Louisiana keeps running the same play. People in prison take the loss.

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 682

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Two years ago, my grandmother’s warning started ringing in my ears again.

As a child, she would tell me, “Baby, if you start off wrong, you gon’ end up wrong every time. You got to start right to end right. Watchu self.”

She was so right.

Two years ago, Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature overhauled the state’s parole system. New laws eliminated parole for almost everyone whose offense was committed after Aug. …

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