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COVINGTON – The ACLU of Louisiana has again defeated qualified immunity, an enormous legal challenge, in a lawsuit against the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO) for racially profiling and harassing an unarmed Black man.
THIBODAUX – The ACLU of Louisiana and Fish & Richardson announced a settlement on behalf of Mr. Yohann Jackson, a Black man suffering from cerebral palsy who was violently detained by three Thibodaux police officers at his own home.
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to the deadly shooting of an unarmed Black man by a Shreveport police officer.
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s call for new restrictions on library collections.
NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana and Venable LLP have reached a settlement with the New Orleans Police Department on behalf of Mr. Michael Celestine — a Black man who was chased, seized, and arrested after an officer noted an alleged “bulge” in his clothing.
SHREVEPORT – The ACLU of Louisiana today announced a settlement on behalf of Mr. Brandon Kennedy, who was wrongfully attacked, arrested, and searched by Shreveport police after one of the officers overheard Mr. Kennedy speaking to another person about the Black Lives Matter movement.