Interracial couple denied marriage license in La.

Associated Press by Mary Foster | Oct. 16, 2009 (News)

A white Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have.
Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long.
"I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way," Bardwell told the Associated Press on Thursday. "I have piles and piles of black ... Full Story »

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by Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Oct. 16, 2009

I can't really "review" this little article in the usual sense. It makes me too angry. I am white and my wife is black, and I have a sudden urge to drive to Peckerwood Parish, LA (that *is* where this guy is Injustice of the Peace, right?) and kick some judicial ass. Debbie and I have been "keeping company" for 20+ years and married for over 17 years, with no breakup in sight, so obviously interracial couples can stay together happily for long periods of time. Grrr......