French Quarter
Judge blocks New Orleans law that prevents preaching in French Quarter
By Bruce Nolan — September 24, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a city law that was recently used to arrest Christian evangelists who were preaching on Bourbon Street during Southern Decadence, the annual celebration of gay culture in the French Quarter. By Bruce Nolan.
Preachers arrested during New Orleans gay pride party plan to sue for right to protest
By Katherine Fretland / The Times-Picayune — September 12, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Nine preachers who were arrested after they allegedly yelled slurs during a gay pride festival plan to sue the city over an ordinance that bans "aggressive solicitation" in the city's storied French Quarter. By Katherine Fretland.
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