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ACLU of Louisiana, RFK Human Rights, and Linklaters File Equal Protection Lawsuit Against St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office

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. 

ACLU of Louisiana Launches Comprehensive Data Dashboard for Police Killings and Misconduct

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.

ACLU of Louisiana’s Guaranteed Monthly Income Program Delivers Results for Participants in First Month

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. 

Louisiana Passes Map with Second Majority-Black Congressional District

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.

ACLU of Louisiana Launches Blog Detailing Monthly Trips to Louisiana’s Immigration Detention Centers

NEW ORLEANS —As part of its ongoing Immigrant Rights Project (IRP), the ACLU of Louisiana has launched a new monthly blog series that seeks to educate the nation about the hard truths surrounding immigration detention in Louisiana.

ACLU of Louisiana Responds to Jury Decision in Sampy v. Rabb

LAFAYETTE —The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after a jury found that seven Lafayette Police Department officers did not engage in or fail to intervene in excessive force in their arrest of Mr. Raynaldo Sampy, a Black man who was asleep and pulled from his parked truck

ACLU of Louisiana’s Justice Lab Files First Criminal Appeal, Challenging Battery of and Resisting an Officer Convictions

BOSSIER CITY, LA—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana have filed a criminal appeal on behalf of their client Anthony Monroe, after Mr. Monroe was convicted of battery of a police officer and resisting an officer. The appeal, filed on November 17,
Issue Areas: Police Practices

ACLU of Louisiana Responds to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision in Perkins v. Hart

NEW ORLEANS —The ACLU of Louisiana has released the following statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a First Amendment violation claim brought against a St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy by Teliah Perkins, a Black woman from Slidell who was violently arrested at her own

ACLU of Louisiana and F4GI Launch Guaranteed Monthly Income Program for Victims of Racist Policing

NEW ORLEANS—The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana announced today the first payments of a Guaranteed Monthly Income (GMI) program that will provide financial support to individuals and families whose lives have been significantly impacted by racist policing, mass incarceration, and the