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After a father spent the majority of his son's life incarcerated, he came out with a big promise to buy the 18-year-old his first car.

The mistake was chalked up to a mathematical error.

A 71-year-old Breaux Bridge woman is reportedly being sent to prison for not paying taxes to her former employees.

There is a tutorial floating around on social media for how to make a "prison style" deep fryer with only a few different house-hold items. While it may not be the safest way to crisp and cook your favorite snack, it certainly seems to be effective.

Dates for the historic rodeo this year are Oct 3,10,17,24 and 31.

Jordy Robertson, 37, admitted to stealing money from a GoFundMe account that was supposed to pay for his son's medical expenses.

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been released from prison due to COVID-19 concerns.

The former LSU fraternity member convicted of negligent homicide in a hazing death that made national headlines in 2017 has been released from prison just months after his sentence began.

Horn pled guilty on Thursday to one charge of conspiracy to commit health care fraud when he sought reimbursements for items including medical equipment and prescriptions that he never bought.

He recalls his jail term and talks about fear of death and relationship trust in ‘Ask Croz’ advice video.

Seven employees at the Louisiana State Penitentiary have resigned following a criminal investigation into contraband smuggling and inappropriate relationships with inmates.

Nearly 50 years ago, a Louisiana was sentenced to life in prison in the kidnapping and rape of a nurse. But after a judge overturned his conviction, he is walking out of prison Wednesday morning a free man.

This past Thursday, inmate Deltra Henderson escaped from the David Wade Correctional Center in Claiborne Parish. Henderson eventually broke into the assistant warden's home and murdered his 17-year-old step-daughter, Amanda Leigh Carney.

Several Acadiana corrections officials are going to prison.

The United States imprisons more of its citizens than any other country in the world, and Louisiana locks up more people than any other state in the country.

Should a 17 year old offender be sent to an adult prison? A recent study conducted on behalf of the state legislature showed some interesting results.

Otis Johnson spent 44 years in prison for the attempted murder of a police officer. After his release, he was videoed reacting to the modern world.

As we reported Friday, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty for 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse. He pretty much faces life in prison. According to The Daily, the fellow inmates of the Centre County Correctional Facility gave Sandusky a little serenade.

Anthony Graves was convicted in the 90's for murdering a grandmother and five children, and has been in prison ever since. Only one problem. He was innocent. Now, he's getting some payback. Cash money style. As reported by