BATON ROUGE - A judge formally sentenced Adrian Pittman today to 20 years in prison for his part in a 2009 murder involving "Marlo" Michael Louding.
Pittman pleaded guilty to manslaughter in November after cutting a deal with prosecutors to testify against Louding.
A jury found Louding guilty... more »
BATON ROUGE - The man accused of killing at least six people in Baton Rouge is scheduled to go to trial for one of the killings in nine days.
Michael Louding, also known as "Marlo Mike," is charged with five counts of first degree murder and one count of... more »
BATON ROUGE- Other crimes allegedly committed by accused murderer Michael Louding will be introduced at his trial in March.
State District Judge Trudy White made the ruling today, allowing the crimes to be introduced at trial.
"We could use the other crimes, also called 4B evidence, in the... more »
BATON ROUGE - Testimony by the prosecution's star witness in the murder-for-hire trial of local rapper Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch is now affecting other cases.
On Thursday, prosecutors dropped two counts of first-degree murder against Johnathan Rogers, 19. He was accused in the slaying of Charles Matthews and Darryl... more »
BATON ROUGE - Jurors received their instructions to begin deliberation this afternoon in the murder for hire case of Torrence Hatch, also known as the rapper Lil Boosie.
Judge Mike Erwin read the nine women and three men on the jury their instructions after prosecutors finished their redirect shortly... more »
BATON ROUGE- Prosecutors with the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office say people tied to "Lil Boosie" are using intimidation tactics to prevent or chill testimony in Lil Boosie's murder trial which begins in April.
Lil Boosie also known as Torrence Hatch pled guilty to drug charges yesterday.... more »
With seven men behind bars, closure came to some families of the victims in a string of shootings in Baton Rouge.
Police believe Michael Louding shot and killed Darryl Milton two months ago. Patricia Milton is still coping with the loss of her son.
"I sat on this... more »
Seven people are behind bars and indicted in the slayings of five men. The murders all took place within on year, but what's more shocking is that five of the accused are teenagers.
District Attorney Hillar Moore says family and money are the culprits that have caused these young... more »
MORGAN CITY - Police in Morgan City said strong storms and a possible tornado damaged businesses and RVs this afternoon.
Police said they received... more »
LAS VEGAS- Las Vegas police are investigating a woman's allegations that former baseball player Jose Canseco sexually assaulted her. Police say the 48-year-old Canseco was... more »
GRAPEVINE, Texas - The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on openly... more »
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado... more »