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.

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Karl Lengel

Karl Lengel has worked in the lively arts as an actor, announcer, manager, director, administrator and teacher. In broadcast, he has accumulated over two decades of on-air experience and is currently WWNO’s anchor for NPR’s “All Things Considered” and a host for “Louisiana Considered”. He holds a BS in Professional Management from Nova Southeastern University and an MFA in Film and Theatre from the University of New Orleans.

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Aubry Procell

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

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