McCOY v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Civ. A. No. 2916.

229 F.Supp. 735 (1964)

Sarah Louise McCOY, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated, v. LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION et al.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

May 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. P. Tureaud, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for defendants


WEST, District Judge.

This is a class action brought by petitioner, Sarah Louise McCoy, a Negro, on her own behalf, and on behalf of other Negroes similarly situated, seeking admission as a student to Northeast Louisiana State College. Petitioner contends that she has been illegally and unconstitutionally denied admission solely because of her race. This college, located in Monroe, Louisiana, was previously known as Northeast Center. Its name was changed to Northeast...

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