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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Police officer caught on video tasing handcuffed suspect resigns

  May 4, 2021 1:27 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A police officer has resigned after he was caught on body camera tasing a suspect twice after he was already handcuffed and placed in the back of a police unit. Click here to see unedited video of the arrest An attorney for Officer Nolan Dehon... more »

• Protesters rally at LSU over university's alleged mishandling of sexual assault claims Play Video

  November 20, 2020 6:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A large group made up largely of students gathered on LSU's campus Friday afternoon in wake of a report from USA Today alleging the university mishandled investigations into sexual assault allegations against some of its student athletes. Students gathered at the LSU Parade Ground Friday afternoon... more »

• Baton Rouge mayor issues scathing response to ominous police union billboards Play Video

  July 16, 2020 11:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome released a statement Thursday criticizing the Baton Rouge police union over billboards that warned visitors to enter the city "at your own risk." The statement comes after billboards went up Wednesday seemingly criticizing the city's response to a rise in violent... more »

• 3 Baton Rouge protesters accused of causing $800K in damage handed federal indictments

  July 2, 2020 2:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three people accused of setting a handful of Baton Rouge-area businesses on fire as part of a political statement amidst the George Floyd protests earlier this year were formally charged in federal court. Court documents reveal Terry Dorsey, Kenyatta Huggins and Shamyrin Djhodi Johnson were all... more »

• LDWF warns of rabies-like disease among Louisiana raccoons

  February 5, 2019 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is warning residents to be aware of a rabies-like disease being seen in raccoons and other animals. The department has received an increased number of reports about raccoons infected with the "canine distemper." The complaints have primarily been reported... more »

• Kentucky doctor pleads not guilty to assault of Sen. Rand Paul

  November 10, 2017 9:16 AM

  The Kentucky doctor who allegedly attacked Sen. Rand Paul, leaving him with six broken ribs, pleaded not guilty to fourth-degree assault charges Thursday. ABC News reports Rene Boucher, 59, Paul's next-door neighbor for 17 years, tackled the senator to the ground last Friday, according to his arrest warrant. ... more »

• EBR Coroner paints disturbing picture of parish's homicide numbers

  September 12, 2017 12:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office is sounding the alarm today about homicides that are plaguing the parish so far this year. At a news conference last week, city leaders in Baton Rouge said there were 57 homicides in the city. Four since that news conference... more »

• Purse snatcher prompts security boost at Gonzales Wal-Mart Play Video

  August 9, 2017 9:31 PM

  GONZALES - Police are stepping up security at the Wal-Mart on Airline Highway in Gonzales after several reported purse thefts. Gonzales Police say they are investigating after surveillance video showed a man following women around the store before snatching their possessions away. "There is an issue. There are... more »

• Police: 73-year-old man brutally beaten during road rage attack in Slidell

  July 7, 2017 11:29 AM

  SLIDELL – A 73-year-old man was brutally beaten in road rage incident in Slidell on Thursday, police say. According to the Slidell Police Department, officers responded to a call on July 6 around noon about a fight near the intersection of Reine Avenue and Old Spanish Trail.... more »

• Woman hospitalized after being beaten and raped in local wooded area

  May 19, 2017 5:28 PM

  PLAQUEMINE – A man whose kidnapping and rape victim went with him to check himself into a Baton Rouge mental hospital was arrested Friday after he left the hospital, authorities said. The victim remains in intensive care with devastating injuries from the brutal attack. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi... more »

• 10-year-old girl in Florida pries open gator's mouth to free her leg

  May 8, 2017 2:59 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A 10-year-old girl in Florida survived after she managed to wrestle her leg from the jaws of an alligator Saturday. The girl was swimming in a designated swim area of Lake Mary Jane, with water about two feet deep and 10 feet from the shore, when... more »

• Memorial ride honors fallen Baton Rouge, Dallas officers

  May 7, 2017 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement offices participated in a memorial ride Sunday in honor of officers who were slain in multiple 2016 attacks. The memorial ride, hosted by the Los Angeles Police Department, honored the lives of those killed in the... more »

• Felon arrested after trying to fool officers with fake names

  April 5, 2017 3:46 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a felon for illegal firearm possession after he tried to lie about his identity Tuesday. Police responded to a call about a man with a gun in the 3000 block of Baker Blvd. According to arrest records, an officer found a man matching the suspect's... more »

• Armed robber leads authorities on car chase, attacks officer

  April 2, 2017 9:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man for armed robbery after he led authorities on a car chase and attacked an officer Sunday. Deputies arrested 27-year-old Tramaine Wells after he robbed a man of his phone and wallet at gunpoint and led officers on a dangerous chase through Baton... more »

• Beggar charged with attempted murder for gas station stabbing

  March 29, 2017 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A beggar has been charged with attempted second-degree murder after he stabbed a man at a College Drive gas station Sunday. Authorities arrested 53-year-old Aron Becnel over the weekend after he reportedly stabbed another man at a Circle K gas station. Witnesses say Becnel was asking... more »

• 21-year-old arrested for macing roommates at Burbank apartment

  March 13, 2017 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman has been arrested for spraying her roommates with mace after an argument Sunday. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 21-year-old Malia Jones was arrested at her apartment on Burbank Drive. Jones reportedly sprayed her roommates with mace after they got into an... more »

• Baton Rouge man attempts to murder, rob victim for sleeping with his girlfriend

  January 30, 2017 4:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say they arrested a man Sunday after he attempted to rob and shoot another man who had slept with his girlfriend. Erik Woods, 23, of Baton Rouge knocked on the victim's door Thursday morning, asking for a cold drink. The victim, who sells drinks out... more »

• Man breaks into ex's home, gets into fist fight

  January 18, 2017 4:51 PM

  PIERRE PART - Police arrested a man Monday for breaking into his estranged domestic partner's home and getting into a fist fight on Jan. 10. Assumption Parish Police say 45-year-old Randy Hebert sent threatening text messages to the victim before driving to her Lee Drive home. Hebert then forcibly... more »

• Daughter: Actress and author Carrie Fisher dies at age 60

  December 27, 2016 1:02 PM

  LOS ANGELES - Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died. She was 60. Fisher's daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement through her spokesman saying Fisher died Tuesday just before 9 a.m PST. Lourd said her mother was "loved by the... more »

• Jindal issues order to halt refugee resettlement in La.

  November 16, 2015 11:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order Monday telling state agencies to not accept the resettlement of any more refugees of the Syrian civil war into Louisiana. Jindal's order comes after the U. S. State Department said 14 refugees had been resettled in Louisiana so far... more »

• Baton Rouge residents remember victims in Paris attacks

  November 15, 2015 8:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of people decided to spend their Sunday afternoon downtown honoring deceased victims of the Paris, France attacks. More than one hundred people were killed Friday evening at various places throughout the city, during a terrorist attack. People in Baton Rouge did their part to remember the... more »

• Homecoming begins for area runners in Boston Play Video

  April 16, 2013 10:31 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- Area athletes, who were in Boston when terrorists blew-up two backpacks Monday, are returning home. Tuesday evening, a number of people- including some from the Baton Rouge-area flew into the airport in New Orleans. "It was horrible," Felicia Guidry told WBRZ News 2 about the scene... more »