03-01-2025 21:50 via wbrz.com

18-year-old Baton Rouge victim of terrorist attack laid to rest

BATON ROUGE - Friday afternoon, 18-year-old Kareem Badawi, an Episcopal grad and victim of the Bourbon Street attacks, was laid to rest.Badawi, whose family is Palestinian, had a traditional Islamic funeral in Baton Rouge.In Islam, it's imperative to bury loved ones as soon as possible. Kareem was killed Wednesday morning.Families came together to pray, grieve, and remember their loved one.Kareem's cousin Malek Badawi has nothing but fond memories. "Everybody just always surrounding hi
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