Louisiana Considered: A documentary looks at Jim Crow-era laws and how it impacted convictions

By Karl Lengel,

Aubry Procell

Published October 6, 2021 at 1:09 PM CDT

Karl Lengel hosted this episode of Louisiana Considered.
Al Jazeera News Senior Producer Jeremy Young discusses “The Jim Crow Convictions,” a documentary by Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines and The Lens about criminal convictions in Louisiana made under a Jim Crow-era law, taken off the books in 2018, that allowed juries to convict without a unanimous decision.
In acknowledgement of National Fire Prevention Month, Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office Public Affairs Director Ashley Rodrigue tells us a bit about fire safety.

Louisiana Considered

Karl Lengel

Karl Lengel worked at New Orleans Public Radio for more than two decades before leaving the station in 2023.

Aubry Procell

Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.