Louisiana News

A new book explores the secretive, complicated history of lethal injection and its relationship to the death penalty.

Legislation to impose additional fines on people convicted of sexual assault is moving through the Louisiana Legislature amid federal cuts to the centers.

A bill that would criminalize the possession and distribution of kratom, passed the Senate and now heads to a House committee.

Louisiana lawmakers are quickly moving legislation that would dramatically expand the types of gifts elected officials and government employees could receive while doing their jobs.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated and if she should be released, denying a government request for a delay.

A Louisiana House committee shelved a bill Wednesday (May 7) that would have made it illegal for someone to “intentionally” expose another person to an “incurable” sexually transmitted disease after steep concerns that criminalization could worsen the state’s proliferating STD rates.

Much of south Louisiana remains under flood advisories Wednesday as strong storms move through the region.

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced legislation that would give parishes the option to increase the homestead exemption for property owners.

HB 640, which would establish the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction and HB 556, which would restructure the Department of Transportation and Development are scheduled to go before the full House vote Tuesday afternoon.

A flash flood watch was issued for much of south Louisiana as the region braces for multiple days of heavy rain that could cause street and flash flooding.