Disability Rights Louisiana Receives $2 Million Gift from the Yield Giving Open Call
We are thrilled to announce that today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Disability Rights Louisiana as one of the Yield Giving Open Call’s awardees working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need in the United States. Disability Rights…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Receives $2 Million Gift from the Yield Giving Open CallNOTICE OF CLASS ACTION – A.A., ET AL., V. ABRAHAM
The litigation may affect your rights. Please read carefully. PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE This notice informs you about a class-action lawsuit against the SECRETARY of the Louisiana Department of Health and the LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. You may be either…
More Continue Reading: NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION – A.A., ET AL., V. ABRAHAMRemedy Phase Underway in Disability Rights Louisiana’s Lawsuit Over Cruel and Unusual Conditions at David Wade Correctional Center
This week, Disability Rights Louisiana’s legal team began the remedy phase of a lawsuit against Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections over conditions at David Wade Correctional Center (DWCC), a state prison in North Louisiana. The remedy phase of…
More Continue Reading: Remedy Phase Underway in Disability Rights Louisiana’s Lawsuit Over Cruel and Unusual Conditions at David Wade Correctional CenterFEDERAL COURT ENTERS RULING THAT CONDITIONS AT DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HOMER, LOUISIANA ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATE THE ADA
United States District Court Judge Elizabeth Foote entered a ruling on November 1, 2022, finding that conditions on the South Compound of David Wade Correctional Center, a Louisiana state prison near Homer, Louisiana, violated the rights of the men who…
More Continue Reading: FEDERAL COURT ENTERS RULING THAT CONDITIONS AT DAVID WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN HOMER, LOUISIANA ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATE THE ADADRLA/Advocacy Center Founder Lois V. Simpson Tapped As Interim Director for National Disability Rights Network
On June 6, 2022, the board of directors for the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), voted to appoint Lois V. Simpson as their Interim Director, while they continue to search for a permanent Executive Director to replace Curt Decker who…
More Continue Reading: DRLA/Advocacy Center Founder Lois V. Simpson Tapped As Interim Director for National Disability Rights NetworkMay is Older Americans Month
Every May, the Administration for Community Living leads the national observance of Older Americans Month. You can read the White House proclamation here, and make sure to follow #OlderAmericansMonth on social media for updates and resources. DRLA works to advance…
More Continue Reading: May is Older Americans MonthArticle, “Supported Decision Making–A New Perspective on an Old Concept” By DRLA Assistant Director of Legal Services, Melanie Bray, Appears in ABA: Voice of Experience
Disability Rights Louisiana’s Assistant Director of Legal Services, Melanie Bray, penned an article entitled, “Supported Decision Making—A New Perspective on an Old Concept” that was featured in the most recent edition of Voice of Experience, the American Bar Association’s monthly…
More Continue Reading: Article, “Supported Decision Making–A New Perspective on an Old Concept” By DRLA Assistant Director of Legal Services, Melanie Bray, Appears in ABA: Voice of ExperienceDisability Rights Louisiana Statement Regarding Britney Spears’ Court Testimony
Imagine one day you are going about your life, choosing what you wear for the day, what you eat for meals, how you spend your time, who you spend time with, what you watch on TV, and even where you…
More Continue Reading: Disability Rights Louisiana Statement Regarding Britney Spears’ Court TestimonyLouisiana’s Children Mental Health Lawsuit, A.A., et al. v. Phillips, et al: Class Notice Posted
On May 25, 2021, U.S. District Court Judge, Brian A. Jackson, certified a case filed in federal district court in the Middle District of Louisiana, A.A. et al. v. Phillips (case number: 19-00770-BAJ-SDJ), as a class action lawsuit on behalf…
More Continue Reading: Louisiana’s Children Mental Health Lawsuit, A.A., et al. v. Phillips, et al: Class Notice PostedFederal Judge Approves Class Action Lawsuit filed by DRLA and Partners on Behalf of Children with Mental Health Needs in Louisiana
Outcome of Lawsuit Could Affect Tens of Thousands of Children Across the State From a press release issued by Southern Poverty Law Center: NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson ruled last week that a lawsuit…
More Continue Reading: Federal Judge Approves Class Action Lawsuit filed by DRLA and Partners on Behalf of Children with Mental Health Needs in Louisiana
