The bill, which received early support Wednesday during a senate committee meeting, would allow an employee ranked at ...

Walking out of prison at age 61, Adams had nothing but the clothes on his back. Louisiana law says because he was wrongly sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he’s entitled to money from the ...

Proponents of the bill, including Murril, presented Section 1983 — a federal law — as a viable alternative to seeking ...

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive ... released Thursday by the U.S. Justice Department. A broad civil rights inquiry, announced in 2022 following an Associated Press ...

In legal filings, Murrill claims that the policy — which the state characterizes as a so-called “sanctuary city” policy — is in direct conflict with a newly passed state law that requires state and ...

Because of that, ICE or other federal agencies take the lead on immigration enforcement operations, though sometimes they enlist the support of state or local police. In the course of their ...

(WVUE) - A Louisiana House committee on Wednesday (April 23) advanced a controversial measure that would eliminate the state statute ... relief through federal civil rights law under Section ...

Former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy ... it will be forwarded to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Division for review, as is standard for any ...

The Trump administration has shifted staff and undertaken a series of policy changes at the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division ... alleging the state redrew its 2020 maps in a way ...

(WAFB) - Prominent Baton Rouge civil rights attorney Ron Haley was ... Over the years, Haley has been critical of the Louisiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies when there are ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has suspended prominent Baton Rouge civil rights attorney Ron Haley Jr. for "threat of harm," according to an order from the state's court of authority that was signed ...

The decision, issued on Thursday, affirms the constitutional power of the Louisiana State Police and other state ... comfort" of tourists over the rights of unhoused individuals.