United States v. Lucky

BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. This suit was filed by the Attorney General of the United States under the Civil Rights Act of 1957, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 1971). The complaint alleges that the defendants have engaged in acts and practices which have deprived Negro citizens of the right to register and vote in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, without distinction of race or color.

2. Named as defendants are Mae Lucky, Registrar of Voters of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; the State of Louisiana; the Citizens Council of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana; and eighteen individuals who…