Campaigns & Initiatives

The ACLU of Louisiana leads bold, issue-driven campaigns to confront systemic injustice and expand civil liberties for all. From challenging racist policing and immigration detention to fighting for fair elections and economic equity, our campaigns are grounded in the lived experiences of communities across the state. We combine litigation, advocacy, public education, and coalition-building to drive lasting change—ensuring that every campaign we launch moves Louisiana closer to a more just and equitable future.

Featured Campaigns

Campaign
Sep 2025
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Truth and Reconciliation Project

In 2022, the ACLU of Louisiana launched the Truth and Reconciliation Project, which creates a template for transferring economic power from the descendants of enslavers to those impacted by the oppressive vestiges of slavery across the American South.
Campaign
Sep 2025
ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF LOUISIANA, AND NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FILE FOIA REQUEST FOLLOWING ABUSES IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS

Immigrant Rights Project

Explore how detention operates in Louisiana — and what we’re doing to challenge it. Our latest report reveals abuse inside ICE-run facilities, and our coalition is calling for federal investigation and accountability.
Campaign
Jul 2025
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Justice Can't Wait

Louisiana has the nation’s highest incarceration rate, and while historic reforms implemented as part of the 2017 Justice Reinvestment Package have begun to alleviate this crisis, more work must be done to reduce the state’s harmful reliance on incarceration.

All Campaigns

1 Campaign
Campaign
Jul 2025
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Justice Lab: Putting Racist Policing on Trial

The ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab: Putting Racist Policing on Trial™ is an intensive litigation and storytelling effort to challenge racially discriminatory policing practices and combat police violence against people of color. The campaign enlists for-profit law firms and law school legal clinics in bringing cases challenging racially-motivated stops and seizures under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments and any other applicable laws.