- A man convicted in 1997 for stealing hedge clippers was denied an appeal by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
- He will continue to serve his life sentence.
- The Chief Justice who is a Black woman was the only justice who opposed the Court's decision.
- She said since the man was incarcerated in 1997 he has cost taxpayers in Louisiana approximately $518,667.
- He is 60 years old and if he lives another 20 years it will cost taxpayers one million dollars.
- She said his punishment does not fit the crime and his sentence resembles something from back in the day called, Pig Laws.
- Pig Laws were designed to re-enslave Black people.
- Do you think public attention will cause this case to be sent to the federal Supreme Court?