say the details of the ship s mission and where it was going are still under investigation. Liftboats are used to service oil platforms and other offshore assets like wind farms.
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