Starting Tuesday in Louisiana, the two drugs ... as controlled substances in the state, making it a crime punishable by up to ...

An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl distribution and robbery without a weapon if voters approve a state ...

She was sentenced to 60 years in prison ... education opportunity for women incarcerated in Louisiana, according to the nonprofit. Only about 600 of 5,000 state and federal prisons and local ...

The state, some prison phone companies and the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, a powerful lobbying group with major sway in state criminal justice policy, argue the new rules are arbitrary.

“This cowardly attempt out of Louisiana to weaponize the law against out-of-state providers ... five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Both laws specifically exempt pregnant women.

The case appears to be the first instance of criminal charges against a doctor accused of sending abortion pills to another state.