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Louisiana

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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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Learn about how you can advocate for criminal justice reform, access new SPLC publications and community resources, and read the latest updates about our legal and community organizing work. Stay connected to the SPLC by signing up for our mailing list.  

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Advocacy Resources

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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.

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Policy Advocacy

Defending Youth in Louisiana

Act 3 authorizes proposed a constitutional amendment to appear on the March 29, 2025, ballot that if approved, will allow the Legislature to determine the list of felonies for which a child can be prosecuted as an adult. Take the pledge.

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Track Hate and Antigovernment Groups in Louisiana

In 2023, 8 hate and antigovernment groups were tracked in Louisiana.

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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.