Sunset Police Chief Luis Padilla pleaded guilty in federal court to a civil rights violation in connection with an incident that occurred last December.

Luis Padilla, elected police chief of Sunset, was indicted on a federal charge of civil rights violations. He pleaded guilty to a Bill of Information Wednesday.

was found responsible for her husband’s death in civil court on March 4. She has not been criminally charged in his killing, though the Pinellas state attorney says the investigation is still open.

After more than five years of anticipation, the murder trial of a man accused of killing beloved Baton Rouge civil rights ... Rouge Police Department homicide detective that led the investigation ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center was joined by several civil rights organizations on Saturday for the “Vote No on Act 3” rally ...

Police are withholding the identification of the driver pending proper identification and notification of the next of kin. This is an ongoing investigation. Louisiana State Police are ...

A redistricting battle over Louisiana's congressional map has spanned years and been before the Supreme Court twice already.

Louisiana’s 37 chief public defenders hire and manage lawyers who represent criminal defendants who cannot afford their own ...

(Louisiana First ... The reason for the collision remains under investigation. State police said that Ribando was wearing dark clothes and died at the scene. The driver of the Dodge, who ...

The pending cases include open investigations ... Separately, “there could be increased civil rights enforcement at a state level,” Marcus added. The deluge of cases, however, suggest that ...