Originally published: . Volume 10, No. 5. Source pages: 4.
The Advocate won its first Pulitzer Prize for reporting what ultimately the helped change Louisiana's nonunanimous jury law. The Pulitzer was announced in April.
The Advocate reported on the racial impacts of Louisiana’s unique laws that allow juries to convict individuals without a unanimous verdict. The paper's reporting set the stage for voters to amend the state constitution for unanimous verdicts in criminal cases.
This is the first Pulitzer Prize in the state since 2006, when The Times-Picayune received two for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. It is the sixth time the century-old award has gone to a Louisiana news organization, said The Advocate.
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