A declining jail population is leading the city to study whether it wants to continue running its own jail, look to create a regional jail or consider other funding options. The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office lists 255 people in custody at the…
A property dispute involving a Louisiana man who died without leaving a will in 1956 has reached the state's Supreme Court, nearly 30 years after a court recognised his daughter as the heir to his estate. In a ruling delivered on October…
A Louisiana man had his burned pickup truck towed home from Mississippi, but five months later, police arrested him over an insurance claim tied to the fire. Andronicus Edison, 58, of Palmetto, Louisiana, faces an automobile insurance fraud charge. State officials…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Prediction market platform Kalshi filed a federal lawsuit against Louisiana, seeking to prevent the state from enforcing gambling laws against its operation. According to federal records, Kalshi argues that its sports prediction contracts are financial…
MORGAN CITY — The Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fatal house fire that occurred on Sixth Street in Morgan City early Saturday morning. According to the Morgan City Fire Department, the fire began around 4 a.m. when a passerby…
Washington, DC, and the state of Virginia have sued the US National Park Service and the Interior Department to block President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch, arguing that the project is unlawful because it lacks congressional authorisation. The lawsuit, filed…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A missing person investigation led Alexandria Police to the apartment of a man who detectives said immediately confessed to murder. Now, investigators are working to piece together exactly what happened. Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire spoke about the…
A police traffic-unit vehicle in Albuquerque, N.M., shown for illustration only; the ACLU account does not name the agency that stopped the driver. Image credit: Skarz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Where a travel pattern fits is unsettled. A road trip is…
This year’s Spring Lake Sparkle festivities will seek to raise $10,000 to support The Salvat… Local teachers faced off against police and firefighters at Lakeshore Middle School on Thurs… A Louisiana man has been arraigned and charged felonious assault and multiple…
The Louisiana Department of Corrections has placed a deposit for a lethal dose of a drug that will be used in the execution of convicted killer Todd Wessinger, court filings note. Louisiana has placed deposit for lethal dose of drug…
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