phlower11 phlower11 26-02-2021 History contestada How did the Black Codes affect the lives of African Americans in Louisiana? African Americans had their lives as slaves recreated because they had little freedom. American Americans were forced to work on plantations by former plantation owners who regained control them. African Americans could no longer be legally held as slaves or denied voting rights. African Americans who were being violently attacked based on their status as former slaves were now protected.