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• Couple booked for murder after officers find lifeless infant, neglected 1-year-old at St. John home

  August 3, 2023 5:13 PM

  RESERVE - A couple is facing murder and cruelty charges after officers found a 4-month-old girl dead and a toddler badly abused inside a home in south Louisiana. The St. John The Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said the infant was found lifeless in her bed after law enforcement got... more »

• Court records describe imprisoned teens' escape from abusive home, torturous living conditions Play Video

  October 21, 2022 7:51 PM

  CYPRESS, Texas - Newly obtained court documents explain how a pair of handcuffed, malnourished twins managed to sneak out of their home in Texas, prompting their mother to flee hundreds of miles with her remaining children back to their hometown of Baton Rouge. While the family's house, nestled in... more »

• Louisiana waiting for Operation Fly Formula product to arrive Play Video

  June 3, 2022 4:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some store shelves are still bare even though emergency shipments of baby formula have been flown in from overseas through Operation Fly Formula. The Abbott formula plant in Michigan is supposed to reopen Saturday, June 4, but it's not fast enough for parents trying to feed their... more »

• Women celebrate Mother's Day at the hospital with their newborns

  May 9, 2021 4:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At Woman's Hospital, some women are celebrating Mother's Day by becoming mothers themselves. Six babies have been born today, with more to come according to hospital staff. In total, there are 18 moms with newborns celebrating Mother's Day in the hospital this weekend. Some of... more »

• Fourth of July shooting suspect gets $1M bond in multiple attacks Play Video

  July 4, 2020 4:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man suspected in shootings at two different apartment complexes in recent months was arrested on a slew of charges Thursday. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says Mieyoshi Tyree Edwards, 21, was booked on charges related to the separate shootings that happened in July and... more »

• LDOE urges parents to keep kids home from private daycares

  March 15, 2020 10:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With the temporary closing of all the public schools in Louisiana the state's department of education is urging parents to keep their kids home if they attend a private daycare facility. The Louisiana Department of Education tweeted on Saturday afternoon that even though the emergency proclamation... more »

• Formerly conjoined twins released from hospital in time for Thanksgiving

  November 22, 2017 9:05 AM

  PHILADELPHIA,Pa.- Formerly conjoined twins girls who spent 485 days in a Philadelphia hospital were released on Monday. WWL-TV reports that Erin and Abby Delaney were born 10 weeks premature on July 24, 2016 at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. The duo was joined at the top of their heads,... more »

• First cases of Zika virus reported in India

  May 28, 2017 5:52 PM

  INDIA - India has reported its first three cases of the Zika virus, including two pregnant women who delivered healthy babies. On Sunday, Health Ministry officials said the three patients have recovered since being diagnosed with the infection. They also emphasized that the country's citizens should remain calm. ... more »

• Baton Rouge General welcomes first 2017 Mardi Gras babies

  February 28, 2017 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge General is celebrating its first Mardi Gras babies of 2017. Halie Branam and Jay Johnson welcomed baby Leaon Francis Johnson into the world at 9:52 a.m. Tuesday. Weighing 6 lbs and 12 oz, Leaon is the first Mardi Gras baby born at Baton Rouge... more »

• Doctor discusses risks of SIDS from infant swaddling Play Video

  May 19, 2016 12:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Dr. Mindy Calandro stopped by at News 2 at 4 p.m. to discuss the risks of babies developing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from swaddling and to demonstrate the proper techniques to use. SIDS is defined as the death of an infant under 12 months old for an... more »

• First babies ring in the New Year in Baton Rouge

  January 1, 2016 12:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Hospitals and new families in Baton Rouge celebrated the new year with a trio of births shortly after midnight. Baton Rouge General said Courtney and Joshua Price welcomed their daughter Emma Lynne Price at 12:45 a.m. Hospital officials said Emma Lynne weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces... more »