Department of Justice

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about an exhibit exploring the narratives woven into Black hair through an artistic lens. We also discuss how the indictment of one New Orleans priest for sexual assault landed the archdiocese in bankruptcy court and why the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a small Mississippi town’s police department.

For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. prison populations are trending up. Louisiana's numbers are a part of troubling gains across the Gulf South.