Crime

Brownsboro ISD behavior specialist arrested for alleged classroom assault caught on video.

A woman in in Iberia Parish has been arrested after she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Federal monitors warned in 2023 that Orleans Parish Jail units were understaffed and high-risk inmates weren’t properly separated. After 10 inmates escaped, those warnings are front and center.

A man stopped police to let them know that he had been robbed, and video shows two men running from the area in Eunice.

Seven inmates remain on the run after escaping from the Orleans Parish Jail. With federal help now involved, critics are questioning jail oversight and security.

The FBI is now assisting in the manhunt for multiple inmates who escaped through a hole in the Orleans Parish Jail. A $5,000 reward is being offered for tips.

A bomb threat called in by a 31-year-old inmate disrupted classes at Hillsboro Elementary on Monday morning, leading to a full evacuation.

A grand jury has indicted Nyjal Hurst for second-degree murder in the 2024 shooting that killed Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette. The officer’s death inspired proposed changes to Louisiana sentencing laws.

A local educator misused pandemic relief funds, leading to a probation sentence and raising concerns about oversight of government aid.

A new report shows fentanyl is now involved in 76% of overdose deaths in Louisiana, with some parishes hit harder than others.

A 2019 Odessa murder case went cold—until surveillance footage and cutting-edge forensic tech exposed the killer and delivered long-awaited justice.

Authorities in Baton Rouge had to break up a huge brawl in a courtroom on Tuesday morning.

Four suspects in Louisiana have been arrested as part of Operation Restore Justice, a sweeping FBI initiative targeting child predators nationwide.

A police officer in Rayne was shot and killed on Monday afternoon.

Shreveport Police arrested this man after he brutally attacked an elderly woman at his house.

The Lafayette Police Department has released a statement about the incident on Johnston Street early Saturday morning.

Looking at the projected 2025 "Cost Of Crime" for Lafayette, Louisiana will honestly make you blink your eyes to make sure you're reading the number correctly.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has revoked the license of Demarr Lowe Thomas, owner of The Retreat Therapeutic Massage, who faces indecent assault charges with a trial set for September.

With two murders in Nacogdoches early this year, is it a safe place to live? We delve into the crime statistics and show you the safer parts of town.

Kratom is said to be a natural supplement that helps ease pain and anxiety, yet Louisiana is close to banning the substance. Why? Because some say kratom is causing "untold devastation to Louisiana families & citizens."