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A Louisiana man was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of kidnapping for his role in a scheme to murder gay men.

Officials with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have released the initial findings of the internal investigation into the agency’s handling of a case that resulted in the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, III.

Senate Select Committee on Women and Children added the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to its agenda for Monday, Aug. 8.

Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services has been called to answer questions from lawmakers over its handling of cases of abuse and deadly drug exposure.

The 9News Investigators have learned that the Department of Children and Family Services is conducting a full review of how the case was handled after the overdose death of a 2-year-old boy.

Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Department of Corrections spokesman Ken Pastorick said.

A former Louisiana state senator was caught on camera saying he’d “go to the sheriff” to report an Assumption Parish sheriff’s deputy who criticized his so-called speeding habit.

A trooper stopped the head of Louisiana State Police for speeding along a dangerous stretch of a Louisiana interstate last month.

Davis said Friday that he was “simply wrong in that situation.”

The man convicted of shooting and killing LSU basketball player Wayde Sims in 2018 has been formally sentenced to life in prison, according to a report published in The Advocate.

Louisiana State Police’s second-in-command is officially done. Doug Cain retired abruptly as several investigations swirl.

A Louisiana state lawmaker’s testimony about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ knowledge of the Ronald Greene death investigation is drawing a strong denial from the governor’s top staffers.

A newly-released state audit of the LSU system can be summarized in a single line - the state’s flagship university did not properly monitor its spending.

Just days after Tiki Tubing owner John Fore was arrested for sexual battery, his partner, Patricia Fore, has been booked on the same charge.

Pastor Tony Spell says he’s already planning a triumphant Sunday sermon, following a Louisiana Supreme Court decision.

Exclusive new audio obtained by the 9News Investigators revealed what was said when retired Louisiana State Police (LSP) superintendent Kevin Reeves and his legal team met privately with Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder (R - Gonzales) earlier this year to discuss Ronald Greene’s death investigation.

Louisiana’s Special Committee to Inquire into the Circumstances and Investigation of the Death of Ronald Greene has called former heads of Louisiana State Police to testify.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit south Louisiana, on Friday, Feb. 25, according to the White House.

Dozens of text messages and emails show staffers in Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office attempting to manage a response to fallout over the death of Ronald Greene.

Greene’s death occurred in May of 2019. Officials said he refused to pull over for a traffic stop and led troopers on a chase across northern Louisiana.

Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street and his office are investigating complaints about how various agencies handled an alleged child rape case.

The panel initially ruled the mandate cannot be enforced last week after business owners across the South filed lawsuits.

A former prosecutor who worked under Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a lawsuit against his former employer.

Seven shuttered nursing homes across Louisiana will remain closed for at least 12 months, as the operator fights to have his licenses reinstated.

Just under 1,000 nursing home workers employed at seven shuttered facilities across Louisiana are without jobs, records show.

East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said his office is monitoring misconduct allegations raised against a Louisiana trooper.

Nursing home operator Bob Dean is fighting to reopen several nursing homes shuttered after Hurricane Ida.

Former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, turned Louisiana State Representative, C. Denise Marcelle has rescinded a “key to the city” given to performer R. Kelly.

Sexual misconduct claims against Keith Cunningham could go to trial, a Louisiana attorney hopes. A court filing details employee allegations that Cunningham made sexual advances toward a woman under his leadership.

A threat of gun violence in Louisiana’s capitol building is under investigation.

The owners of Seacor’s flipped over lift boat aim to limit the amount of money the company is on the hook for.

Louisiana State Police leaders fired troopers linked to the deadly arrest of Ronald Greene and the beating of another man in Franklin Parish, located in North Louisiana.