Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to ...

Alabama lawmakers are taking on a new fight: stronger laws to protect animals. HB249 would specifically prohibit the abandonment of a dog or cat and provide a criminal penalty for a violation - Class ...

Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...

Bills changing unemployment requirements, imposing the death penalty and requiring parental consent for vaccines passed the ...

The Louisiana Legislature approved the use of nitrogen gas executions last year, following Alabama's implementation of the ...

With the support of Governor Jeff Landry, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill signaled the state is ready to resume executions.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — After 15 years, Louisiana has resumed executions and joined three other states in a controversial new method. “Louisiana has decided that when you take a life in certain ...

Alabama agricultural leaders are touting the impact farmers and forestry have on the state. That impact is adding over $77 ...

The court issued an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2002 shooting death of Ted ...

The legislation would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape and sodomy in the first degree when the victim is younger than 12.

HB49, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, stated that a person age 18 or older could face death or life imprisonment if ...