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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1977

Page

4

Supreme Court Must Decide Government Question

A three judge panel of the seventh US Circuit heard four consolidated suits on commission council forms. The issue: do at large elections dilute minority votes? Judges warned whites may still block minority rights without district voting. Mobile Alabama and Shreveport Louisiana appeal orders to abolish commission councils. A New Orleans mayoral candidate claimed 13 million in airport contracts to a partner with airport design experience. LeMieux and Pepper own firms CMA and Pepper and Associates. Pepper’s firm offices neighbor CMA.

New Orleans Federal Appeals Court Commission-Council US Supreme Court Sth US Circuit Court of Appeals John Minor Wisdom Commission Council Wisdom Mobile Ala Shreveport Orleans

Newborn girl found abandoned under fig tree in Louisiana

A newborn girl, naked and covered with maggots, was found under a fig tree and taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Police seek the unknown person who left the child on Monday after a 20-year-old woman heard crying in a backyard.

New Orleans Palmdale Calif UPI Patricia Barbeau Anelope Valley Hospital Tembo Noel Marshall Soledad Canyon Wild Animal Ranch

Man Held On Drug Charges After NLU Pharmacy Burglary

Monroe police report a 19 year old man, Kevin Patrick Dougherty, detained on drug charges tied to a burglary of drugs from the Northeast Louisiana University Pharmacy. Baton Rouge police arrested him for possession with intent to distribute, with drugs valued at over 100,000 dollars retail up to 1,000 dollars each.

Monroe Baton Rouge Northeast Louisiana University Kevin Patrick Dougherty Dougherty Bob A. Carroll NLU NSA

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