Gov. Jeff Landry said Friday that people who commit violent crimes in public places in Louisiana should face life in prison, regardless of age, as he addressed a recent shooting at the Mall of Louisiana that left six people shot,

Gov. Jeff Landry is holding a news conference with Louisiana State Police and Baton Rouge Police to update the public on the investigation into the Mall of Louisiana shooting at 1 p.m. Friday. The event will be held at the Baton Rouge Police headquarters on Airline Highway.

One suspect has been arrested, and a second person is wanted.

Bill proposes moving the responsibility of child welfare from the Department of Children and Family Services to the Louisiana Department of Health.

Governor Jeff Landry and First Lady Sharon Landry are on their way to Shreveport following the mass shooting that killed eight children.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry wants to double funding for his LA Gator program, which provides private school tuition.

Just hours after a Louisiana state senator unveiled a plan to remake the state’s child welfare system, Gov. Jeff Landry cast doubt on the plan, saying he had not been fully consulted on it.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and First Lady, Sharon Landry, were in Monroe today giving out books for the ‘Heroes of Liberty’ initiative. For more