Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.

The U.S. Justice Department dropped a three-year civil rights investigation of Louisiana State Police on Wednesday.

Authorities announced that a fourth inmate has been apprehended after escaping from a New Orleans jail on Friday with 6 other inmates.

The Trump Administration has decided to discontinue investigations into civil rights violations by six police departments, including Louisiana State Police, and retract findings of constitutional violations,

ARCADIA, La. (KSLA) - On May 21, at about 10:50 p.m., troopers from Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 80 near Louisiana Highway 9. David Gardner, 32, was killed in the crash.

In 2022, a probe was launched to see if state troopers have engaged in a pattern of excessive force and racial discrimination.

A couple engaged to be married died in separate crashes hours apart on the same Louisiana road, leaving their young son behind, according to family and law enforcement.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - State Rep. Kyle Green Jr., a Democrat representing District 83, announced Thursday (May 22) that he is taking an immediate leave of absence from the Louisiana House of Representatives following his arrest in an impaired-driving incident with three children in his car.

Gary Price, one of 10 inmates who escaped Orleans Justice Center, is back in custody. Several other inmates remain on the run.

State police say a Louisiana lawmaker is facing charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the vehicle