Join us on Thursday, April 2nd at our annual benefit event -- the Celebration for Children’s Rights -- as we celebrate LCCR's 20-year legacy of changing young lives, and our communities, for the better. We will also be presenting our Diamonique Whaley Champion of Justice Award to Journey Allen, Local Artist and Founder of Spectrum Arts NOLA for her incredible work helping incarcerated youth to engage healing through arts education

We met "Keenan" as an 8th grader arrested for simple burglary. He was disconnected from school, struggling with homelessness, and stuck in a chaotic environment. Learn how we helped Keenan to break the cycle.

We first met “Marcus” as a 9th grader arrested for possession of a handgun. Marcus lived with his grandfather in a tough neighborhood and struggled with anger issues. Now Marcus was facing serious charges that could result in years of prison time. Here's how we helped.

Joshua Thompson-Rodriguez joined LCCR as our new Civil Legal Services Attorney in April of this year. With experience working with families in immigration law, Joshua has already had a significant impact on LCCR’s educational advocacy work.

It’s been a great year here at LCCR. We served more than 700 kids between New Orleans and East Baton Rouge, defended against punitive policies like Amendment 3 and SB74, and launched our #ItTakesAVillageNOLA narrative change campaign. Click here to read about what your support helped us achieve in FY 2025.

LCCR’s policy team has been hard at work during the 2025 legislative session, working to defend against tough-on-crime policies and rollbacks that had the potential to harm Louisiana’s children. Throughout this session, LCCR tracked three bills that represented the greatest threat to youth justice reform. Here are the results that were achieved.

Last year, Louisiana's Office of Juvenile Justice spent $165.6 million to operate the state’s prison system. Gov. Landry is now proposing spending $93 million more this year. Here are some better ways we can invest taxpayer dollars that will enhance public safety in Louisiana. 

This is the first article in our Staff Spotlight series, where we will interview staff to learn more about their background, skills, and motivation to do this essential work for kids in Louisiana. In this article, we will discuss Kisha’s work as a youth advocate and how her unique lived experience fuels her advocacy for our kids. 

We first met “Nadia” as an 8th grader arrested for theft under $1,000. Her crime? Simply being present when her friend was caught stealing a pack of gum. What could and should have been a teachable moment for two adolescent girls instead became a frightening legal ordeal. Here is how we helped.

On April 3, LCCR welcomed more than 230 guests to our annual Celebration for Children’s Rights event. Collectively, we raised nearly $90,000 to fund our work with arrested and incarcerated youth in Louisiana. We can think of no better way to spend a beautiful (if slightly humid) spring evening than to come together with so many of our friends and supporters. Thank you for joining us and making this such a wonderful night out!