annual african american heritage celebration

ANNUAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION AT THE BATON ROUGE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE

BATON ROUGE, LA – Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson, Judge James J. Brady, Judge John V. Parker, and Judge Frank J. Polozola of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and the agencies of the federal courthouse will host the Fifteenth Annual Federal Courthouse African American Heritage Celebration at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 26, 2010, in Courtroom 1, on the third floor of the Russell B. Long Federal Building and Courthouse.

The featured guest speaker will be Sylvia Weatherspoon, co-anchor of WBRZ News 2 Louisiana. Musical entertainment will be provided by Southern University Interdenominational Choir.

Members of the public and the press are invited to attend. For further information, please contact Michael Jefferson, Assistant United States Attorney, at (225) 389-0443.