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Calling all bigots: KKK recruiting across Louisiana

by Heather Miller

A flier distributed in Zachary has led to a KKK member disclosing that the white supremacy group is recruiting members statewide.

A Zachary neighborhood was the recent target of a recruitment campaign by an organization affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, and according to a self-proclaimed KKK member, the recruitment efforts are launching statewide.

Baton Rouge's WBRZ reports on its website that the fliers distributed in the Zachary neighborhood are associated with The Aryan Nations Knights of Louisiana, which has strong ties to the KKK. Local and state law enforcement agencies have opened an investigation:

A number to a 24/7 hotline traces back to the Aryan Nations Knights of Louisiana, Baton Rouge headquarters. When you call the hotline, a person claiming to be a member of the Klan answers the phone. He said the group is recruiting members all over the state, and will be distributing more fliers this weekend.
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