Louisiana’s state-run youth detention centers have reported significant decreases in assaults, something officials attribute to a new detention facility for particularly at-risk youth and enhanced ...

Louisiana senators are pressing state officials for information about the leadership of a controversial juvenile justice ...

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

In 1956, the Legislature moved all executions to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to the prison's website. But in 1972, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Gregg v.

Arkansas is ranked third in the highest average combined state and local sales tax rates. From the roads you drive on to the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method, the state's ...

Arkansas has one of the highest sales tax rates in the country, which means residents and businesses feel these effects more ...

Voters have a chance on March 29 to turn the tide against Gov. Jeff Landry and his legislature’s extensive, expensive plans ...

Observations: As of July 2024, the State of Alabama had an estimated population of almost 5.2 million. The sad fact is, of ...

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

The Department of Corrections, which operates eight state facilities with about 3,800 inmates, was short on staffing and credibility. It was also running out of prison space, according to a ...