Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis or someone in his administration ordered the Acosta Bridge in Jacksonville to take down a special LGBTQ Pride Month rainbow light display, just one day after it had been turned on.
The Florida Times-Union reports the order came from the Florida Department of Transportation, which ordered the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to remove the display.
The FDOT owns the bridge even though it is controlled by the JTA. “This afternoon, the FDOT informed the JTA that our scheduled color scheme for the Acosta Bridge is out of compliance with our existing permit.
The JTA will comply accordingly,” the Jacksonville Transportation Authority announced in a statement. But Florida Times-Union metro columnist