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When former deacon Scott Peyton opened his mailbox one day in March and saw a letter from the Diocese of Lafayette, he knew it was not good.

A former Louisiana deacon says his own son was sexually abused by a priest. After the deacon left the church, he said he just learned he was excommunicated.

Four months after Scott Peyton, a Roman Catholic deacon resigned from his position after a priest he served with sexually abused his son, is now excommunicated by his local diocese.

A former deacon Louisiana was excommunicated from the Catholic Church after his son was sexually abused as a minor by a priest-a penalty the deacon says is meant to silence and punish him.

BATON ROUGE - Some Louisiana legislators are pushing to remove parole for prisoners convicted after Aug. 1. Opponents say it will force people to stay in jail longer and cost tax payers more. 

Criminal justice advocates say the evidence doesn't back up Republicans' claims that Louisiana's landmark 2017 reforms are to blame for violent crime.

Criminal justice advocates say the evidence doesn't back up Republicans' claims that Louisiana's landmark 2017 reforms are to blame for violent crime.

As Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda for a special session on crime steamrolls through the state Legislature, a trio of Landry’s bills advanced Wednesday that would dismantle the heart of

As Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s agenda for a special session on crime steamrolls through the state Legislature, a trio of Landry’s bills advanced Wednesday that would dismantle the heart of

Policy researchers cautioned Louisiana lawmakers to make decisions based on actual crime data rather than on gut feelings and anecdotes.