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October 15, 2009
This sort of speaks for itself
Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.
By MARY FOSTER, Associated Press Writer Mary Foster, Associated Press Writer – 54 mins agoNEW ORLEANS – A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else."
Bardwell said he asks everyone who calls about marriage if they are a mixed race couple. If they are, he does not marry them, he said.
Bardwell said he has discussed the topic with blacks and whites, along with witnessing some interracial marriages. He came to the conclusion that most of black society does not readily accept offspring of such relationships, and neither does white society, he said.
Barack Obama visits New Orleans to assess storm recovery
Thursday 15 October 2009Barack Obama yesterday made his first visit to New Orleans since becoming president, to hear directly about the city's efforts to recover from Hurricane Katrina. At least 1,600 people were killed in Louisiana and Mississippi in the 2005 disaster, and damage in the blighted area has been estimated at about $40bn. By the time Obama took office the US government had earmarked $126bn to rebuilding Gulf Coast communities affected by Hurricane Rita, as well as Katrina. A press aide said yesterday that Obama's administration had now freed up billions of dollars in aid for the region and helped cut red tape.
Posted by Mike at October 15, 2009 08:50 PM
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