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The Louisiana Legislature signs off on a tiered system for convicted juveniles to separate them based on risk factors.

Rep. Mattew Willard, a lawmaker seeking to end Confederate holidays in Louisiana, said he’s received death threats over his legislation.

A bill that would allow adopted people to obtain their original birth certificates when they reach age 24 cleared a Senate committee Tuesday

One would suggest sorting offenders into risk categories

The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice Wednesday advanced two bills without objection that relate to juvenile justice.

Officials want to roll back changes made for therapeutic ‘Missouri model’ of care

Violence at youth detention centers in Louisiana has prompted an investigation into the state Office of Juvenile Justice, the state’s inspector general said Tuesday.

Of the 16 House districts currently in Acadiana, 13 are held by Republicans.

Louisiana Illuminator Gov. John Bel Edwards (JC Canicosa/Louisiana Illuminator) Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Friday that he vetoed 28 of the 505 bills the Louisiana Legislature sent him during the 2021 legislative session.  That number includes the construction bill because Edwards used a line-item veto for some projects lawmakers approved. The Legislature can override any of the governor’s vetoes with a two-thirds vote in both chambers, and it appears that the Legislature, for the fi...

Bills, resolution about voting and elections advance through committees Emily Wood | LSU Manship School News Service © Provided by Baton Rouge WAFB People voting in Louisiana. BATON ROUGE, La. - Seven bills and one House resolution about voting and elections advanced through the House and Senate committees on governmental affairs Wednesday. The resolution, sponsored by House Speaker Clay Schexnayder, provides criteria for considering redistricting plans to draw boundaries for...