Louisiana
New Orleans officer resigns after Trayvon comments
A New Orleans police officer has resigned after being suspended for posting a comment on a local television station’s website about the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in which he suggested the Florida teen died like a “thug.” Jason Giroir used his full name and identified himself as a New Orleans Police Department employee when [...]
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reportedly under investigation
People with direct knowledge of the investigation say federal authorities are looking into longstanding questions about free trips and gratuities that former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin allegedly accepted while in office. The people told The Associated Press on Friday that authorities also are investigating how a firm founded by Nagin and his sons landed [...]
3 men jailed for hate crime at Louisiana school
The three men received short jail terms after previously pleading guilty to intentionally attempting to intimidate African-American students at Beekman Junior High School in Morehouse Parish. Yesteday, the three appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen Hayes in Monroe, Louisiana, after having pled guilty to the charges last summer. James Lee Wallis, 25, received a sentence [...]
Parish Accused Of Limiting Housing For African-Americans
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued St. Bernard Parish, accusing it of a multi-year campaign to limit rental housing for African-Americans after Hurricane Katrina. Parish President David Peralta was not immediately available for comment on the lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans. It involves ordinances and zoning regulations enacted under [...]
Blacks in New Orleans cry foul over French Quarter curfew
From a distance, it seemed like common sense: an ordinance meant to keep children away from an open-air night-life zone with more than 350 places to buy booze, an abundance of strip joints and a 300-year-old reputation for iniquity. But last week, as the New Orleans City Council approved a strict curfew for youths 16 [...]
