Chris Rosato

Lacey Fletcher's parents did not move her from the couch for 12 years, according to authorities.

On Thursday state lawmakers sent a bill to the governor that expands methods used to execute inmates on death row.

State lawmakers have approved the bill to delegate all of the authority within the state Public Defender Board to one person, the State Public Defender appointed by the governor.

On Wednesday morning, state lawmakers officially sent a bill to the governor to allow adults 18 or older without a felony to conceal carry a handgun without a concealed carry permit.

Under the bill, voters in Louisiana will only be able to vote in the primary of whatever political party they’re registered with.

A teenage driver is dead after a police pursuit that began in Iberville Parish early Wednesday morning and ended in a crash in neighboring Pointe Coupee Parish, investigators said.

A new law that was passed in Louisiana requires age verification for any website that contains 33.3% or more pornographic material.