In Louisiana, more human trafficking victims than arrests

In Louisiana, more human trafficking victims than arrests

Human trafficking: State and local agencies helped nearly 1,000 likely human trafficking victims last year. But agencies have made just 75 trafficking arrests in the past three years, Meghan Friedmann reports. A legislative task force is working to address that problem.

Landry cabinet: Former U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, a family medicine physician, will be Gov.-elect Jeff Landry's new Health Department chief, while Madison Sheahan, a former South Dakota Republican Party director, will be his Wildlife and Fisheries chief. Tyler Bridges has those stories.

State Police in NOLA: New Orleans Police Department Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said she welcomes a plan by Gov.-elect Jeff Landry to send more Louisiana State Police troopers to the city. But the troopers have had a complicated history in New Orleans, John Simerman and Missy Wilkinson report.

Numbers to Know

Louisiana's population has declined for the third consecutive year

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14,300 fewer people lived in Louisiana this summer than the year before

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Roughly 84,000 fewer people live in the state today than did in 2020

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau estimates

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