At least 277 people have been killed since 2000 by shooters who believed the gun in their hands was unloaded because the ...

A New Orleans judge has sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a ...

Though the charges against him stemmed from a single incident in 1975, prosecutors said several men had been prepared to ...

Author John Bardes discusses how Louisiana’s complicated history with mass incarceration began with imprisonment being used ...

New Orleans leaders are exploring a criminal blight ordinance to address chronically neglected properties like the decaying Plaza Tower ...

The New Haven Animal Shelter is seeking information from the public after a puppy was abandoned in New Haven. On Wednesday, the animal shelter made a post on Facebook about a small dog abandoned ...

If you want to experience New Orleans properly, it's best to begin your tour here. Recent visitors said the neighborhood is lively, with lots to do and see and offers a one-of-a-kind experience.

"The scientific utility of the new UAVSAR image of Camp Century remains to be seen; for now, it remains a novel curiosity acquired by chance." A 2016 study of the abandoned base suggested that the ...

The Orleans Prison fell into chaos in the five days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29. As the water ...

NASA scientists have rediscovered a long-lost "city" buried under 100ft of ice, 58 years after it was abandoned as a US base ... NASA said the new mapping shows structures "in a way that they ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) --A judge has ruled New York City is officially in contempt over its "grave" conditions at the Rikers Island prison complex, with a federal takeover of the system now seen ...