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Louisiana lawmakers are considering amending the state constitution to change penalties for juvenile offenders, potentially allowing placement in adult jai...

Louisiana rapper NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty to drug fraud charges in Utah, faces federal prison time but shows potential for a successful future.

A Louisiana University student was arrested for threatening to kill Gov. Jeff Landry on social media for wheeling out a live tiger at a recent football game.

Do the Ten Commandments have a valid place in U.S. classrooms? Louisiana’s Legislature and governor insist the answer is “yes.” But on Nov. 12, 2024, a federal judge said “no.”

Louisiana state appeals ruling declaring Ten Commandments display law in schools unconstitutional.

Lawyers for the state of Louisiana are asking a federal appeals court in New Orleans to immediately block a judge’s ruling ordering education officials to tell all local districts that a law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms is unconstitutional

Emma and her Brother were part of a school run club, whose path crossed two lanes of traffic

The law "is not neutral toward religion," wrote Judge John W. deGravelles, who ruled that the law was "facially unconstitutional."

The court rules that "the Act cannot be enforced throughout the state."