Second, adopt a felony classification system. With over 600 felony offenses, Louisiana’s current sentencing framework is a maze of inconsistencies. Stealing $4,950 worth of goods carries a five ...

Global markets are taking a beating from President Donald Trump's decision this week to announce sweeping tariffs on U.S.

Louisiana voters go to the polls today to consider substantially ... law that pulled youth out of the adult criminal justice system, followed by broader sentencing reforms that reduced the state ...

“This re-sentencing of the Menendez brothers I am against because it’s sending a message to all murderers that (they) have a second opportunity to be released,” Emma Rivas said at Wednesday ...

Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, the man found guilty of raping and killing Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in August 2023, will undergo a psychosexual evaluation and a background ...

A Iberia Parish man was sentenced to life Friday for sex offenses against an 11-year-old girl, according to the 16th Judicial ...

The government plans to change the law so it can overrule Sentencing Council guidelines following a row over "two-tier justice", Sky News understands. The independent Sentencing Council ...

DECATUR — Given there was a last-minute switch in defense lawyers, a judge Monday said she would “reluctantly” agree to push back the sentencing date for a married Decatur couple convicted ...

ALSO NEW AT NOON, THERE IS A NEW LEADER AT THE HELM OF LOUISIANA’S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BRUCE GREENSTEIN, WILL NOW BE THE SECRETARY OF THAT DEPARTMENT. AN ANNOUNCEMENT JUST MADE BY THE GOVERNOR.