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'Everybody's judge': Loren Lampert formally sworn in as newest 9th JDC judge

Newly elected 9th Judicial District Court Judge Loren Lampert was formally sworn in Wednesday morning, telling a packed courtroom in downtown Alexandria that it was "humbling" to see everyone who turned out for his investiture.

Louisiana bill to help prisoners convicted by non-unanimous juries dies in committee

A Louisiana State Senate panel voted earlier this month to table a bill that would have provided a way for inmates convicted by non-unanimous juries to challenge their sentences after such jury verdicts were designated unconstitutional.

Bill to upend split jury verdicts dies in Louisiana Senate | Courts

Advocates say about 800 people convicted by divided juries remain in Louisiana prisons.

Officer in fatal car chase pleads guilty, sentenced to 10 years

A now-former Addis police officer pleaded guilty Monday on charges related to a December 2022 car crash that took the lives of West Baton Rouge Parish teenagers.

How much will Gov. Jeff Landry's criminal justice changes cost? State officials can't say.