New Orleans recording artist Mystikal was transferred to the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging. Landry’s ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs. The justices condemned what ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Louisiana lawmakers continue to add more money for prisons, law enforcement and other public safety agencies into the state budget plan, while also saying they can’t afford to ...