violent crime

A third suspect is in custody following the hazing death of Southern University student Caleb Wilson, Baton Rouge police said.

A TikTok personality known as Mr. Prada is charged in the bludgeoning death of a Louisiana therapist. Authorities in Baton Rouge said Thursday that 20-year-old Terryon Thomas is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 69-year-old Nicholas Abraham, a therapist in Baton Rouge.

Winn sat down with the Gulf States Newsroom's Kat Stromquist to discuss what causes Shreveport to struggle with shootings, and what could help.

Some residents say Shreveport’s history of mass incarceration has changed their community — and their families.

As violent crime slows down across the South, Shreveport is reckoning with the aftermath of an unusually deadly 2023.

Year-end figures show that Louisiana cities saw the same record surge in homicides in 2021 as many cities in other states, marking a second straight year of rising murder rates. And as the killings have increased, police departments have been struggling to keep up, and the clearance rate — the percentage of cases being solved — has declined in several cities.

A couple of years ago, law enforcement in Baton Rouge decided to try a different approach to tackling violent crime.The Baton Rouge Area Violence…

MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews talks about his new book on the life and legacy of John F. KennedyMetro Councilman Joel Boe and Jim will discuss violence…