Ron DeSantis spokeswoman Taryn Fenske told The Florida Times-Union said she did not understand why the department shut the lights off."The bottom line is, (the rainbow) lights will be back," Fenske told the paper and said they would return Wednesday evening.The lighting supporting gay rights was planned by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to be lit for the entire week.
The Acosta Bridge has been lit multiple times in celebrations of patriotic holidays and other reasons.For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.The state-owned Acosta Bridge returned to its normal blue lighting Tuesday night.Pride Month commemorates the struggle for gay rights.