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Louisiana
Political repression plays out state by state — shaped by local institutions, prosecutors, and movements for defense. These are the documented political prisoners and cases the census holds for Louisiana.
124Documented
3In custody
67Released
2Awaiting trial
Eras of repression in Louisiana
Where Louisiana’s entries fall across the census’s historical eras.
1970s 39
1940s 25
1930s 22
2020s 8
1960s 8
1800s 7
Recent dashboard entries from Louisiana
The newest published events and reporting located in Louisiana, updated automatically from the live dashboard.
Other
Police close New Orleans judge’s complaint against WWL
Protest
Louisiana redistricting begins with protests, tension
Protest
Protesters shout "Shut it down" as lawmakers tackle Louisiana map redraw
Prosecution
Federal Appeals Court Blocks Ex-Prisoner Who Won Election from Taking Office in New Orleans
Protest
Immigration hearing arrests spark protest
Protest
An emergency rally outside the immigration court after ICE detains parents at a hearing
Prosecution
California doctor Remy Coeytaux was criminally indicted in Louisiana for mailing abortion pills across state lines; Governor Newsom refused to extradite him in the first test of California shield law
Arrest
Former U.S. Marine arrested in Louisiana for alleged threats against ICE officers; FBI, AG respond
Documented cases
124 entries in the census — every one stays in the record, whether the case is open or closed.
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Victor Aronson
Released
Victor Aronson was a labor-defense organizer arrested in the late-1929 crackdown on seamen's organizing in New...
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Sirous Asgari
Sirous Asgari was in ICE custody in March 2020 and described repeated transfers while trying to arrange volunt...
B
Bill Ayers (New Orleans, 1932)
Released
Bill Ayers was a Black worker active in the New Orleans labor movement. The Daily Worker of January 4, 1932, p...
B
Barry Barton
Released
Barry Barton was listed by the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors among imprisoned draft and milita...
I
Ida Bates
Ida Bates led a New Orleans Unemployment Council local that the Daily Worker said had won relief for two hundr...
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Shelly Batiste
Released
Shelly Batiste was an inmate of the Orleans Parish Prison Annex in New Orleans who, on October 27, 1971, joine...
A
Annieliese Blumenthal
Annieliese Blumenthal was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New...
E
Ernst Blumenthal
Ernst Blumenthal was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orle...
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Catherine Bournes
Released
Catherine Bournes — her name also appears in the record as Bourns and Bourne — was a member of the New Orleans...
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Leonard Brown
Released
Leonard Brown was a Black seaman and member of the Marine Workers League in New Orleans. Police arrested him a...
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Odell Brown
Released
Odell Brown was a member of the New Orleans chapter of the Black Panther Party. During the pre-dawn raid of No...
B
Bruce C. Waltzer
The Militant identifies these Southern Conference Educational Fund figures as arrested in New Orleans on Octob...
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Maurice Clark
Maurice Clark was arrested in New Orleans during December 1935 while picketing the film Red Salute at the Tudo...
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William J. Davids
Released
William J. Davids was a Marine Workers’ League seaman in New Orleans. Police arrested him during a raid on the...
W
William J. Davis
William J. Davis was arrested with Victor Aronson in New Orleans on Monday, November 25, 1929, after distribut...
B
Benjamin E. Smith
The Militant identifies these Southern Conference Educational Fund figures as arrested in New Orleans on Octob...
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Pauline Feuer
Released
Pauline Feuer was a New Orleans educator cited for contempt of Congress in 1956 after telling the Senate Inter...
D
Donald Files
Donald Files was a witness who testified at hearings seeking a new trial for Gary Tyler. The Black Panther rep...
A
Albert Gonzalez
Albert Gonzalez was president of the Trappers’ and Fisherman’s Union in Louisiana. Sender Garlin’s retrospecti...
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Leah Hodges
Released
Leah Hodges was a member of the New Orleans chapter of the Black Panther Party (organized as the National Comm...
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Franz Hoffman
Franz Hoffman was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orleans...
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Harold Hynes
Harold Hynes was national secretary of the Marine Workers Industrial Union. The March 26, 1931 Daily Worker re...
C
Chester Jackson
Released
Chester Jackson, 30, was one of the four Angola prisoners charged in the April 1972 killing of guard Brent Mil...
A
Arthur Jacobi
Arthur Jacobi was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orleans...
Institutions in Louisiana
Prisons, jails, and detention centers in Louisiana that appear in the census’s case files.
Orleans Parish PrisonNew Orleans, Louisiana
21 cases
Louisiana State PenitentiaryAngola, Louisiana
6 cases
Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola)Angola, Louisiana
4 cases
ICE DetentionJena, Louisiana
3 cases
U.S. District Court, Middle District of LouisianaBaton Rouge, Louisiana
2 cases
Pollock FCIPollock, Louisiana
1 case
Oakdale II FCIOakdale, Louisiana
1 case
FCI OakdaleOakdale, Louisiana
1 case