Coroner: Burned body in sugarcane field is... Coroner: Burned body in sugarcane field is missing teen from Plaquemine ADDIS - Officials have identified a badly burned body that was found in a fiery sugarcane field as an 18-year-old... More >> Share: 1 month ago Thursday, December 19 2024 Dec 19, 2024 Thursday, December 19, 2024 11:59:00 AM CST December 19, 2024 in News
Family of Southern student killed on I-110... Family of Southern student killed on I-110 says news of arrests brings little closure BATON ROUGE - Nine months after the shooting death of 18-year-old Jayrick Washington , his family has some answers, but... More >> Share: 1 month ago Wednesday, December 18 2024 Dec 18, 2024 Wednesday, December 18, 2024 8:07:00 PM CST December 18, 2024 in News
Former LSU Student Health Center director sues... Former LSU Student Health Center director sues school over OLOL partnership repercussions BATON ROUGE — The former head of LSU's Student Health Center says a university deal giving the Our Lady of... More >> Share: 1 month ago Tuesday, December 17 2024 Dec 17, 2024 Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7:11:00 PM CST December 17, 2024 in News
Homicides within Baton Rouge city limits down... Homicides within Baton Rouge city limits down from last year, up parish-wide BATON ROUGE - As 2024 comes to a close, the number of homicides within the city of Baton Rouge... More >> Share: 1 month ago Monday, December 16 2024 Dec 16, 2024 Monday, December 16, 2024 4:15:00 PM CST December 16, 2024 in News
3 suspects arrested in shooting of 8-year-old... 3 suspects arrested in shooting of 8-year-old on Swan Avenue; BRPD seeks a fourth BATON ROUGE — Police said Friday officers had arrested three men in last month's killing of an 8-year-old boy in... More >> Share: 1 month ago Friday, December 13 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Friday, December 13, 2024 2:33:00 PM CST December 13, 2024 in News
Central mayor wants more thorough audit of... Central mayor wants more thorough audit of police department after officer's payroll fraud arrest CENTRAL - Central Mayor Wade Evans is concerned with the state of the city's police department following the recent arrest... More >> Share: 1 month ago Wednesday, December 11 2024 Dec 11, 2024 Wednesday, December 11, 2024 6:48:00 PM CST December 11, 2024 in News
Proposed bylaw changes will restrict BREC commissioners... Proposed bylaw changes will restrict BREC commissioners from speaking to media UPDATE: A Bylaws Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12, in which the changes were going to be discussed was... More >> Share: 1 month ago Tuesday, December 10 2024 Dec 10, 2024 Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7:58:00 PM CST December 10, 2024 in News
Former Central officer arrested for payroll fraud... Former Central officer arrested for payroll fraud now accused of defrauding $24k starting in 2020 CENTRAL — A former Central Police lieutenant arrested in October for allegedly falsifying timesheets and defrauding the department of more... More >> Share: 1 month ago Monday, December 09 2024 Dec 9, 2024 Monday, December 09, 2024 6:57:00 PM CST December 09, 2024 in News
Attempted murder at Elayn Hunt further raises... Attempted murder at Elayn Hunt further raises scrutiny on correctional facility ST. GABRIEL - Elayn Hunt Correctional Facility, which is already under investigation by state police for misconduct and the alleged... More >> Share: 1 month ago Sunday, December 08 2024 Dec 8, 2024 Sunday, December 08, 2024 11:00:00 PM CST December 08, 2024 in News
Man arrested for murder while wearing ankle... Man arrested for murder while wearing ankle monitor officially charged BATON ROUGE - A man who was jailed in August for a murder six months prior was formally charged Wednesday.... More >> Share: 2 months ago Wednesday, December 04 2024 Dec 4, 2024 Wednesday, December 04, 2024 4:14:00 PM CST December 04, 2024 in News
Class action suit against Baton Rouge for... Class action suit against Baton Rouge for red-light ticket program moving forward BATON ROUGE - A six-year-old civil suit against the City of Baton Rouge for its red-light ticket program has received... More >> Share: 2 months ago Tuesday, December 03 2024 Dec 3, 2024 Tuesday, December 03, 2024 6:04:00 PM CST December 03, 2024 in News
WBR constable's office may owe nearly $100k... WBR constable's office may owe nearly $100k after AG declares speeding tickets illegal ADDIS - After issuing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of speeding tickets that Attorney General Liz Murrill says are... More >> Share: 2 months ago Wednesday, November 27 2024 Nov 27, 2024 Wednesday, November 27, 2024 7:25:00 PM CST November 27, 2024 in News