So, who is really responsible? And how common is this type of law enforcement infighting?

Legislation requiring parental consent for any medical and mental health treatment of a minor advanced from the full House on Tuesday.

After the holiday weekend, lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge Tuesday to begin the seventh week of the regular legislative session.

Authorities say they’ve captured three more of the 10 escapees who broke out of a New Orleans jail, leaving two more on the run. Louisiana State Police said Monday one of the men was arrested in Baton Rouge by local police and two others were arrested in Walker County Texas by officials there.

Days after 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Wednesday, initiating a wide-ranging examination of the state’s criminal justice system.

The House Criminal Justice Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that would make child grooming a crime in Louisiana.

Two people are accused of helping multiple men who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail last Friday.

A fifth man has been captured after he escaped the Orleans Parish jail with nine others last Friday, authorities said.

A lawyer for a worker charged with helping 10 men escape a New Orleans jail says the worker did not know about the jailbreak plan. Sterling Williams was arrested Tuesday in connection with Friday’s jailbreak.

The House Appropriations Committee on Monday advanced two major criminal justice bills, including a post-conviction change that could cost the state more than $4 million next year.