NEW ORLEANS – As part of its Justice Lab campaign, the ACLU of Louisiana is suing two East Jefferson Levee District police officers for using unnecessary violent force against a 54-year-old Black woman.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Ka’Mauri Harrison, a nine-year-old Black student who was unjustly suspended and improperly recommended for expulsion for accidentally making a BB gun visible in his bedroom while taking an online test.

In response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Louisiana, a federal judge has ruled that medical care at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is constitutionally inadequate, causing a substantial risk of serious medical harm for the prison’s population.

NEW ORLEANS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana today announced strong support of legislation that would limit the amount of time individuals can be incarcerated without charge to five days in most cases and 30 days for more serious offenses.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana released the following statement in response to allegations that four Louisiana State Police officers from Troop F beat a Black man who had already surrendered following a high-speed chase, and later exchanged several text messages bragging about the incident.

NEW ORLEANS – Justice Lab, the ACLU of Louisiana’s litigation and advocacy campaign against racist policing, has filed four lawsuits challenging police misconduct to date, with more than 30 additional cases under investigation for prospective litigation later this year.

NEW ORLEANS – With international human rights experts sounding the alarm over environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, the ACLU of Louisiana is joining other grassroots organizations in opposing proposed construction of a new grain terminal in St. John the Baptist Parish.

NEW ORLEANS – This past January, after a Black man was denied burial at Oaklin Springs Cemetery in Oberlin, LA, the ACLU of Louisiana promptly issued a letter urging the cemetery’s board to revise their governing body’s bylaws and eradicate any “whites only” provision, language, or references.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana reiterated its call for systemic reforms to policing in response to a video showing a Baton Rouge police officer restraining a juvenile using a chokehold, a maneuver that has been banned by the Baton Rouge Police Department since 2017.