January after local law enforcement officers found card skimmers at several Dollar General stores in the New Orleans area and ...

The City of New Orleans says it has spent more than 18 months preparing to host its 11th Super Bowl on Feb. 9. A New Year's Day attack has raised ...

Dozens upon dozens of people said goodbye to a K-9 deputy who died in the line of duty earlier this month. Friday, law ...

A lieutenant with the Louisiana State Police is in jail after the Baton Rouge Police Department responded to an off-duty ...

Stay Visible and Alert: Stick to well-lit, populated areas. Avoid walking alone, and stay aware of your surroundings to deter ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed the police buffer zone law last May. The law is broad, authorizing officers to issue a dispersal order even if an individual doesn’t pose a safety risk and is not ...

They also argue the law is unconstitutionally vague, allowing police to invoke the buffer arbitrarily. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who is a defendant in the suit, contends that the law is ...

In an order issued Friday granting a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge John deGravelles said that the police-buffer law ... over the law approved by the Louisiana Legislature and which ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of a Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a working police officer after being ordered or ...

Federal Judge Blocks Enforcement of Louisiana's Police 'Buffer-Zone' Law BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of a Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach ...