Leon Ruffin was sentenced to life in prison in October 2024 for a murder in Jefferson Parish. He is well known to law enforcement in the New Orleans area.

The Catholic bishops of Louisiana today released the following statement on the plan approved by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ...

Louisiana is poised to resume executions – including via nitrogen gas – after a 15-year pause, the state's Republican ...

Mayor-President Coach Sid Edwards on Tuesday morning unveiled two new public safety initiatives during a press conference at ...

New initiatives include hiring retired officers and doubling Crime Stoppers rewards that lead to an arrest within 48 hours.

The key measures unveiled include the rehiring of retired Baton Rouge police officers and an expanded Crime Stoppers reward ...

East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced a new program to bring back retired Baton Rouge Police Department ...

Gov. Jeff Landry announced on Monday, February 10, that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has ...

Louisiana has adopted nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, following Alabama’s lead. Gov. Landry says it’s time for ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented an updated protocol that allows for ...

A federal judge recently blasted the Baton Rouge Police Department for a pattern of recklessness in high-speed chases, but ...