BATON ROUGE — The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to legislators overturning Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of House Bill 648, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for minors and takes away parents’ rights to make healthcare decisions about their children...

BATON ROUGE — The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement applauding Governor John Bel Edwards’ decision to veto several harmful bills that target LGBTQ+ Louisianans

NEW ORLEANS — The ACLU of Louisiana, the American Civil Liberties Union, and coalition partners today called for action to address the issue of overdetention of those convicted under Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature by Solicitation (CANS) law...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate’s passage of House Bill 648, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana and does not allow for exceptions with parental permission: “We are deeply disturbed that...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate Judiciary A Committee’s passage of House Bill 648, a bill that bans gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana and does not allow for exceptions with parental permission: “This is a dark day...

BATON ROUGE - The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement upon the Senate Health and Welfare Committee’s deferral of House Bill 648, a bill that would have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children in Louisiana:

NEW ORLEANS – As book-banning and censorship efforts proliferate statewide amidst an alarming rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, the ACLU of Louisiana released an open letter as a resource to help the people of Louisiana understand the Constitution’s protections against government censorship...

BATON ROUGE — In a letter to the East Baton Rouge School System, the ACLU expressed alarm about an event during which students were subjected to religious proselytizing, and female students were given instruction in sexual abstinence and told hey should practice forgiveness of sexual abusers.

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana state senators voted to overturn Gov. Edwards’ veto of SB 156, which bans transgender youth from participating in school sports consistent with their gender identity. During the session, a group of protesters were pulled away from the chambers by Capitol security.