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This still image taken from WVLA/WGMB file video shows Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Featured Image
East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux and the Professional Athletes Supporting Students organization will donate 200 backpacks to students in memory of slain civil rights activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph.
This still image taken from WVLA/WGMB file video shows Sadie Roberts-Joseph. Featured Image
The body of Roberts-Joseph, 75, a longtime community leader, was discovered on July 12. One of her tenants, Ronn Jermaine Bell, has been arrested in the case.
The backpacks will be distributed on Aug. 9 at BREC’s Howell Place gym at the Exxon-Mobil YMCA at 7717 Howell Blvd.