On Dec. 30, 57-year-old Mayor-elect Gerald ... On Dec. 30, 57-year-old Mayor-elect Gerald “Wash” Washington, the first Black mayor of Westlake, a small Louisiana town, was found shot to death. Westlake is located 200 miles west of New Orleans and is part of Calcasieu Parish, whose county seat is Lake Charles.
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Ernest Nathan Morial (known as Dutch ) (October 9, 1929 - December 24, 1989) was a U.S. political figure and a leading civil rights advocate. He was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving fr...
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In the 20th century, the first African-American mayors of cities were elected or appointed following the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement and passage of related legislation in 1964 and 1965...
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To believe that a newly elected mayor - the first black mayor EVER elected in the town of Westlake, Louisiana would take his own life so soon after taking office is ridiculous and I'd love to see the stats on how many people commit suicide by shooting themselves in the chest as opposed to the head.
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The first black mayor-elect in a largely white Louisiana town committed suicide days before he was to take office, the coroner said Tuesday. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office said it was asking Louisiana State Police to investigate the death... ... The city council has 10 days to appoint an interim mayor. If it fails...
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- The newly elected mayor of this southwest Louisiana town was found shot to death in a parking lot over the weekend three days before he was to become the town's first black mayor. The body of Gerald Washington, 57, was found Saturday night in the parking lot of a former high school.
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Family of Louisiana Town's First Black Mayor-Elect Orders Third Autopsy for Proof of Possible Murder, Two autopsies on Gerald Washington's body determined that he committed suicide but his family believes he was murdered after winning election to become mayor of a predominantly white town in Louisiana. ... H1N1 Vaccine Map...
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Pathologist: Death of Louisiana Town's First Black Mayor-Elect Needs More Investigation, A pathologist who performed the third autopsy on Gerald Washington, who died after becoming a predominately white Louisiana town's first black mayor-elect, believes more investigation is needed. ... Wednesday, September 12, 2007 ... Home U.S.
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Police stepped up security after the shots were fired early Monday at the home of Ernest Lampkins, who was elected in 2004 as the first black mayor of the small, predominantly white northwest Louisiana town.
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