The idealists among us like to say that justice is blind and illustrations generally show us Lady Justice with a blindfold as she holds the scales of justice.
But if the statues gracing the front of the Federal Courthouse in Lafayette are any indication, it would seem that justice may also tend to be brainless as well.
…And there are certainly times when decisions handed down would appear to substantiate the latter.
But the burning question has to be: Why?
Louisiana Voice 
i’ve always wondered what the backstory is on those two
Perhaps, in Lafayette Federal Court, Justice’s mind is open.
A possibility I had not considered. Thanks.
For the answer, such as it is, see this https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/105_Diana_Moore.pdf
Thanks!!