Ruston, Lousiana, Housing Authority Agrees to Pay $175,000 and Stop Filling Vacancies Based on Race to Settle Justice Department Lawsuit

The Justice Department announced today that the Housing Authority of the city of Ruston, Louisiana, has agreed to pay $175,000 and adopt comprehensive new policies to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the department. The settlement must still be approved by U.S. District Court Judge Robert G. James of the Western District of Louisiana.