{"id":741989,"date":"2026-04-21T01:16:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/741989\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:16:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:16:23","slug":"love-one-louisiana-to-cover-funeral-costs-for-mass-shooting-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/741989\/","title":{"rendered":"Love One Louisiana to cover funeral costs for mass shooting victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) &#8211; Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry travelled to Shreveport to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2026\/04\/19\/eight-shreveport-children-dead-after-what-began-domestic-dispute-police-say\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2026\/04\/19\/eight-shreveport-children-dead-after-what-began-domestic-dispute-police-say\/\">mass shooting<\/a> that occurred on W. 79th Street on Sunday, April 19th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In his remarks, Gov. Landry announced plans for First Lady Sharon Landry\u2019s foundation\u2019s, <a href=\"https:\/\/loveone.la\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/loveone.la\/\">Love One Louisiana<\/a>, plans to pay for the funeral expenses of all victims of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Also present was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=1adfb962c3a09bbc97d31ca427649d30f7667f98d9b2a9d28b2a2ebe6ff094b1JmltdHM9MTc3NjY0MzIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=11d17be8-4d36-6fa3-27f9-74a94c886eeb&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9jZm5sYS5vcmcvc3RhZmYv&amp;ntb=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kristi Gustavson<\/a>, CEO of the Community Foundation of North Louisiana, announced the foundation\u2019s opening of two separate funds:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>April 19th Survivor\u2019s Fund\n<ul class=\"list |\">\n<li>Meant to provide for needs of survivors of the shooting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>April 19th Memorial Fund\n<ul class=\"list |\">\n<li>Domestic violence prevention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Gustavson encouraged anyone with a desire to make a donation or learn more details for either fund to visit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2026\/04\/20\/governor-jeff-landry-addresses-mass-shooting-shreveport\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/2026\/04\/20\/governor-jeff-landry-addresses-mass-shooting-shreveport\/\">link<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksla.com\/page\/ksla-streaming\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"KSLA\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776734183_708_CJULBREU3RAOTLOR7JDJACWJXM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/><\/a><b>Events of Sunday, April 19th<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On Sunday night, the eight victims of the shooting were identified by the coroner\u2019s office. Seven of them are the children of the suspected shooter, Shamar Elkins. He was shot and killed in a confrontation with police in Bossier City after fleeing the scene in Shreveport in a stolen car he had reportedly carjacked from someone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The victims have been identified as:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list | article-list\">\n<li>Jayla Elkins, 3<\/li>\n<li>Shayla Elkins, 5<\/li>\n<li>Kayla Pugh, 6<\/li>\n<li>Layla Pugh, 7<\/li>\n<li>Markaydon Pugh, 10<\/li>\n<li>Sariahh Snow, 11<\/li>\n<li>Khedarrion Snow, 6<\/li>\n<li>Braylon Snow, 5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KSLA. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHREVEPORT, La. 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