As the sun rose at 6:45 a.m. on April 9, 2023, attendees continued to make their way inside Chapel Mausoleum before the ceremony officially began at 6:47 a.m.
A hit-and-run crash investigation turned into a human trafficking case after Baton Rouge officials learned the two 16-year-olds involved in the crash had taken the vehicle from a man who was allegedly trafficking them.