7-year-old boy comes up with idea to honor fallen officers

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Posted on August 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM

Updated today at 10:58 PM

Scott Satchfield / Eyewitness News Email: ssatchfield@wwltv.com | Twitter: @satchfield

NEW ORLEANS -- In neighborhoods across the West Bank, front porches and carports of some homes are illuminated by a blue glow.

Its a tribute to the two St. John Parish deputies who were killed and two others injured by gunfire in the line of duty last week.

The idea to show support through these blue lightbulbs came from 7-year-old R.J. Kindell.

Because I felt bad when people died, he said.

R.J. has grown up with great respect for police. His father, Roland Kindell, is a Gretna police officer.

We (were) riding in the car one day, and he said dad, I want to do something for the officers that last their lives in the line of duty. So I sent an email out to a couple of friends, text messages, put it on Facebook, and it spread like wildfire, Roland Kindell said.

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7-year-old boy comes up with idea to honor fallen officers