A Black man died after a beating by the police in 2019. The assault “demonstrated serious failures,” the Justice Department ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin winding down its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled ...

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits. That's according to a ...

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a report Thursday evening finding that Louisiana State Police employs practices that ...

When the shiny white pickup turns off of Canal Street, the new year is just hours old and none of the revelers in New Orleans ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many nominees have met with senators ...

After years of federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department is entering the final phase of the consent decree.

Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.

The days after Hurricane Katrina were dark ones for New Orleans, and in particular for its police department, some members of ...

After 12 years under a sprawling, court-enforced reform agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the plan is a major ...