In a significant ruling handed down on August 20, 2024, the Supreme Court of Louisiana disqualified Judge Marcus L. Hunter from running for the position of Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court for District Two. The court’s decision reversed…
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Judge Hunter’s Supreme Court race lingers in balance
Judge Marcus Hunter, a candidate for the Louisiana Supreme Court District 2 seat, finds himself in a state of uncertainty as a legal challenge to his candidacy makes its way through the court system. The dispute began last week when…
Court orders redo of Caddo Sheriff race; black judges dissent
The verdict of a judge ordering a new election for the Louisiana sheriff’s race, which was decided by a single vote, has been affirmed by a racially divided state appeals court. The Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport, Louisiana,…
Four African American-Officials re-elected without opposition
Several African-American candidates have been re-elected to their positions unopposed. When qualifying for elections closed last week the following African-American officials were elected without opposition: Judge Marcus Hunter, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals District 1 Rev. Harold McCoy, Ouachita School…
Mother upset that son’s killer to only get three years
The mother of Eric Goodwin is in tears. The man who killed her son, Andre Lewis, will learn his fate Friday when he stands before Judge Marcus Hunter for sentencing. Judy Goodin is depressed, filled with tears, and is reliving…
Parkview murder suspect could walk in three years, the gun and shells vanished!
An Analysis Was it an accident or a murder? Was it suicide or negligent homicide? Should a man who first claimed that a man he killed committed suicide be allowed to get off easy by pleading guilty on a lesser…
Judges accused of bias, in city court sex case
A man says three local judges and an attorney should be cited for collusion in a case involving a man who had sex with his wife. A Monroe man has filed a formal complaint against three local judges and an…