Members of several New Orleans activist groups held a demonstration at Lafayette Square Wednesday evening (January 7) to protest the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer earlier in the day.
Over 50 protesters from local groups, including the New Orleans Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression (NOAARPR), Students for a Democratic Society, Indivisible New Orleans and No Troops in New Orleans Coalition, gathered around the statue of Henry Clay around 6 p.m. About 10 people in neon safety jackets flanked the perimeter, providing security for the protest.
After 30 minutes of speeches and chants — including for Renee Nicole Good, the woman shot by federal officials — organizers called for volunteers to hold three banners: “STOP POLICE CRIMES,” “ICE/BORDER PATROL OUT OF NOLA!” and “NO TROOPS! NO TRUMP!”…