Leading Liberty Forward In Louisiana

ACLU of Louisiana Releases Blueprint for Cutting Incarceration by 50 Percent

Ben Smith Fete – with an image of the statue of liberty and streamers

Join us for our Ben Smith Fête on May 23

Enter the Joe Cook Memorial Essay Contest

Case Will Proceed Against DA Cannizzaro for Issuing Bogus Subpoenas, Jailing Victims

Library Agrees to Lift Ban on Drag Queen Story Time

Victory: Louisiana voters restored the right to a unanimous jury

VICTORY: Louisiana voters abolish unjust split-jury law

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Reforms Have Cut Louisiana's Prison Population 8%. Here's A Plan to Cut It By Half.

The ACLU's Smart Justice Campaign released a 50-state blueprint for how to achieve two goals: cutting our prison population by 50 percent while also reducing its racial disparities.

April 9, 2019

New Orleans Court Ruling is a Win for Prosecutor Accountability

Judge Milazzo’s ruling sends a strong message that no prosecutor is above the law.

March 19, 2019

New Orleans Doesn’t Want to Provide a Map of Its Surveillance Cameras to the Public. We’re Suing.

New Orleans has no interest, compelling or otherwise, in keeping the location of these cameras secret. We paid for these cameras with our tax dollars – and we have a right to know when we’re being watched by the government.

February 21, 2019

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