Former Baton Rouge police officer Yuseff Hamadeh, who was fired last week after an investigation into an August shooting, will appeal that decision and continues to stand by his version of events, his attorney said Monday.
Monday, October 15, 2018
Authorities arrested at least two people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between noon Saturday and noon Monday, booking records show.
A man was found dead inside his home following a house fire early Monday morning in a subdivision near the intersection of Perkins Road and Siegen Lane, according to the St. George Fire Department.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
A new crime fighting initiative in Baton Rouge is positioning itself to address gun violence from the ground up, hoping to change the culture one person at a time.
A Prairieville man was booked Saturday night on seventh-offense DWI, Louisiana State Police reported Sunday evening.
In a flash, they were airborne. Their car hit a tree, flipping. Jada Jones felt a sharp jab of pain to her face. The driver-side door came off, but Jones’ friend grabbed her from the passenger seat, keeping the 20-year-old from flying out of the car.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
DENHAM SPRINGS — Louisiana State Police officials have released the name of the motorcyclist killed in a crash Saturday night in Livingston Parish.
A man was shot and killed at a Florida Boulevard gas station Saturday night in a brazen act of violence that left his family mourning their loss and questioning how their loved one became the target of deadly gunfire.
After a loaded 18-wheeler jammed into a home in Central early Sunday, firefighters had to rescue the trapped driver from "one of the most complicated vehicle crashes we've had in years," according to a Facebook post by the Central Fire Department.
Sunday, October 14, 2018
In East Baton Rouge Parish, 65 people have been killed so far in 2018.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Two adults were hospitalized after a mail truck and an SUV were involved in a head-on collision Saturday in Central, according to the Central Fire Department.
One person died after a Saturday evening crash on 4-H Club Road in Denham Springs, Louisiana State Police Senior Trooper Bryan Lee said.
Saturday, October 13, 2018
An Illinois man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night in Livingston Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
Friday, October 12, 2018
A Baton Rouge man was arrested Thursday night, accused of the Sept. 8, 2017, fatal shooting of a man on Seneca Street, just an hour after the victim had spoken to Baton Rouge Police about a double murder that had happened earlier that same day, Ba…
Law enforcement and first responders from around the state were honored and blessed this week at what was described as a 'Blue Mass,' where Baton Rouge Bishop Michael Duca prayed for their continued safety.
Friday, October 12, 2018
A family member of the state work release inmate killed in a workplace incident Thursday said he suffered a head injury from a falling beam.
A Baton Rouge woman was arrested Thursday night, accused of wearing a police officer's badge and hat to stop drivers in her neighborhood and ask them for their driver's license and insurance information, arrest records show.
Two people from Texas died in a single vehicle crash on Interstate 12 westbound Thursday, when the driver, who was injured in the crash, ran off the interstate for unknown reasons, State Police said.
Authorities arrested at least four people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into parish prison between Wednesday and Friday, booking records show.
Despite the firing of the Baton Rouge police officer who shot at a motorist in August, the department's investigators found no probable cause to arrest him, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Friday.
Even though Baton Rouge police administrators fired an officer who shot at a motorist in August, the department's detectives did not find a reason to arrest the policeman, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore III said Friday.
The Clinton mayor and police chief were arrested Friday on abuse of office and illegal contract allegations after an investigation into how the town came to lease four police vehicles under a contract that has led to a significant debt, according …
DONALDSONVILLE — Louisiana highway officials closed a major route over the Mississippi River on Friday, and said it would remain shuttered indefinitely, after a barge-mounted crane crashed into the span and severely damaged a load-bearing beam.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
The Baton Rouge Police officer who shot his gun at a civilian and then claimed he had been shot at first was fired Thursday after an investigation revealed his version of events didn't add up.
The East Feliciana Sheriff's Office and Louisiana State Police are investigating the Clinton police chief and other town officials for possible abuse of office and theft counts, according to court documents.
One person was injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon near the North Boulevard overpass, blocks from downtown Baton Rouge and around the corner from the St. Vincent de Paul homeless shelter.
Louisiana was the nation's third top jailer of so-called juvenile lifers when the Supreme Court said in 2016 that, except in the most rare cases, youth offenders deserved a shot at a second chance. These 300 inmates had been convicted of murders t…
A Denham Springs man was killed Wednesday after he stepped into the path of oncoming traffic on Interstate 10, Louisiana State Police said Thursday morning.
Two men bought nearly $3,000 in alcohol from a Dutchtown liquor store using stolen credit cards and now investigators are trying to find them, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday.
A Baton Rouge man threatened a Louisiana State Police trooper Wednesday who had just pulled him over, saying he would "do to law enforcement what the shooter did a while back," a police arrest report says.
A fight that started in a Baker home Monday quickly escalated when an 18-year-old shot his sister's boyfriend, who remains hospitalized, Baker police said.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
A Livingston Parish man attempting to make methamphetamine set off a minor explosion Wednesday when he placed propane and other items in a microwave oven and turned it on, the Sheriff's Office said.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation and a dog was rescued Wednesday afternoon after flames tore through an apartment building on Lobdell Boulevard in Baton Rouge.
GONZALES — The property manager of a commercial building who allegedly set the structure on fire because he was "having a bad day" was arrested Wednesday and booked on a count of aggravated arson, authorities reported.
A fire at a vacant Baton Rouge home overnight was deemed arson after an investigation, according to a news release.
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
The state board that supervises public defenders has entered a $1 million contract with a children's rights group to represent more than 80 juvenile offenders awaiting resentencing hearings after district attorneys filed to retain their life witho…
A search Tuesday in Ascension Parish for evidence in the killing of a Brusly High teacher who went missing in 2011 came up empty, but East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies expected to continue the effort in the coming days.
The two passengers who were killed in the Monday afternoon crash on South Foster Drive after their car hit a truck head on were identified by police Tuesday morning as two young men.
A fire was under control at Westlake Chemical in Plaquemine and a nearby road had been closed as a precaution, according to a report from WBRZ.
Monday, October 08, 2018
Authorities arrested at least three people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between noon Sunday and noon Monday, booking records show.
Two people have died and another remains hospitalized after a crash Monday afternoon on South Foster Drive.
A man was shot in the stomach during a domestic dispute not long after noon Monday in a Baker mobile home park, according to Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn.
A vacant house in old south Baton Rouge was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning, according to Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman Mark Miles.
Sunday, October 07, 2018
Sherry Harper LeBlanc tried to convince her son to stay home. But Coltin LeBlanc, 23, wasn't listening. He gave her a hug and told her to stop worrying about him, that he would be alright — he'd be back in 20 minutes. Then he drove away...
Authorities arrested at least four 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 Baton Rouge man was arrested Sunday morning and accused of setting a house on fire not long after moving in as its newest tenant.
Saturday, October 06, 2018
A Baton Rouge man accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl was arrested Saturday, Baton Rouge police said.
A Baton Rouge man was arrested Saturday after DNA evidence implicated him in a rape at gunpoint that happened in September, according to a Baton Rouge police arrest report.
After the Friday night admission by Oscar Lozada in the 2011 killing of his wife, Sylviane Finck Lozada, investigators focused their attention on recovering her remains to bring closure to her family.