A Louisiana nightclub that was sued for refusing to admit an African American prosecutor and a Louisiana bar that denied service to an African American teacher each agreed today to end their discriminatory policies. In two separate agreements reached today with the Justice Department, the owners of La Poussiere in Breaux Bridge and the C'est Ma Vie Lounge in Broussard admitted to unlawfully refusing to serve African Americans because of their race.
Some people believe blatant discrimination is a thing of the past.
America must have zero tolerance for racial discrimination. According to the agreement, filed today in U.S. District Court in Lafayette, the three prosecutors with the U.S. Attorneys office in Chicago, who had been attending a conference in New Orleans, visited the Lafayette area to listen to Cajun music. The person admitting people to the club said that it was, and that there was a two dollar cover charge. When Greenwald returned with Scott, a Shreveport native who prosecutes criminal and civil rights cases, the woman at the door said they could not enter because the club was hosting a private party. After Greenwald confronted her, the woman admitted that they were not allowed inside because of Scott's race.