Domestic Violence

Gov. Jeff Landry will seek more stable funding for domestic violence prevention services after his initial budget proposal threatened to cut them.

“We should not be decreasing funding to domestic violence shelters,” State Rep. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, said.

As experts warn of a risk of increased domestic violence rates during the pandemic, attorneys and advocates in New Orleans say that survivors of...

Louisiana law enforcement agencies and prosecutors say they’re concerned that the statewide stay-at-home order combined with the high stress of the…

Former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu talks to us about the Senate healthcare debate. Landrieu also shares about her focus on curbing domestic violence.Also…

It's not violence on the job that makes some pro football players beat their wives or children, psychologists say. It's often childhood experience, fanned by a culture that accepts such behavior.

With less than a month left in the session, the full Senate spent most of Tuesday afternoon digging through a mountain of House bills awaiting final…

Louisiana State Senator and Louisiana Democratic Party Chairwoman Karen Carter Peterson talks with Jim about the status of the Democratic Party and what…