NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana issued the following statement regarding the New Orleans City Council’s passage of an ordinance that bans the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) from using facial recognition technology.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today announced the hiring of Michelle Moore as its new Communications Director, bolstering the organization’s capacity to engage with communities across the state.

Revelations underscore the need for greater transparency, City Council to ban facial recognition

NEW ORLEANS – In response to a lawsuit by the ACLU of Louisiana, a district court judge has ordered the Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) to turn over all responsive records regarding its COVID-19 Furlough Review Panel.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab and the UCI Irvine Law School Civil Rights Litigation clinic have filed a brief asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a district court’s ruling in favor of East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputies.

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today condemned the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) after an investigation by The Lens revealed that the department had been secretly employing facial recognition technology through “state and federal partners."

NEW ORLEANS – The ACLU of Louisiana today demanded a full, independent investigation into the death of Quawan “Bobby” Charles