Back in 2016 The Louisiana Legislature passed the Raise the Age act, to send 17-year-old criminal defendants from the adult justice system into the juvenile justice system; but now it's being reversed.
In a city prone to hurricanes and crumbling infrastructure, problems can feel insurmountable and the sheer number of them can feel overwhelming. But in 2023, there were many people who
Louisiana has relocated 16 incarcerated girls in state custody from a controversial north Louisiana detention facility to the Acadiana Center for Youth in St. Martinville