March 18 – The state of Louisiana conducted its first execution in 15 years since 2010; the inmate executed, Jessie Hoffman Jr., was additionally the first to be executed by nitrogen gas in Louisiana, which became the second state after Alabama to conduct nitrogen gas executions.[4]
May 16 – Ten inmates escape from a New Orleans jail through a tunnel dug in a wall. Three are recaptured the same day. As of June 27, 2025, nine of the inmates have been recaptured.[6]
June
June 16 – ICE agents arrest 80 people at the Delta Downs racetrack and casino near Vinton.[7]
June 20 – Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student activist who was arrested by ICE and sent to a facility in Jena in March, is released after a federal judge orders he be freed.[8]
August 14 – Louisiana sues the online gaming platform Roblox, alleging the company does not do enough to protect children on the site from sexual predators.[10]
August 15 – New Orleans MayorLaToya Cantrell is indicted on conspiracy by a federal grand jury over allegations that she tried to cover up a romantic relationship with her bodyguard.[11][12]
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