 BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Louisiana has long had some of America's highest incarceration rates. For decades, our state's laws were more likely to impose lengthy sentences, including locking people away for life. In recent years, though, both court orders and bipartisan legal changes have scaled back some sentences — and opened new doors for parole. The story of Henry Montgomery, who spent almost six decades behind bars for killing a police officer when he was 17, gives a window into what that means. Some say it shows how Louisiana is benefitting by believing in redemption — but others say it's undermining justice for families of victims. Here's his story, and what it shows about Louisiana.
"CATS does not believe Mr. Cutrone is a user of illicit or illegal drugs." That's the key line in a statement Baton Rouge's bus system issued late Tuesday night. Administrator John Cutrone sued the bus system after a drug test leaked to the press, and he was publicly accused of doing meth. That kicked off a whirlwind controversy at CATS that ended with its top executive being fired. Now CATS settled the lawsuit, and has said publicly that "Mr. Cutrone was not terminated on account of the drug test. Instead, CATS made the decision to go in a different direction." Here's what's going on.
When most brides-to-be start thinking about wedding venues, 'retirement home' usually doesn't make the list. But that's exactly where some recent nuptials took place. Here's the story of a couple in their 20s who work at the home, fell in love there, and enlisted residents in their ceremony there. | 
