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Louisiana wins suit over Angola “farm line” working conditions

A federal judge has ruled he cannot force Louisiana to fix harsh conditions for prisoners working the "farm line" at Angola

The Independent UK · May 28

Man deported to Laos despite court ordering blocking his removal, attorneys say

U.S. immigration officials have deported a man to Laos despite a federal court order blocking his removal

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week

Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned after a federal appeals court overturned a lower judge’s ruling Friday

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

Louisiana Legislature passes new congressional map - Roll Call

The GOP-controlled Louisiana state legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that creates a second Black-majority district.

Roll Call · Jan 19, 2024

‘Bloodiest prison in the US’: children detained in Louisiana’s Angola prison allege abuses

Juvenile prisoners were routinely punished by fellow inmates at the ‘Alcatraz of the south’, according to a new lawsuit

The Guardian - US · Oct 30, 2023

Appeals court blocks hearings on drawing a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana

A federal judge's plan to hold hearings next week to draw up congressional boundary lines that would give Louisiana a second majority-Black district has been blocked by an appeals court

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

An appeals court has blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map

A federal appeals court blocked the redrawing of Louisiana's congressional map after a lower court found the redistricting plan likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.

WEKU · Sep 28, 2023

A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps

The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2023

Louisiana ordered to remove teens from ‘intolerable’ conditions at state prison

Children, some as young as 15, incarcerated at notorious Angola prison, which has reputation for brutality and violence

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023

Judge orders Louisiana to remove incarcerated youths from the state's maximum-security adult prison

A federal judge has ruled that incarcerated youths be removed from a temporary lockup at a former death row building in Louisiana’s adult maximum-security prison by Sept. 15

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023