A heartbroken mother, who told her daughter to stay home, is grieving the loss of her baby girl following the New Orleans truck attack during a New Year’s Eve celebration.
Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18, was one of the 14 victims murdered in the city’s French Quarter in the early hours of January 1 at around 3am CST.
While her mother Melissa Dedeaux, 40, “pleaded” with her not to go, the high school graduate snuck out from her home in Lyman to attend the festivities, bringing along her cousin and their friend Zion Parsons, who is also 18.
