That difficulty was part of the reason Louisiana lawmakers legalized the use of nitrogen gas and the electric chair as ...

The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state ...

Louisiana moved detained children from the infamous Angola prison to an adult lockup in Jackson Parish. They say the abuse ...

The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state prisons—the rate may now be, at most, 6 cents a minute. That is expected to ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Rapides Parish District Attorney Phillip Terrell has obtained a death warrant for death row inmate Larry Roy. Governor Jeff Landry announced on Monday the Department of Public ...

Sheila Curran Bernard is the author of “Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies.” She breaks down the myths of his career and how he expanded folk and blues music ...

RFK Jr. faces grilling from Sen. Cassidy; debunking myths and honoring legacy of Louisiana... January 30, 2025 • It's Day 2 of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be Health Secretary ...

"You can tell when she's having a day" Chatman said, "I get ready to put a saddle on her and she can give me this little look ...

The Baton Rouge Police Department will save roughly $50,000 annually after disbanding its mounted division, which had been ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated protocol that allows for ...

Louisiana has adopted nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, following Alabama’s lead. Gov. Landry says it’s time for capital punishment cases to move forward after years of appeals.