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Incarcerated Youth at Angola Shed Spotlight on Louisiana’s Cruel Juvenile System
A federal judge ruled that conditions at the adult prison amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
Thousands Evacuated After Toxic Leak and Massive Fire at Louisiana Oil Refinery
The blaze is the latest fossil fuel-related disaster to threaten residents of Louisiana's so-called “Cancer Alley.”
Louisiana Hair Braiders Say Regulatory Overreach Is Destroying Their Business
If regulators can come after lower-income professionals at safe, responsible businesses, they can criminalize anyone.
Calls Grow for Gov. John Bel Edwards to Commute Sentences of Death Row Prisoners
The outgoing Democrat has two weeks to commute the sentences. His potential GOP successor plans to restart executions.
Kids Are Being Kept in Solitary Confinement, Former Death Row Unit With No AC
“The state’s treatment of kids in Angola has been a series of broken promises,” said one civil rights lawyer.
Ohio Republicans Are Trying to Take Power From Voters. We Won’t Let Them.
We must be as dogged about protecting our democracy as authoritarian forces are about decimating it.
On the Cusp of Cleaning Up “Cancer Alley,” the EPA Caved to GOP Pressure
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly terminated three of its highest-profile civil rights complaints.
SCOTUS Ruled in Favor of Voting Rights. Southern Black Voters Made That Happen.
The pro-democracy movement is alive and well in the South, fighting every attempt to drag us back to the Jim Crow era.
Louisiana Republicans Double Down on Anti-Trans Bills, But Youth Are Resisting
A previously killed ban on gender-affirming care for minors was resurrected and has advanced with other bills.
These Sisters Fight to Keep Their Community From Becoming a “Sacrifice Zone”
Jo and Joy Banner are fighting to preserve the health and history of St. John the Baptist Parish amid industry threats.