Building a Path Toward Progress
Plagued by entrenched racial disparities, hope for a more equitable future rests on encouraging residents to join the movement for justice.
With one of the highest rates of poverty in the nation, Louisiana is failing to provide ladders of economic opportunity to its most vulnerable residents. An unfair criminal legal system that funnels young people of color into institutionalization can snuff out the chance at achieving success before they have even reached adulthood.
Channeling the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, communities throughout the state can push for progress through collective action. And the SPLC is working to support their efforts through litigation, advocacy and public education.
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Advocacy Resources
Policy Advocacy
2025 Policy Priorities for Louisiana
SPLC recommendations to state and local officials to drive impactful initiatives that ensure an equitable future for Louisiana communities.
Louisiana Advocates Urge Congress to Reject Drastic Cuts to Federal Assistance Programs
Hate Map
Track Hate and Antigovernment Groups in Louisiana
In 2023, 8 hate and antigovernment groups were tracked in Louisiana.
Report
Read Our Report on Louisiana’s Youth Justice System
In this report, Only Young Once: The Urgent Need for Reform of Louisiana’s Youth Justice System, we explore how the perceptions of Black youth contribute to an overreliance on punitive measures – in both Louisiana’s school and juvenile justice systems – leading to stark racial disparities.
Guide
Impact of Federal Cuts to Social Safety Net in Louisiana
Federal funding is critically important to ensure everyone has access to necessities like health care, food and nutrition, housing, and public education.