Lolis Elie

Lolis Edward Elie (died 2017) was an American lawyer in New Orleans who was very active in the Civil Rights Movement.

His son is writer and filmmaker Lolis Eric Elie.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Legacy[]

Elie is credited as a major force in the fight to desegregate New Orleans, handling many of the significant cases in the local process.

Elie was Catholic, and buried in a Catholic funeral at St Augustine Catholic Church.

His son is writer, documentary filmmaker, and food historian Lolis Eric Elie.

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^ Pope, John (April 5, 2017). "Lolis Elie, civil rights-era lawyer in New Orleans, dies at 89". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 21, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Massa, Dominic (April 4, 2017). "Civil rights-era lawyer Lolis Edward Elie dies". WWL-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Massa, Dominic (April 8, 2017). "Jazz funeral for civil rights lawyer Lolis Edward Elie". WWL-TV. Retrieved March 21, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Welch, Michael Patrick (April 10, 2017). "Noted civil rights attorney, Lolis E. Elie, dies". The Louisiana Weekly. Retrieved March 21, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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