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Leah Chase, restaurateur and stalwart of the civil rights movement in Louisiana, will be presented the 35th Annual Ben Smith Award by the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana. This award honors people who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of civil liberties in Louisiana.
Nationally-recognized journalist James Ridgeway, currently a reporter for Mother Jones Magazine, has been granted access to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
The American Civil Liberties Union today submitted a request to Sheriff Marlin Gusman seeking public records concerning the resources allocated by FEMA for the proposed expansion of the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP).
The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine what resources it has allocated to the proposed expansion of the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP).
The ACLU of Louisiana has written to the members of the Livingston Parish Council, urging them to repeal an ordinance that changes the official date of Halloween when October 31 falls on a Sunday, as it does this year.
The ACLU of Louisiana joins the New Orleans City Council in commending Forum for Equality, in recognition of Forum's work seeking equal rights for everyone.