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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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Franz Ludwig Meyer
Franz Ludwig Meyer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Or...
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Irmgard Emma Meyer
Irmgard Emma Meyer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Or...
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Siegfried Bernhard Meyer
Siegfried Bernhard Meyer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in...
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Ursula Renate Meyer
Ursula Renate Meyer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New O...
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Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell was arrested with Marine Workers Industrial Union officers Harold Hynes and H. Harvey in New Or...
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Gilbert Montegut
Released
Gilbert Montegut, 23, was one of the four Angola prisoners charged in the April 1972 killing of prison guard B...
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John England Morris Jr.
Released
John England Morris Jr., who used the alias Larry Jackson, was a member of the New Orleans chapter of the Blac...
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Wayne Morris
Wayne Morris was one of the New Orleans Four supported by the local National Committee to Combat Fascism in Se...
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Larry Patterson
Larry Patterson was one of the New Orleans Four supported by the local National Committee to Combat Fascism in...
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Lloyd Pinion
Lloyd Pinion was a Black porter at the French Hospital, 1821 Orleans Avenue, New Orleans, for four years. The...
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Frank Prego
Released
Frank Prego was a Spanish-born ship's stoker and organizer for the IWW's Marine Transport Workers. Arrested du...
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Raymond Prieur
Released
Raymond Prieur was an inmate of the Orleans Parish Prison Annex in New Orleans who, on October 27, 1971, joine...
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Julius Reiss
Julius Reiss was Louisiana Communist Party state secretary. In his first-person account, six New Orleans detec...
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Wilhelm Rohl
Wilhelm Rohl was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orleans,...
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Josephine Runte
Josephine Runte was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orlea...
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George Russell
Released
George Russell was a member of the New Orleans Black Panther Party. In November 1970, police arrested Russell,...
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Edward Sanford
Edward Sanford was a Black worker arrested in New Orleans on April 2, 1935. The Daily Worker of April 17, page...
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Greta Schauer
Greta Schauer was a civilian internee recorded in actual custody at the Alien Detention Station in New Orleans...
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Cleveland Shaw
Released
Cleveland Shaw was an inmate of the Orleans Parish Prison Annex in New Orleans who, on October 27, 1971, joine...
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George Skakel
George Skakel, a seaman, was arrested in New Orleans on Wednesday, August 21, 1935 for distributing leaflets c...
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Pierre Soulé
Pierre Soulé, a New Orleans lawyer, former United States senator and former minister to Spain, was arrested un...
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Mose Taylor
Mose Taylor, a twenty-one-year-old Black worker, was dismissed from New Orleans ERA gang 157. Page 3’s Februar...
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Terry Tyler
Terry Tyler was Gary Tyler’s younger brother and organizer of the Gary Tyler Freedom Fighters. The Black Panth...
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Lionel Ward
Lionel Ward was one of the New Orleans Four supported by the local National Committee to Combat Fascism in Sep...
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