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Chaos rulesPlans changed nearly by the hour. Press conferences were announced hours before they began.

Fire in Jena
A fire Wednesday night in a house trailer was not suspicious in nature, according to local officials

State Police assure safety

Traffic into Jena will be allowed, but roads on the two planned marching routes will be completely blocked while marchers are on the road, State Police said. Officers will be posted at each intersection's barricades ensuring that ralliers remain safe.
Officers will also be on the lookout for anyone veering off the road onto private property. If anyone is seen doing this, they will be dealt with, police said.

"We are planning for the worst but praying for the best," State Police Sgt. Julie Lewis said.

She said they are preparing for as many as 60,000 to converge on the town of less than 3,500, although there may be much less than that.


Bell's attorneys still working on his releaseLouis Scott, one of Mychal Bell's attorneys, said he is hoping to get word soon about when a bond hearing will be scheduled for Bell's possible release, but at this time there is no hearing scheduled. Until a hearing is scheduled, Bell can't be released, Scott said.


Sharpton speaks with Clinton about 'Jena Six'
The Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed Sen. Hillary Clinton by phone from the LaSalle Parish Courthouse for his radio show.

He said Clinton has great concern about the situation.

Sharpton said Clinton told him that she hopes the current presidential administration steps in and takes action concerning the Jena Six.


Rocker donates $10,000 to fundDavid Bowie has donated $10,000 to the Jena Six legal defense fund.

"There is clearly a separate and unequal judicial process going on in the town of Jena," Bowie said Tuesday in an e-mail statement. "A donation to the Jena Six Legal Defense Fund is my small gesture indicating my belief that a wrongful charge and sentence should be prevented."


DA discusses chargesLaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters was greeted by applause from the few community members that gathered on the courthouse lawn Wednesday afternoon for a press conference.
After giving a statement, Walters spent a few minutes answering questions until various people started shouting questions and arguing with him.

When asked why he charged the boys with attempted murder, he said it was because of his perception and knowledge of what the facts were.

He also addressed the question of why and when he made the statement about taking lives with the "stroke of my pen." He stressed that he never threatened anyone and that the statement wasn't directed at any one particular group.


Speaker: God may 'wipe' out Jena
Nation of Islam representative Deric Muhammad said they were in Jena because there has been an abuse of power. He said Louis Farrakhan had asked him to pass along the message to Jena to "save yourselves by giving justice to the Jena Six." He said the message was to watch the weather, and if justice isn't served, "God will wipe" out Jena.


Jackson said support for Obama not diluted
The Rev. Jesse Jackson made a statement reaffirming his support of presidential hopeful Sen. Barak Obama after he said comments from him about Obama were taken out of context.

"I reaffirm my commitment to vote for Sen. Barak Obama. He has remarkably transcended race, however the impact of Katrina and Jena makes America's unresolved moral dilemma of race unavoidable. I think Jena is another defining moment of the issue of race and the criminal justice system. This issue requires direct and bold leadership. I commend Sen. Obama for speaking out and demanding fairness on this defining issue. Any attempt to dilute my support for Sen. Obama will not succeed.





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