The Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the second-degree murder conviction and sentence of life at hard labor ...

A Louisiana appeals court has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of an Opelousas man accused of the slaying of a Lafayette man.

Zachary Adams’ Second Degree Murder conviction and life at hard labor sentence was upheld by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal for the March 2022 murder of Jalen Walker in ...

Republicans in 15 states propose laws to display the Ten Commandments in schools, sparking constitutional debates.

Ethics Board member Vanessa Guidry-Whipple pushed hard for the home addresses to come down off the board’s website. She ...

The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...

Gwendolyn Rainey founded the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale in 2013 to represent Black women in Carnival. It’s become one of ...

The Supreme Court’s March argument session will include a dispute over a congressional voting map that created a second ...

The map can be used for other locations within Louisiana. Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team for Gannett/USA Today. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at ...