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• Suspended New Roads firefighter arrested, charged in insurance fraud investigation Play Video

  March 14, 2026 12:47 PM

  NEW ROADS — A first responder in Pointe Coupee Parish who was previously suspended following an investigation by the Louisiana State Police was arrested on Friday in connection with an insurance fraud investigation, LSP said. Aaron Edwards, 34, was booked into the Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center on Friday.... more »

• Man sentenced to 80 years in death of daughter; coroner found evidence of severe beatings Play Video

  March 11, 2026 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a cruelty to juvenile charge after prosecutors said they wanted to show jurors more than two dozen autopsy photographs detailing injuries his daughter suffered while being disciplined. Aaron Hawkins, 27, was sentenced Monday to 40 years on... more »

• WBRZ Investigative Unit: Woman says New Roads firefighter sent explicit texts, photos when she was a minor Play Video

  February 25, 2026 5:10 PM

  NEW ROADS - First responder Aaron Edwards is currently suspended from all three of his jobs as Louisiana State Police troopers investigate him for inappropriate behavior with teens. Edwards is a part-time deputy at the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office, a full-time firefighter at the Baton Rouge Fire Department and... more »

• Man arrested for attempted murder claims shooting was in self-defense Play Video

  August 12, 2024 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - New documents show that a man arrested for attempted murder claims he was acting in self-defense when he shot a person three times. On Saturday, 21-year-old Aaron Brown was booked with attempted second-degree murder. Police told WBRZ that Brown shot another man during an argument. ... more »

• Charges dropped for Ascension Parish councilman accused of submitting requests in parish president's name Play Video

  August 7, 2024 12:03 PM

  GONZALES - Several months after Ascension Parish councilman Aaron Lawler was accused of submitting document requests in the parish present's name , landing him charges of impersonation and identity theft, the attorney general's office said those charges were dropped. A spokesman with Attorney General Liz Murrill's office said that... more »

• Man accused of raping 14-year-old in 2015

  March 16, 2017 11:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man faces second-degree rape charges after police say he raped a 14-year-old nearly three years ago. According to arrest records, Keon Aaron, 25, was charged with second-degree rape Wednesday. He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Documents say Baton... more »