Judge Israel Augustine, Jr., was the first African American district judge in Louisiana. Augustine was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a graduate of McDonogh 35 High School he received a B. A. from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He obtained his law degree from Lincoln University in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1951, […]

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