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Mar 30, 2018
Louisiana Prosecutor’s Decision Not to Charge the White Officers Who Killed Alton Sterling is a Travesty.
Communities of color continue to be brutalized and killed by police without accountability or reform.
Feb 27, 2018
Replace Shrines to White Supremacy with Monuments to True Patriots
Last month a federal judge refused to block the removal of a Confederate monument that was erected on courthouse grounds in Shreveport more than a century ago.
Oct 20, 2017
Vote to Remove Confederate Monument is Good News for Shreveport
The people of Shreveport scored a victory for freedom and equality this week when the Caddo Parish Commission voted to remove the Confederate monument from the grounds of the local courthouse.
Sep 28, 2017
ACLU of Louisiana Condemns Bossier Parish's Threats to Students’ First Amendment Rights
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana put Louisiana schools on notice today, warning them that forcing students to stand during the National Anthem or punishing students who “take a knee” in protest of racial injustice and police brutality would violate students’ First Amendment rights.
Sep 06, 2017
ACLU of Louisiana Praises Caddo Parish Committee for Voting to Remove Confederate Monument
The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today praised the Caddo Parish Commission’s Long-Range Planning/Special Projects Committee for voting to remove the parish’s Confederate monument that stands outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse.
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