Law

A new Louisiana state law that aims to give renters more protections and introduce new penalties for landlords who evict tenants illegally is now in effect.

Recent deaths in prisons across the Gulf South have highlighted issues from staffing to healthcare to climate change. An expert on deaths in custody discusses how they can be prevented.

The U.S. Treasury said prison construction is a “generally ineligible” use of American Rescue Plan funds, but has not intervened in Alabama's plans.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. Here’s what the ruling means for the Gulf South region.

WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin talks with Brittany Brown of the Gulf States Newsroom about issues plaguing Alabama and Mississippi prisons.

Gov. John Bel Edwards declined Wednesday to share his personal views on a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade.

Officials want to roll back changes made for therapeutic ‘Missouri model’ of care

Advocates in New Orleans work to curb gun violence by focusing on prevention and community needs over policing and aim to spread it across the Gulf South.

The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown details the Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and what comes next.

Louisiana state lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would funnel all 17-year-olds accused of crimes into the adult criminal justice system. Attorney General Jeff Landry and some state prosecutors are pushing for the change less than two years after “Raise the Age” legislation formally ended the practice in Louisiana.