Anonymous 11/16/2019 (Sat) 20:31:07 No.37542 del
Hours after criticizing city leaders about unsolved murder, Port Allen activist found fatally shot

A community activist who was found fatally shot at his Port Allen home had criticized city leaders about an unsolved murder in the city and the need to curb violence just hours before he was found dead.

Larry Profit, 62, was found Thursday morning lying unresponsive in the street near his home in the 1200 block of Avenue A, police said. Neighbors say they heard gunshots Wednesday evening, but officers didn’t find Profit until around 8 a.m. when a passerby discovered him.

Hours before his death, Profit had pressed city leaders to curb violence in the community and criticized the police department for the still-unsolved killing of 28-year-old Fatrell Queen, who was fatally shot inside his home in 2017.

Queen's death prompted calls for more oversight of the Port Allen Police Department, as well as a community organization’s push to establish a civilian board aimed at improving relations between police and the community, among other goals.

Dorthy Browder, a family friend, said Profit was a cheerful person who stood for his values and desires to make Port Allen a more peaceful place to live.

“He didn't invite no trouble. Society ain't gotta do this to him,” she said. “He'd give you the shirt off his back.”

Profits, Queen, Browder

Profit previously chaired a committee seeking to recall former Port Allen Council Member R.J. Loupe. The group filed a petition to recall the longtime councilman in 2013, a few days after a separate group filed paperwork to initiate a recall drive against then-Mayor Demetric “Deedy” Slaughter.

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