He worked in various capacities in the New Orleans area, later joining the Unity Industrial Life Insurance Company which his father had founded.
Dejoie was subsequently cleared of the allegation, while a friend and Unity Life employee Henry Wilcox was convicted.
[3] The intent of the newspaper was to provide an outlet and a voice for the African-American community, a serious need in the Jim Crow South of the time.
[4] Dejoie and Taylor provided $2000 for initial financing, and they established its offices at the corner of Gravier St. and Saratoga St. (now Loyola Ave.) at the black-owned Pythian Temple Building[usurped].
Dejoie's descendants, including Renette Dejoie-Hall, continued to serve in editorial capacities of The Louisiana Weekly at least until 2014.