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• Suspects tossed gun, drugs from car during chase through Baton Rouge

  August 16, 2022 4:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two were taken into custody after deputies watched them toss what appeared to be drugs and a gun from their car during a pursuit Tuesday afternoon. The brief chase unfolded shortly before 3 p.m. when an East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy tried to stop a gold... more »

• Shoplifter tried to run over deputy, caused multiple wrecks while fleeing law enforcement

  May 5, 2022 12:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man suspected of shoplifting tried to run over a deputy who confronted him about the crime and then led officers on a dangerous high-speed pursuit. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said it all stemmed from reports of a man trying to steal a 43-inch... more »

• Saints will travel to London in 2022

  February 28, 2022 10:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Saints will play one of their games overseas this coming NFL season. The league unveiled this week the teams which will play in its annual series of international games. This season will mark the Saints' third trip to London. The @saints are back... more »

• Mom accused of abducting kids from Louisiana arrested in Florida

  March 8, 2021 1:24 PM

  SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. - A woman accused of kidnapping her biological sons from their father's driveway in Tangipahoa Parish and then driving them across multiple state lines was arrested over the weekend. WKRG reports Shawntel Heck, 38, was taken into custody late Friday night after she turned herself... more »

• Vehicle disappears from parking lot during overnight storm, found upside-down on I-10

  June 24, 2020 3:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A vehicle that went missing from a parking lot near I-10 during a severe storm early Wednesday morning was later found overturned on the interstate. Tenants at an office building on One Calais Avenue off Essen Lane told WBRZ that a vehicle parked in the lot... more »

• Shoplifter abandons stolen merchandise after worker confronts him in parking lot

  January 15, 2020 2:12 PM

  GONZALES - A man trying to steal more than a $1,000 worth of items from a Home Depot ran away empty-handed after he was questioned by a worker. The Gonzales Police Department says the attempted theft happened Saturday. Police said the unidentified man loaded up $1,200 worth of... more »

• Scotlandville High honors 17-year-old cancer victim at graduation ceremony Play Video

  May 23, 2017 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Scotlandville High School honored one of its students at its graduation ceremony Tuesday after he passed away over the weekend. Jerome Singleton, a 17-year-old student at Scotlandville High, died Sunday after his battle with an aggressive form of cancer known as Rhabdomyosarcoma. Singleton passed away... more »

• Officials to give away mosquito traps to flood victims

  September 21, 2016 5:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State Senator Regina Barrow is partnering with Councilwoman Tara Wicker to give away equipment to flood victims in assisting them with climbing mosquito outbreaks. Senator Barrow and Council member Wicker have also teamed up with local ministry groups and Dr. Gadget, who has appeared on The... more »