Vandals hit Louisiana sculpture garden created by self-taught artist

An October 2016 image of the Chauvin Sculpture Garden in Chauvin, Louisiana, created by self-taught artist Kenny Hill. Sometime between July 11 and July 15, vandals attacked artworks on site, breaking three and removing a fourth, causing an estimated $23,000 in damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jon Evans. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
An October 2016 image of the Chauvin Sculpture Garden in Chauvin, Louisiana, created by self-taught artist Kenny Hill. Sometime between July 11 and July 15, vandals attacked artworks on site, breaking three and removing a fourth, causing an estimated $23,000 in damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jon Evans. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
An October 2016 image of the Chauvin Sculpture Garden in Chauvin, Louisiana, created by self-taught artist Kenny Hill. Sometime between July 11 and July 15, vandals attacked artworks on site, breaking three and removing a fourth and causing an estimated $23,000 in damage. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, photo credit Jon Evans. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.

CHAUVIN, La. (AP) – Authorities in south-central Louisiana are looking for those responsible for vandalizing the Chauvin Sculpture Garden, a local landmark created by a self-taught artist. Three concrete sculptures were broken, and one is missing, said Gary LaFleur, head of the Center for Bayou Studies at Nicholls State University.

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