The state’s three juvenile detention centers, Bridge City, Monroe and Bunkie, have all suffered from chaotic violence and severe understaffing in recent months.
The map drawn by Louisiana's GOP was found to be discriminatory toward Black voters.
A new exhibition in Louisiana is dedicated to honoring the 272 enslaved people sold by Georgetown founders in order to pay off school debts.
A 15-year-old freshman at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, Louisiana, was arrested Tuesday on battery and hate crime charges for throwing cotton balls at a Black student then whipping him with his belt.
Gary Chambers, a progressive Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate in Louisiana, smokes a blunt in his first campaign ad called "37 Seconds," a reference to the frequency with which someone is arrested for weed possession in the U.S.
Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet is now former Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet since that she has finally resigned following the fallout from an N-word-laced rant caught on a home video that went viral.
The son of a suspected white supremacist Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet in Louisiana who starred in a home video showing the family repeatedly using the N-word has been revealed to be anti-mask amid reports his disgraced mother has stepped away from the bench -- but not resigned.
Lafayette City Court Judge Michelle Odinet is asking for “understanding, forgiveness, patience, and prayers” for her and her son amid mounting calls for her resignation prompted by video showing her family members freely using the N-word.
Louisiana state officials refuse to release Sneed despite two separate court decisions ordering his release.
Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is filing a lawsuit against Louisiana's agency overseeing child welfare over years-old allegations that Black children were sexually abused by "wealthy white men" while in the state's custody.
In honor of injured NFL star Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills fans donated over $100K to a food bank in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana.
After receiving his undergraduate from Northwestern State University and then going on to serve 23 years in various roles as a faculty member, Dr. Marcus Jones not only has become the school's newest president but also makes history as its first-ever Black commander-in-chief.
