Our investigators examine how New Orleans managed to bring down the crime rate while police manpower remained at historic ...

Why does Louisiana lock up so many of its citizens? How did a broad coalition come together to reduce the prison population ...

In a world gone haywire, how does the human spirit balance grief and hope? Jason Berry, writing from New Orleans, reflects on ...

Baton Rouge has a new mayor-president in 2025, one who has made a reduction in crime a focus of his administration.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security, got some heat for rattling off ...

Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the ...

Orleans Parish District Attorney announced the conviction of Phillip Dominick III for second-degree murder and obstruction of ...

New York, Oakland, Detroit, Boston and Minneapolis are expected to have some of the country’s most competitive races.

Among his first actions in office, new Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to issue a variety of orders targeting crime.

An interview with economist Paul Krugman, who explains how Trump's plans are already threatening to wreck the good economy he ...

Jan 2: Bourbon Street crime scene turned back over to City ... a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans at a high rate of speed, leaving at least 15 dead and injuring ...