Prosecutors dropped manslaughter charges Wednesday against the last two Bourbon Street bouncers accused in the death of a visiting Georgia college student after a dispute about entry to a French Quarter karaoke bar on New Year's Eve 2004.

Brandon Vicknair and Matthew Taylor no longer face charges in connection with the asphyxiation death of Levon Jones, 26, who died on the sidewalk outside the Razzoo Bar and Patio with four bouncers pinning him down.

In August, a Baton Rouge jury acquitted bouncer Clay Montz, 35, of manslaughter. Arthur Irons, 42, was acquitted on the same charge by a Calcasieu Parish jury in April.

"The state decided not to go through with the prosecution," said Franz Zibilich, attorney for Taylor. "I think it's a very responsible decision."

Jones, a black Georgia Southern University student, was in New Orleans for a flag football tournament. The four white bouncers pinned him down after Jones' friends challenged a doorman's refusal to let them into the bar, saying they didn't meet the dress code. Jones' family said white patrons in similar attire were allowed in.

The coroner said Jones suffocated as one bouncer held him in a headlock for 12 minutes and another pushed down on his back, preventing him from breathing. A third held Jones' legs. Coroner Frank Minyard found that Jones was asphyxiated and classified the death as homicide.

Jones' death on a street where tourist party in music clubs, strip joints, bars and restaurants, as well as on the street night and day, sparked questions of racism and discrimination.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held a march following the death to raise awareness of racism in Louisiana's biggest city, said Danatus King, president of the New Orleans chapter.

Jones' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bar claiming race was a factor in the death.

A study by the city after the death found blacks were discriminated against in the French Quarter in a variety of ways.

The study paired black and white men of the same body style, dress and manner, and sent them into 28 Bourbon Street bars within minutes of each other to evaluate the treatment they received.

In 57 percent of the bars the blacks received less favorable treatment than their white counterparts. In 40 percent of the test blacks were charged more for drinks. In 10 percent they were told there was a drink minimum which they would have to buy, while the whites weren't. In 7 percent of the bars, blacks were told they would have to meet a dress code, while the whites, dressed in the same fashion, were not.

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