NEW ORLEANS (AP) Protesters rallied peacefully in several Louisiana cities in the wake of the Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
About 100 people marched through the streets of New Orleans Tuesday night, blocking traffic and nearly making their way onto the Pontchartrain Expressway before being turned back by police. The protest winded down outside the Hale Boggs Federal Building.
No arrests were reported.
The Advocate reports more than 200 people gathered on LSU’s campus to hold a memorial. The event, which was organized by an LSU student, was non-violent and mostly solemn.
In Shreveport, The Times reports about 15 people marched around the Caddo Parish Courthouse. The demonstrators said they wanted to stand in solidarity with the Brown family.
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Protesters demonstrate in several La. cities
November 26, 2014
FILE- In this Aug. 9, 2014, file photo, Lesley McSpadden, center, drops rose petals on the blood stains from her 18-year-old son Michael Brown who was shot and killed a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 9. With a grand jury’s decision this week not to indict police officer, Darren Wilson for Brown’s killing, prosecutors released thousands of pages of testimony, interviews and documents that shine new and often harsh light on the events that unfolded in this suburb’s darkest hours. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Huy Mach, File)
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