Louisiana’s tough-on-crime policies stand to cost taxpayers millions more for years to come

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Louisiana Passed Sweeping Sentencing Changes. Officials Are Still Calculating the Cost.

When the Legislature rushed through a criminal justice overhaul in 2024, no one had computed the price tag. Now, researchers ...
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Louisiana lawmakers continue to boost prison spending while leaving teacher pay cut in place

Louisiana lawmakers continue to add more money for prisons, law enforcement and other public safety agencies into the state ...
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Memoirs: How I confronted Joe Garba on his plot to overthrow me — Gowon

By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has recounted how fear, betrayal and growing distrust consumed the final days of his government before the July 29, 1975 coup, warning ...