Community and Religious leaders called for an economic
boycott of the Mall of Louisiana, Cortana Mall and all local Walmarts in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 3 days in the wake of the Alton Sterling
shooting last week.
boycott of the Mall of Louisiana, Cortana Mall and all local Walmarts in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 3 days in the wake of the Alton Sterling
shooting last week.
They advocated for a three-day “selective buying
campaign” aimed at pressuring Baton Rouge leaders to take action against
two city police officers implicated in the fatal shooting of Alton
Sterling, 37, in front of the Triple S Food Mart on North Foster Drive.
According to a Baton Rouge Resident, Keri Pooler, over the
weekend, the people kept to their words and made sure they boycotted
malls and food courts. This of course forced business owners to close
early.
weekend, the people kept to their words and made sure they boycotted
malls and food courts. This of course forced business owners to close
early.