TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG /Gray News) - A 17-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of her 19-year-old boyfriend. According to the Toledo Police Department, 19-year-old Dashawn Cotton died ...

A federal judge dismissed a class action lawsuit over holding juvenile inmates in Angola Prison.

Nearly three years after parents sued state officials over holding juveniles in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, a federal judge dismissed the class-action lawsuit. Brought by the parents of ...

Okay. Now, this collection was originally discovered by an Angola prison guard with a metal detector out there. Whoa. Like, way back in the. In the 30s, I believe.

An employee at the State Penitentiary at Angola is in jail and facing numerous felonies after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle in 1.5 pounds of drugs inside the prison.

It has been a busy week in the news cycle for the Shreveport-Bossier area. If you need a refresher on what you missed, here are the top five stories from the Shreveport Times. This small Louisiana ...

Minden, Louisiana, has been named the "friendliest town in the South" by Travel + Leisure. Louisiana cotton farmers are planting the fewest acres in state history, marking a significant decline ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has decided to restart her re-election campaign as of Thursday, July 10.

Angola’s main prison chapel was filled to capacity. Approximately 300 people gathered to attend the “town hall.” It is fairly atypical for elected officials to visit constituents who cannot vote and ...

Massey's attorney said his client intends to prove his innocence on the domestic violence and theft charges, arguing that flaws in the prison system — not the inmates — were to blame for the ...

Louisiana farmers have planted the fewest acres of cotton, once king, in the state's fertile fields.

A Louisiana Department of Corrections worker accused of smuggling cell phones into the Angola Prison resigned before her arrest Sunday.