Louisville mayor to lower flags in honor of Powers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer is honoring the life of the late state Sen. Georgia Davis Powers with a flag-lowering ceremony.
The ceremony is set for Monday morning at Louisville Metro Hall. The event is open to the public.
Fischer has ordered city flags to fly at half-staff starting Monday and through Powers’ funeral.
Powers died Saturday at age 92.
A giant in the fight for civil rights in Kentucky, Powers was the first African-American woman elected to the state Senate, where she served 21 years. She fought for fair housing and employment rights and became a close confidant of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Funeral arrangements for Powers are pending.
