ACLU OF LOUISIANA PRIORITIZES POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Amidst Ronald Greene investigation, ACLU-LA seeks to advance legislation that gets to the root of ongoing police misconduct
| APRIL 18, 2022
ACLU’S JUSTICE LAB CAMPAIGN SUES 25 LOUISIANA POLICE DEPARTMENTS FOR RACIST MISCONDUCT
Intensive litigation effort files 30 lawsuits in less than a year, defeats Heck bar and overcomes qualified immunity in early case against Lafayette police
| DECEMBER 21, 2021
ACLU OF LOUISIANA DEMANDS FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO JEFFERSON PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Organization files fifth lawsuit against JPSO, cites agency’s frequent violations of Fourth Amendment for unreasonable searches and seizures, and excessive force
| NOVEMBER 23, 2021
ACLU OF LOUISIANA SUES POLICE OFFICERS FOR UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND UNLAWFUL EXCESSIVE FORCE AGAINST BLACK MAN
ACLU-LA has received 400 complaints against racist policing in Louisiana
| SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
ACLU OF LOUISIANA SENDS SECOND DEMAND LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Letter calls for an investigation into Louisiana State Police’s Racist Misconduct, cites 15 gruesome cases filed against the agency