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

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 ...

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

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

A longtime Louisiana Department of Corrections officer resigned Sunday after being arrested for allegedly smuggling contraband into Angola State Penitentiary. Judy Robertson McDowell, a ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull co-wrote “The Jailhouse Lawyer,” about Duncan’s self-taught legal career while serving a prison sentence for a crime he was wrongfully convicted of committing.

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

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 ...

Growing even 1 or 2 cotton plants requires registering with the state. Dan Gill explains why. Answers to readers' gardening questions.