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    New Orleans Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Race-Motivated Post-Katrina Shooting

    The case is the last high-profile legal action arising from the violent and chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
    by Richard Gonzales Feb 14, 2019 1 minute

    A New Orleans man who shot three young African-American men while shouting racial slurs in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison.

    Roland Bourgeois Jr., 55, who is white, was also sentenced to five

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