NEW ORLEANS –Nziki Wiltz, buzzed around a crowded job fair Sept. 4 at the headquarters for the criminal justice reform nonprofit Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), helping people apply for jobs. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans has some sort of criminal record, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Research done by the Historic New Orleans Collection has shown how Louisiana has long been a leader in incarceration in the United States. Dominique Lang Jackson, his legislative director, said the two pieces of legislation work together to protect formerly incarcerated people from discrimination. “When we amend the charter, that affects the city, not private industries,” he said during a City Council Criminal Justice Meeting in April.