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Civil rights activist Don Hubbard, a leader of the desegregation efforts in Louisiana, will receive the 36th Annual Ben Smith Award by the ACLU of Louisiana. This award honors people who have demonstrated a commitment to the advancement of civil liberties in Louisiana.
In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Louisiana, the Mayor and Police Chief of Ville Platte, Louisiana have agreed to temporarily suspend enforcement of the city's walking curfew. The curfew will be suspended until Tuesday, October 11, 2011, when the City Council will meet to decide whet
The ACLU of Louisiana has filed suit to invalidate a Ville Platte ordinance that requires city residents to remain off the streets after 10 pm.
The Louisiana Supreme Court late Wednesday recognized that the display of a Confederate flag outside the Caddo Parrish Courthouse might be offensive to some people. The court chose not to overturn the 2009 murder conviction and death sentence of Felton D.
The ACLU of Louisiana filed suit today to block the enforcement of a new state law that bans access to a wide array of websites for those convicted of certain sex offenses against minors.
The American Civil Liberties Union today hailed the passage of a bill in the Louisiana legislature making it easier for elderly prisoners to get a parole hearing as an important step towards reducing the state's unnecessarily high prison population.