The Latest Breaking News from Louisiana

Total of 10 men escaped from hole behind toilet in cell; authorities are investigating whether they had inside help

The audacious escape saw ten men flee Orleans Justice Centre in Louisiana through a hole behind a toilet

A Louisiana judge will hear arguments challenging a first-of-its-kind reclassification of two abortion-inducing drugs as “controlled dangerous substances.”

A petrochemical plant in Louisiana accused of increasing cancer risks for a majority Black community has indefinitely suspended its operations in part due to the high cost of reducing toxic pollution

Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he spent in Peru, first as a missionary and then as a bishop.

Jackson Cantwell’s Miami commitment shakes  SEC recruiting, while Georgia, LSU, and Texas A&M battle for dominance in 2026 recruiting.

Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’

Margaret Carpenter was previously indicted over reported abortion pill prescription in state with near-total ban

Jimmie Christian Duncan learned in April 2025 that a Louisiana judge had dismissed his capital murder conviction and he would no longer face the prospect of execution. In 1998, a jury convicted Duncan of murdering his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, and he had been on death row ever since.