The Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit earlier this week on behalf of the local NAACP; Mayor Roslyn R. White says the decision was based on data and was made in good faith.
The Southern Poverty Law Center filed suit today on behalf of the Vermilion Parish NAACP to block the current district map, claiming that it denies equal representation to voters in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday, October 17, 2023, on behalf of the Vermilion Parish NAACP to block the Abbeville City Council-approved redistricting map that denies equal representation to voters.
Brown s fraternal grandmother, Linda Cockrell, filed a petition for commitment in May.
Posted: Jun 14, 2021 7:37 PM
Updated: Jun 14, 2021 7:43 PM
Posted By: Olivia Schueller
Aaron Michael Brown, 19 of Decatur, killed his grandmother, Deborah Patterson, on Friday. Brown s maternal grandmother, Linda Cockrell, filed a petition for commitment in May.
Probate Judge, Greg Cain, said there’s a process after a person files a petition for commitment.
“Our process is then to call Decatur Morgan West, that’s who our contract is with, they’ve agreed to accept court holds,” said Cain.
But, Decatur Morgan West doesn’t have enough space to take in court holds.