The Courts First District Court
Submitted by:	Jan Strinckland April 2005
Source:  	Daily Picayune – July 8, 1855 – Pg 2

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The Courts First District Court – Judge Robertson – Grand Jury Presentment –the Grand
Jury Yesterday Made A Special Report In Which They Presented The First District Lock-
Up As An Intolerable Nuisance. The Court Ordered An Injunction To Issue Restraining
The Keeper Of This Lock-Up From Receiving Or Confining In The Said Lock-Up Any
Prisoners Until The Further Order Of The Court. Cyrille Labiche, F.M.C., Vs State Of
Louisiana. This Was A Suit For The Owner For The Freedom Of Two Claves, Adele And
Marie Louise, Under The New Law Which Requires Actions For The Emancipation Of Slaves
To Be Brought Against The State, And To Be Conducted Contradictorily With It Before A
Jury. Verdict Granting Freedom To The Slaves With The Privilege Of Remain In The
State.