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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge community is honoring the legacy of former Mayor Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden.
Holden will lie in state at Baton Rouge City Hall from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21.
Mayor-President Sid Edwards and several other leaders are expected to attend the celebration of life ceremony in remembrance of Holden.
The public is invited to attend to pay their respects.
Funeral services for the former mayor will be held on Thursday, May 22, at Greater King David Baptist Church starting at 11 a.m.
Holden died Wednesday, May 14, at the age of 72 after a lengthy illness.
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