Jon Andersen is accused of using fake documents to apply for a contractor's license in Jefferson Parish after his current license was revoked.

Faced with overcrowded jails, officials in Houston have partnered with prison companies to help manage inmates, sometimes ...

A Shreveport man convicted of rape and other sex crimes was sentenced in Caddo District Court Wednesday. A District Judge sentenced 38 year-old Dustin Gene Pedicini to life in prison without parole, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Gov. Jeff Landry is asking Louisiana’s congressional leaders to amend the state’s federal judicial districts, citing caseload growth and public safety concerns.

In 2016, Louisiana faced a $2 billion budget gap, and lawmakers decided they could no longer afford to lock so many people up.

Four immigrant men held inside “Camp 57,” a recently opened federal immigration lockup located at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, were released from the facility to rejoin their families ...

A South Carolina corrections officer was charged with providing several inmates with contraband, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. Getty Images A former South Carolina ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Avery Thomas scored 19 points and DJ Dudley added four points in double overtime as Louisiana Tech Bulldogs knocked off Missouri State Bears 79-78 on Thursday night. AJ Bates ...

Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, Alaska in June 2023. As Alaska lawmakers reckon with a tight state budget and rising costs in the Department of Corrections, some are floating an ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes have had a very, very active offseason. Along with losing several players to the transfer portal and the upcoming NFL Draft, Ohio State has also added key pieces to help reload ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Auditors identified findings involving inmate time computations and a lack of controls over fuel cards in a new report on the Louisiana Department of Public Safety ...

Terrance Winn, 52, of Shreveport, La., at the U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge on February 5, 2026. Winn spent three decades incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and is attending a ...