The Rideau Project, which is dedicated to obtaining freedom for Wilbert Rideau, was established in 1988 by the Institute of Human Relations (now renamed The Twomey Center for Peace Through Justice) at Loyola University in New Orleans. The Rideau Project does not pay legal expenses, which are donated by Mr. Rideau's lawyers. It does engage in researching and providing to the public and the media accurate information about the Calcasieu Parish and Louisiana justice systems, as well as organizing other grassroots efforts to free Wilbert Rideau. Your donation will be used for telephone, photocopying, tape duplicating, and printing charges, website expenses, lapel buttons, banners, posters, travel expenses to and from Lake Charles and the sponsorship of public events. Make your tax-deductible donation payable to:

The Twomey Center Rideau Project
Loyola University of New Orleans
7214 St. Charles Avenue, Campus Box 907
New Orleans, LA 70118

Persons who would like to offer in-kind donations of goods or services can use the contact address above or e-mail the Rideau Project. Anyone wanting to lend a hand to free Mr. Rideau can also use either address to contact the project. Benefactors interested in being publicly acknowledged as supporters should indicate that when making their donation.

Media interested in contacting Ted Quant, Director of the Rideau Project, can call him at Loyola's Twomey Center: (504) 861-5831.

Media or other parties who want to contact Mr. Rideau's attorneys may do so through:

Mr. George Kendall NAACP Legal Defense Fund 99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600 New York, NY 10013 (212) 965-2200 gkendall@naacpldf.org

Mr. Julian Murray Chehardy, Sherman, Ellis, Breslin & Murray One Galleria Blvd., Suite 1100 Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 833-5600 jrm@chehardy.com

Media interested in interviewing Wilbert Rideau should contact Mr. Kendall or Mr. Murray

Individuals wishing to contact Mr. Rideau should send correspondence to him at his personal address - exactly as shown, since the prison mail room may refuse to deliver mail with an incorrect address. Also, please do not include stamps, money, or anything else that would be considered "contraband" with your correspondence. Finally, while Mr. Rideau is grateful for everyone's good wishes, time constraints make it impossible for him to answer letters individually.

Wilbert Rideau
75546-Ash 1
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola, LA 70712