{"id":2299,"date":"2021-10-14T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/?p=2299"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:36:05","slug":"black-army-officer-accuses-harrahs-new-orleans-of-racial-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casinousa.com\/news\/black-army-officer-accuses-harrahs-new-orleans-of-racial-discrimination","title":{"rendered":"Black Army Officer Accuses Harrah\u2019s New Orleans Of Racial Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"U.S.Americans love to show their loves for the troops, often honoring service members in programs and events. <\/p>\n

But as the clamor for racial equality intensifies in the United States<\/a>, one New Orleans casino is in hot water for denying entry to a female African American U.S. Army officer. <\/p>\n

A viral video showed that a casino employee working for Louisiana<\/a>‘s Harrah\u2019s New Orleans refused to let U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Deja Harrison<\/strong> enter the premises and questioned whether her ID is valid. And now, she is suing the establishment.<\/p>\n

Lt. Harrison and her family were supposed to celebrate her step brother’s birthday at Harrah’s New Orleans on October 5. However, the employee would deny her entry, stating that while the IDs she presented were real, he did not believe she was the one in the picture<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

After explaining that it was indeed her in the ID photo, and her Army payment stub, she would then begin take a video of their altercation. She would then post that video on Twitter, which went viral with over 289,900 views as of this writing. Harrison had also shown her vaccination card, as well as her state driver\u2019s license, but was still denied entry.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t think this is you..I\u2019ll call NOPD and you can explain to them\u201d -Corey from @harrahsnola<\/a> @HarrahsLADowns<\/a> <\/p>\n

I showed 2 forms of photo I.D and even my Army paystub. <\/p>\n

I shouldn\u2019t be discriminated against just bc I\u2019m a high-ranked 23 yr old black female in the Army! pic.twitter.com\/ziIFUz6XsX<\/a><\/p>\n

— Deja Harrison (@dejaharrisontv) October 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n