In Which I Hope I’m Gettying Pranked

This cannot be true, can it?

Louisiana Justice of the Peace Denies Marriage License to Interracial Couple:

According to [Keith Bardwell, a justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish], he won’t support interracial marriages because he doesn’t feel that black or white society will accept the children of the couple once they are born.

I can’t find him in Martindale-Hubbell, but other articles note him saying:

“I’ve been a justice of the peace for 34 years and I don’t think I’ve mistreated anybody. I’ve made some mistakes, but you have too. I didn’t tell this couple they couldn’t get married. I just told them I wouldn’t do it.”

*Sigh*