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Patrons of the popular New Orleans entertainment district will be subject to search and seizures but legally owned firearms ...

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD WILL BE IN NEW ORLEANS FOR THE SUPER BOWL. THAT’S RIGHT. LAW ...

While Louisiana saw record turnout during the presidential election in November, Kaylee Trisler with the Secretary of State’s Office says that local elections often see much lower participation ...

It was in late 2023 when Jeff Wold first heard from police officers that they were finding small empty cartridges in the back seats of cars of DUI suspects. Another officer told Wold, who back then ...

The Watertown Police Chief recent reaffirmed this reality to his community. It's not a protest of any administration – and not a new law, he explained. "Our role is to enforce local and state ...

There were insufficient resources to barricade all highway exits along the affected route, Louisiana State Police Trooper Matt Gaspard said. The Interstate 10 closure spanned nearly the entire ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Nevada State Police responded to a cement truck rollover on Cheyenne Avenue near 215 Wednesday morning. According to Highway Patrol, the cement truck rolled over after it ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — This week Missouri lawmakers will discuss putting the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department back under state control. Back in 2012, Missouri voters approved taking away ...

and Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges joined Landry to address the ongoing response to the severe winter weather. According to State Climatologist Jay Grymes, this ...

Newly minted Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, has said state control of St. Louis Police is one of his priorities, putting new momentum behind the push. Under the two proposals, the department would ...

The snow and ice also closed highways -- including more than 100 miles (161 kilometers) of the nation's southernmost interstate, I-10, in Louisiana ... feed from the state's Department of ...