BATON ROUGE—Over 15 bills were heard yesterday during the first day of committee hearings for the special legislative session on crime. In order to fast track their passage, House Republicans suspended rules on proposed bills that could potentially add millions to Louisiana’s state budget.

NEW ORLEANS —The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s decision to dismiss a Section 1983 action brought against DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies by Mr. Jarius Brown

NEW ORLEANS—The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement in response to plans for the unprecedented partnership between the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office and Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office.

BATON ROUGE— In a victory for fair maps, a federal court today ruled in favor of Louisiana voters, agreeing that the current state House and Senate district maps violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

NEW ORLEANS—The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement in response to Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry’s call for an extraordinary session of the Louisiana Legislature regarding crime.

NEW ORLEANS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Linklaters LLP have filed a second lawsuit against four deputies with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO), as well as several members of the agency’s leadership. 

NEW ORLEANS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has launched a comprehensive data dashboard compiling all of the state’s available police killings and misconduct data in one place.

NEW ORLEANS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana announced today in a blog post that participants in its Guaranteed Monthly Income (GMI program) are seeing a 20% increase in overall life satisfaction since the program’s launch in early December 2023. 

BATON ROUGE – Today, the Louisiana Legislature passed a map that creates a second majority-Black congressional district after being granted a final opportunity to pass a map before a federal court trial.