NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell used her 5th Amendment right not to incriminate herself to avoid answering questions ...

The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil ...

Baton Rouge Metro Council discussed settlements for ‘Brave Cave’ victims—but their attorney says they weren’t notified.

Iowa on Friday became the first US state to strip gender identity protections from its civil rights law after its governor signed a bill removing safeguards for transgender people. US media ...

Hazel Dukes, a longtime civil rights activist and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, died Saturday. She was 92. “It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my ...

Iowa on Friday became the first state to strip transgender citizens of civil rights protections. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law a bill that removes gender identity as a protected class in the ...

AND HERE’S A CHECK ON TH A Silver Alert has been issued by Louisiana State Police for a New Orleans man last seen at his home in New Orleans. State Police are looking for Johnnie Crutchfield ...

NEAL WAS KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY A SUSPECT’S CAR AND POLICE TRUCK AT THE END OF A PURSUIT EARLIER THIS MONTH. HIGH PROFILE CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP IS STEPPING IN TO HELP NEAL’S FAMILY.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights told employees this week that the agency would only be pursuing investigations involving disability discrimination, according to a ...

BATON ROUGE — Shortly after 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Plank Road and Harding Boulevard in Baton Rouge.