Tuesday, December 18, 2018
The man accused of killing a Denham Springs couple in October has been extradited to Louisiana after his arrest in Kentucky last month.
Authorities arrested as least three people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Monday and noon Tuesday, booking records show.
For close to three years, multiple federal agencies have dug deeply into former federal drug agent Chad Scott's past, interviewing old defendants, reviewing past cases and indicting officers on the task force he once led.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
A Baton Rouge man suspected of raping a woman after the two had drinks together turned himself in and was arrested Tuesday.
PRAIRIEVILLE — A Darrow woman was arrested Monday after surveillance video showed her taking packages that had been delivered and sitting outside a Prairieville home, Ascension Parish Sheriff's Chief Deputy Bobby Webre said.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Crews are working to restore natural gas service to about 2,000 homes in Ascension Parish that lost service Monday morning after a vehicle crash that damaged gas lines.
Monday, December 17, 2018
A 28-year-old Baton Rouge man is accused of raping a woman after having drinks at a local business, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Fired Baton Rouge Police officer Yuseff Hamadeh, who was found to have been untruthful about an August encounter where he shot at a fleeing motorist, believes he deserves his job back because the internal affairs investigation violated his rights.
A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday in the November shooting that killed a 48-year-old woman in a home near City-Brooks Park, said Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. Don Coppola Jr.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Authorities arrested as least six people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Saturday and noon Sunday, booking records show.
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Authorities are seeking whoever set a Baton Rouge duplex on fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Friday, December 14, 2018
Authorities arrested as least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between Thursday and Friday, booking records show.
Friday, December 14, 2018
A 76-year-old Baton Rouge man is accused of raping an 8-year-old on two separate occasions, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.
A grand jury has indicted a West Baton Rouge deputy accused of stalking and sexually assaulting multiple victims while on duty.
The 7-year-old boy injured Thursday morning in a shooting unintentionally shot himself in the head and remains in critical condition, said Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely.
Friday, December 14, 2018
One of two men linked to a Baton Rouge homicide last month is back in Louisiana and behind bars in Parish Prison, according to police documents.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Update on Friday, Dec. 14, noon: The person was stabbed at another location during a robbery, but then drove to the Home Depot, said Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely.
Authorities arrested as least five people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between Tuesday and Thursday, booking records show.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department's Hazardous Materials Unit was inspecting a small amount of white substance spilled from a train near 15th Street and North Street on Thursday night.
Killian Mayor Gillis Windham spoke out in support of former Killian police chief Dennis Hill Thursday night in a social media post after Hill pleaded no contest to a felony charge of malfeasance in office.
Local authorities are investigating multiple reported bomb threats at banks in the Baton Rouge area as part of what appears to be a nationwide investigation of similar threats received by businesses across the country Thursday afternoon.
The Baton Rouge civil service board agreed on Friday to again delay hearing former city police officer Blane Salamoni's appeal of his dismissal for his role in the 2016 fatal shooting of Alton Sterling.
An 18-year-old Indiana man is accused of raping a 5-year-old boy in July while the child's parents were running errands, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.
The 18-year-old son of Alton Sterling is accused of raping an 8-year-old boy while he was babysitting the child last weekend, according to Baton Rouge Police.
A 7-year-old was taken the the hospital for a gunshot wound to his head Thursday morning at a Baton Rouge apartment complex on North Ardenwood Drive, according to Baton Rouge Police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Paying Baton Rouge police officers at rates comparable to peer agencies would cost more than $20 million a year, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing department pay study.
Baton Rouge's controversial red light camera program faces an uncertain future after the Metro Council failed to renew a contract Wednesday — a decision that could allow drivers to blow through intersections without consequences while officials sc…
LIVINGSTON — The former Killian police chief pleaded no contest Thursday to a felony charge of malfeasance in office that will see him serve no jail time but require that he repay the town $994.
NAPOLEONVILLE — A Labadieville man was arrested Wednesday and accused of engaging in sexual activity with a minor, Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon said.
A teacher at Advantage Charter Academy in Baker has been arrested after allegations that she hit students, according to Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn.
BELLE ROSE — A Belle Rose man wanted in St. James Parish on contractor fraud has been arrested in neighboring Assumption Parish over similar allegations, sheriff's deputies said Wednesday.
The 25-year-old Baton Rouge man arrested Wednesday in the killing of his neighbor earlier this month told police he shot the father of five as the two grappled over a gun.
One person was injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon off Scenic Drive, according to East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services spokesman Mike Chustz.
The case against a boy charged at age 13 in the drug-related shooting death of a 32-year-old man was dismissed Wednesday after a juvenile court judge ruled prosecutors did not adequately prove the boy was involved in the killing.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
On Feb. 22, 2001, Luther Gerald Simmons fired several shotgun blasts into the cab of a truck, taking the life of Herman Newell, the clerk of court in St. Helena Parish.
Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Monday and noon Tuesday, booking records show.
Mary Ransom was overwhelmed with tears watching her 6-year-old granddaughter, Tkiyah Hamilton, select Barbie dolls and Baby Alive accessories from the shelves of a Target store Tuesday during the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office’s annual ‘…
A second former Port Allen police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging Police Chief Esdron Brown consistently forced his religion on his officer corps through mandatory meetings, and further claimed the chief used God's will as reasoning for unjus…
Baton Rouge police have arrested a man accused of shooting his roommate to death in their apartment off North Sherwood Forest Drive earlier this month, firing "until the gun was empty."
In a pretty dress and with her favorite toy doll tucked under her arm, Amaya Guilbeaux was buried Saturday, two days after what would’ve been her fourth birthday.
A Baton Rouge man was arrested on armed robbery and aggravated assault with a firearm after robbing one victim and pointing a gun at four others on Jade Avenue in the Gardere area, according to an arrest affidavit.
A retired East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy was killed in a crash in Zachary early Tuesday morning.
Monday, December 10, 2018
A Gonzales man was arrested Monday and accused of stabbing another man, who suffered critical injuries while the two were shooting a rap video.
A Baton Rouge teen was arrested on aggravated arson after admitting to fire investigators he set a fire inside his family's home early Monday morning.
A few years after becoming a Livingston Sheriff's patrol deputy, Phil Lint saw a need among his peers for a space to connect and heal, especially after responding to so many, often tragic, incidents.
Sunday, December 09, 2018
Update 10:45 p.m.: The Amber Alert has been cancelled. Paizley Ann Fontenot, 3, was found safe, according to a Louisiana State Police press release. Her father, Brandon Phillip Fontenot, is in custody.
Authorities arrested at least six people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Saturday and noon Sunday, booking records show.
A young woman died and a toddler was hospitalized with minor injuries after a crash Sunday afternoon on Scenic Highway.
When Marcinda Williams awoke to the sound of gunfire peppering the walls of her house one night in September 2010, her first thought was: "Not again."