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THE GUARDIAN – Plessy v Ferguson upheld segregation – now Plessy’s family seeks a pardon

125 years after the landmark ruling, Plessy and Ferguson descendants and the New Orleans district attorney are seeking a posthumous…

2 years ago

NOLA.COM – Three men plead guilty in killing of Todriana Peters, 12-year-old slain at party

Three men pleaded guilty to roles in the killing of 12-year-old Todriana Peters at a Lower 9th Ward graduation party…

2 years ago

PBS – Aging Louisiana prisoners were promised a chance at parole after 10 years. Some are finally free

NEW ORLEANS – On a warm October day, 84-year-old Lester Pearson uses a cane to slowly walk out of the…

2 years ago

NOLA.COM – New Orleans man freed after accuser says he fabricated robbery: ‘I have been tortured by the lie I told’

Can you imagine spending 22 years in jail for a crime that never happened? Well, Mr. Jermaine Hudson lived this…

3 years ago

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