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Imprisoned Hurricane Survivor



Dwayne Ward, a resident of New Orleans, has been held in prison for 21 days without charges.



Mr. Ward is a department supervisor with Marriott International, Inc. in New Orleans. With the coming of the storm, Mr. Ward was converted to hero. While others were busy fleeing the oncoming storm, Mr. Ward remained helping those he could and enduring the pain of not being able to help others. He was able to assist a young girl from his neighborhood, but was unable to help her grandmother, Irma R. Cevasco, who remains missing.When the time finally came for Mr. Ward and others to escape the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina, they left by the only means available, non-flooded postal trucks.



The U.S. National Guard permitted Mr. Ward and approximately 20 other men, women and children seeking refuge to cross a flooding bridge in the postal trucks.However, upon entering Jefferson Parrish, Mr. Ward and the other passengers of the postal truck were arrested by police officers in Jefferson Parrish. His wife and family have been denied access to him. Mr. Ward also has thus far been denied access to legal counsel. Melvin Wright, partner, and Kendell Renee Kelly, associate, in Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP's Chicago office has been investigating Mr. Ward's situation. "It is hard to fathom that, in America, anyone could be deprived of their fundamental rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights especially at a time when many have lost everything else," stated Mr. Wright.



The State of Louisiana has been hit hard by the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Almost all of Louisiana's most vital agencies are understaffed and overburdened, rendering them paralyzed to provide the basic, inalienable rights of her citizens. It is imperative that the Federal Government act promptly to ensure that all U.S. citizens retain the rights provided to them under the U.S. Constitution.






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