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• 17 days until the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway Play Video

  June 1, 2026 6:39 PM

  SAINT GEORGE — The Saint Jude Dream Home Giveaway is 17 days away, with one lucky winner set to walk away with a brand-new home on Oak Colony Drive. The home, built by Alvarez Construction, features four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,000 square feet of living space. It is... more »

• Body of 17-year-old boy recovered near Grand Isle following search by U.S. Coast Guard Play Video

  April 5, 2026 11:47 AM

  GRAND ISLE — The body of a 17-year-old boy was found near Grand Isle on Saturday following a search by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a report by WWL-TV . According to officials, a small boat crew was sent from Station Grand Isle to search for the teen... more »

• Kentucky man arrested for kidnapping Zachary teen booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Play Video

  March 20, 2026 12:04 PM

  ZACHARY — As of Friday morning, a Kentucky man who was arrested after allegedly kidnapping a 17-year-old from Zachary was formally booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Detectives with the Zachary Police Department were notified about the missing teen on Tuesday, and later learned that the teenager... more »

• 4 arrested in connection with Wood Street shooting that killed 17-year-old Play Video

  January 24, 2026 11:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Four people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 17-year-old dead and another person injured, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. Jemile Causey, 19, along with three juveniles were arrested for several charges, including first-degree murder, after 17-year-old E'myrie Walker was... more »

• 17-year-old killed in Saturday night shooting on Wood Street, BRPD says Play Video

  January 11, 2026 2:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Detectives with the Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a Saturday night shooting on Wood Street that left a 17-year-old dead and another person injured. According to the department, police arrived around 5 p.m. to find E'myrie Walker, 17, suffering from gunshot wounds. Officers said... more »

• Deputies arrest 17-year-old Bayou Vista stabbing suspect Play Video

  November 28, 2025 1:23 PM

  ST. MARY - Deputies with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a suspect in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Thursday on Cane Road in Bayou Vista. According to the sheriff's office, the victim of the stabbing told detectives that a 17-year-old girl arrived at the house... more »

• Baton Rouge woman allegedly shot by roommate dies in hospital; roommate charged with negligent homicide Play Video

  November 4, 2025 9:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A 26-year-old woman allegedly shot by her roommate in an East Baton Rouge Parish trailer park on Monday died in the hospital. Deputies said Tuesday that Blanca Azucely Caalxo died after being shot inside her Greenwell Village Mobile Home Park home around 1 p.m. Her... more »

• West Feliciana High School student athlete killed in car wreck Play Video

  July 5, 2024 11:02 AM

  OSCAR — A West Feliciana High School football player and track athlete was killed after driving off the highway and into a tree in Pointe Coupee Parish early Friday morning, State Police said. Rayshon Franklin Jr., 17, was driving on La. 78 just west of La. 1 near Parlange... more »

• PHOTOS: Storm damage from Thursday, May 16 Play Video

  May 17, 2024 9:54 AM

  Another round of severe weather hit southeastern Louisiana Thursday night, leaving roads and schools closed and the National Weather Service speculating about a possible tornado in St. James Parish . Trees fell across roadways, power outages left schools closed and residents without electricity, including those who had only had... more »