SU honors King, Jindal encourages audience to 'reach for visions'

Southern University, Baton Rouge celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelight vigil and program on Monday, January 21 and hosted students from LSU and Baton Rouge Community College for a "Unity Celebration" on Tuesday, Janurary 22.

The first event titled, "Keeping the Dream Alive: A Celebration in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." started with commemorative program featuring the Rev. Errol Domingue, pastor, Elm Grove Baptish Church in the Union's Cotillion Ballroom. A candlelight vigil from the Union to Lake Kernan on Roosevelt Steptoe Drive followed.

Louisiana's new governor, Bobby Jindal, joined a host of state and local leaders who paid tribute to King during the program. Jindal characterized King as one of America's great heroes. "He held up a mirror to America and said we can be a great country," Jindal said.

The nation needs to continue to reach for visions that have yet to be attained, he said, later citing the problem of poverty.

For more on the SU ceremony and other local events, see article on 2theadvocate.com.