The case was highlighted by New York Times columnist Bob Herbert in 2007 as an egregious example of a racially motivated abuse of the justice system, as Tyler was unjustly imprisoned.
It was unveiled in a solemn ceremony on October 17, 2009 at the East Bank Bridge Park in Destrehan, Louisiana.
Macaluso worked initially as a band director/music teacher at Warren Easton High School in New Orleans, and later at Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana.
In 1929, an elementary school and was built on the grounds of St. Charles Borromeo Church.