The Suarez children begged authorities to keep Rickey Alford behind bars, with one daughter claiming her father warned her ...

Jimmy Duncan was released from Louisiana State Penitentiary death row after Judge Alvin Sharp granted him bail, setting it at $150,000, due to discredited evidence used in his 1998 conviction for ...

The law also outlines how and when “seclusion” is to be implemented – as a last resort and only after all other positive ...

Caddo Parish Public Schools Director of Strategy and Communications, Mary Wood, said that families will receive a more simplified version of the policy ...

Despite the promise of compassionate release as a humanitarian and cost-saving action, a staggeringly low number of people ...

Travis Layne, 39, has been declared a habitual offender and re-sentenced to 30 years in prison without the possibility of ...

For years, large and mid-size cities like New Orleans have been some of the most affordable options for adults looking to live out their "Sex and the City" fantasies of renting an apartment in the big ...

David Begnaud is a CBS News contributor and previously served as the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings," based in New York City. Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the ...

I am all about a road trip with its twists and turns into unexplored territory to navigate through. But there is something to be said for a straight shot journey with one exit three hours away. That ...

LOS ANGELES — Charles Manson's former girlfriend, Patricia Krenwinkel, who murdered seven people and an unborn baby during the Manson Family's two-day murderous rampage, will remain in prison. On ...

Entering this game, James Madison is in first place in the Sun Belt East with a 2-0 conference record. The Dukes are 4-1 overall. Louisiana, meanwhile, is one of four teams tied at 1-0 in conference ...

Louisiana voters went to the polls Saturday to cast their votes for a number of local races and millages. Follow the results below. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. The Times-Picayune, The ...