Joseph "Gabe" Sonnier has a smile that could light up a room. Sonnier has every reason to smile as he's made a journey from being a janitor at Port Barre Elementary in Port Barre, Louisiana to currently serving as the school's principal. For 27 years, Sonnier cleaned up after students and staff after dropping out of Southern University in order to help his mother who was … [Read more...]
82 Years and Still Going Strong: Louisiana Couple Honored for Being Among the “Longest Married in the State”
After 82 years of marriage Norman and Norma Burmah of Marksville, LA still choose love. Even more heartwarming is the fact that they still choose each other. Yesterday the two of them celebrated Valentine’s Day at the mansion of Louisiana’s Governor. They were one of nine other couples who were honored for being the “longest married in the state” and subsequently, were … [Read more...]
Louisiana: Interracial Couple Denied Marriage License By Justice of The Peace
by Lamar Tyler You'll never guess what's going on down in LA. Let me preface this whole deal by saying this happened this month of this year. I don't want you thinking this was an old civil rights story from the sixties. On October 6th a Justice of The Peace in a Louisiana Parrish told a couple that he would not marry them because they were an interracial couple, and his … [Read more...]