U.S. Justice Department

Two former Louisiana law officers with a Drug Enforcement Administration task force have been indicted on a variety of criminal charges.

The woman pleaded guilty Wednesday for forging her husband's Social Security benefit checks. What's worse...he's been dead since 1986!

A Lafayette man will call a federal prison his home for more than three years after a judge sentenced him for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a prior felony. U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley reported 29-year-old Jarrod Ty Foxworthy was sentenced to 42 months in prison, three years of supervised release and he is ordered to pay a $5,000 fine...

Tuesday's Justice Department statement stopped short of concluding White shot himself.

The defendant was sentenced to life in prison in Shreveport this week for his activity on a child sexual exploitation Web site.

The Louisiana congressional redistricting map, drawn up by state lawmakers during a special session this Spring, has been approved by the U.S. Justice Department.

The US Justice Department is suing Louisiana, claiming the state has violated the National Voter Registration Act by not offering adequate voter registration services at state offices offering public assistance.

The Louisiana Senate has submitted its proposal for redesigning the 39  Senate districts to the U.S. Justice Department.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The decades-old school desegregation lawsuit in St. Landry Parish is expected to come to an end by Monday.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has cleared Baton Rouge police officers who were accused of harassing African Americans, using unnecessary violence and conducting illegal searches after Hurricane Katrina.