NAACP holds rally in Ferriday for Black Man Killed by Police

NAACP representatives encouraged the people of Ferriday and the family of Ron Lollis to continue the fight Thursday night. Close to 200 gathered at Greater Saint Reed Baptist Church to hear state NAACP leaders talk about the killing of Lollis on Aug. 23 on Doty Road. Lollis was walking on Doty Road when a Concordia Parish Sheriff's deputy stopped him in response to a complaint earlier in the night. Sheriff Randy Maxwell has said Lollis pulled a gun on the deputy. The matter is under investigation by the state police and the district attorney's office. "This is not over by a long shot," Ferriday NAACP President Justin Conner said. "We will not be quiet. This community has been shaken but we have not fallen." Most gathered at the church Thursday think the shooting was a racial incident. The deputy is white and Lollis was black. [more ]