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Oct 4, 2024

Louisiana State Police ordered to release records related to wrongful death shooting lawsuit

A state judge ordered Louisiana State Police to release public records, including training materials related to interacting with people experiencing mental health issues, in the Justice Lab's excessive...

Sep 7, 2024

Family that got rich off slavery funding monthly reparations program for police racism victims

ACLU-LA Senior Director for Philanthropy and Community Investment, Maggy Baccinelli, and two Guaranteed Monthly Income Program participants, Janell Landry and Sandra Carr, share the impacts of reparations...

Sep 4, 2024

Inside One Governor’s Crusade to Tear Down the Wall Between Church and State

ACLU of Louisiana Executive Director Alanah Odoms speaks to the broader context of Governor Jeff Landry's recent political moves, which include rollbacks of historic criminal legal reforms and attacks on...

Aug 27, 2024

ICE Denies Claims of 'Disappeared' Migrants at Louisiana Detention Centers

Alongside coalition partners, ACLU of Louisiana Immigrant Rights Staff Attorney Andrew Perry speaks to the inhumane conditions in Louisiana's ICE detention facilities.

Aug 26, 2024

Abuse of Migrants Rampant at Louisiana ICE centers, Report Finds

The ACLU of Louisiana and its coalition partners have released Inside the Black Hole, a new report documenting widespread abuse and inhumane treatment at nine immigration detention facilities across...

Aug 6, 2024

ACLU, Firms See Fifth Circuit Gains in Abusive Policing Suits

The ACLU of Louisiana’s ‘Justice Lab’ wins on qualified immunity as the pilot program brings cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.