The U.S. Justice Department dropped a three-year civil rights investigation of Louisiana State Police on Wednesday.

On May 21, at about 10:50 p.m., troopers from Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 80 near Louisiana Highway 9. David Gardner, 32, was killed in the crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that Gardner was driving a 2002 Honda Accord east on Highway 80 then his vehicle left the roadway and collided with a culvert.

Authorities announced that a fourth inmate has been apprehended after escaping from a New Orleans jail on Friday with 6 other inmates.

DOJ is abandoning efforts for court-approved settlements with Minneapolis and Louisville after finding they had violated Black people's civil rights.

The U.S. DOJ announced that it is retracting findings of constitutional violations discovered during its pattern and practice investigation into Louisiana State Police.

A couple engaged to be married died in separate crashes hours apart on the same Louisiana road, leaving their young son behind, according to family and law enforcement.

State police say a Louisiana lawmaker is facing charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the vehicle.

MARRERO, La. (WVUE) - State Rep. Kyle Green Jr. of Marrero was arrested early Wednesday (May 21) after what Louisiana State Police described as a impaired-driving crash with three children in his car.