The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole.

Federal immigration enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard for security purposes have put New Orleans in the spotlight recently. What could this do to tourism at a crucial time of the year?

The case could reach the U.S. Supreme Court and reshape the role of religion in public education.

Charles Wall was appointed to the role "effective immediately" on Thursday (Jan. 15) by Kristi Noem, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary.

The investigation has implicated 26 people, including over a dozen college basketball players — many who played at schools in the region — who allegedly tried to fix games.

Federal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the "farm line" violates the Eighth Amendment rights of people working there and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A report from the Death Penalty Information Center shows Alabama played a key role in executions and new death sentences.

President Donald Trump says National Guard troops will be deployed to New Orleans, an announcement coming on the eve of a planned federal immigration crackdown in and around the city.

Ten people were arrested earlier this month for alleged immigration violations during a joint state and federal patrol of oyster beds in St. Bernard and Terrebonne parishes.