A vigil service honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk was held Friday night at the LSU Student Union Theater in Baton Rouge. The hourlong event drew students, community members, university leaders and state officials — and it included remarks from U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

"Charlie educated and trained a whole generation of happy warriors," Johnson said. "He believed in his savior, he believed in the principles of Scripture, and he believed in America."

Johnson said the nation's founders understood the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness come from God, a comment that elicited applause and cheers from those gathered. "Charlie understood that that was the creed of America. That was our statement of faith."

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