CommunityMonday, November 2
Baton Rouge joins a nationwide prayer march for answers in Nolan Wells' death
The Daily Baton Rouge team
If you were at Scotlandville Plaza on Sunday afternoon, you were part of a march held across the country. WAFB says people met at 3 p.m. for a prayer walk calling for answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. He went missing on a July 4 trip to Horn Island with friends, and his body was found two days later.
Nolan Wells was 18, and his body was found two days after he went missing
- 18
- years old, Nolan Wells' age
- 2 days
- between his disappearance and the discovery of his body
- 3 p.m.
- start of the Baton Rouge prayer walk at Scotlandville Plaza
Source: WAFB
A Mississippi grand jury ruled in September that no criminal charges would be brought. Louisiana First reports investigators ruled the cause of death undetermined. Organizer Kimberly Spruill said they "will continue to say Nolan Wells' name until we see justice."
- Where: Scotlandville Plaza, Sun., Nov. 1
- Movement: "One March, Fifty States"
- Bring: black clothing, signs and your voice
- Next step: the family and legal team still push for federal review
More than a dozenstates where community leaders hosted prayer marches Sunday
Louisiana lead organizer Dr. Manasha Beckwith says the walks let people outside Mississippi stand with the Wells family.
Source: WBRZ
Sources: WAFB, WBRZ, Louisiana First News