All 10 escapees have been formally charged with simple escape and the AG's office will be prosecuting the cases.

The second-to-last of 10 escapees from a New Orleans jailbreak last month has been recaptured after six weeks on the run, ...

Six weeks on the lam ended Friday afternoon for New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey, whose arrest in Hollygrove leaves ...

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As sheriff of East Feliciana Parish, Jeff Travis sometimes gets complaints about unidentified drones. “Oftentimes, these ...

Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate dies 3 weeks before he was to be state’s first execution in 15 years - “Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for ...

Accounts of reentry are notable as juvenile cases continue to undergo review. Attorneys and advocates say progress on reviews ...

Faith leaders, activists, and supporters of Jessie Hoffman, Jr., cry outside Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., moments after hearing that he was executed Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

A prison guard rides a horse alongside prisoners as they return from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., on Aug. 18, 2011. U.S. District Court Judge Brian Jackson ...

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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the case of a Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials in Louisiana who cut ...

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