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• Morgan City man arrested after baby hospitalized

  May 14, 2013 9:01 AM

  MORGAN CITY- St. Mary Parish authorities say an 18-year-old man has been arrested on a charge of second-degree cruelty to juveniles after his infant son was found to have suffered brain damage. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office said Gregory Parker of Morgan City was arrested Monday. Deputies reported receiving... more »

• Mom's boyfriend accused in child's death

  April 17, 2013 10:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A 23-year-old is in jail, accused in the death of an 18-month-old child. Willie Stone faces first-degree murder charges for the death of Azaria Jackson, his girlfriend's child. Stone said the child was unresponsive when he woke the child up Monday. After an autopsy, it was... more »

• Remains of baby found in laundry

  April 17, 2013 7:50 PM

  SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA- A hospital in Saint Paul apologized to a laundry service after the remains of a stillborn baby were found inside a sheet sent out for cleaning. Regions Hospital says the remains were wrapped in a sheet to go the the morgue but the sheet was mistakenly sent... more »

• Four governors convene, Edwards talks baby Play Video

  April 17, 2013 6:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE- All four living former Louisiana Governors held a panel discussion on the state's politics at LSU's Business Education Complex. Governors Edwin Edwards, Buddy Roemer, Mike Foster and Kathleen Blanco, discussed political topics like taxes, Medicaid, and education. "Often the best and the brightest have to go... more »

• Former Governor Edwards and his wife expecting a boy

  April 14, 2013 3:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Trina Scott Edwards, the wife of former Governor Edwin Edwards announced on facebook today the couple is expecting a boy. The couple has six children from previous marriages. His children are in their sixties. Her children are teenagers. Edwin is 85. Trina is 34. The... more »

• Trina Edwards hospitalized

  April 5, 2013 10:13 PM

  GONZALES- Trina Edwards, the wife of infamous former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, was recently in the hospital. She's pregnant, and posted on her Facebook page the baby is doing okay. "The baby is fine and completely healthy," she wrote. She was having kidney problems, according to a post... more »

• Woman falls with baby in arms

  March 13, 2013 8:05 PM

  NEW YORK- A woman holding a baby plunged eight stories out of an apartment building in New York City and died, but the child survived. Police found the body of the 45-year-old woman with the baby in her arms. The baby is listed in critical condition and is believed to... more »

• Edwin, Trina Edwards expecting first child

  February 15, 2013 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Trina Edwards, the wife of former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards, announced today that the couple are expecting their first child. "As of today I am officially allowed to make that announcement I've been dying to make...WE ARE EXPECTING!!" Trina posted on her Facebook page. She also... more »

• UK: No charges for Australian royal hoax DJs

  February 1, 2013 6:37 AM

  LONDON - British prosecutors say they will not press charges against two Australian DJs over the royal hoax call that preceded a nurse's suicide. Two Australian DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles, as they phoned London's King Edward VII hospital in December to ask about the... more »

• Workouts for parents from Baby Boot Camp Play Video

  January 23, 2013 5:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - We got a fitness lesson today from the women of Baby Boot Camp of Baton Rouge. Owner Mauree Brooksher and her client, Margo Mathews stopped in and demonstrated some STROLLFIT exercises. STROLLFIT is an hour class that incorporates a warm up, cardio strength training, core... more »

• Man accused of killing unborn child blames drugs Play Video

  January 17, 2013 5:43 PM

  WALKER - Jeffrey Reynolds, the man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn child from its womb, appeared in court today. He blames synthetic marijuana for ruining his life. A talkative Reynolds made the comments to reporters outside the Livingston Parish Courthouse this afternoon. ""I love... more »

• Feticide suspect blames synthetic drugs at hearing Play Video

  January 17, 2013 4:02 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Livingston Parish man accused of stabbing his wife and cutting their unborn baby from her womb blamed synthetic drugs today during a court hearing. Jeffrey Reynolds made the comments to reporters as he was being taken away after the hearing. "I love my wife... more »

• Woman's Hospital celebrates 300K births

  January 11, 2013 7:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Woman's Hospital is celebrating and welcoming its 300,000th baby. The infant - a boy - was born Thursday at 5:58 a.m. Woman's delivered its first baby in November 1968, its 100,000th baby in August 1985 and its 200,000th baby in September 2000. To celebrate... more »

• Hospital: Nurse involved in Kate hoax call dies

  December 7, 2012 11:50 AM

  LONDON - Police in London are listing as unexplained the death of a hospital nurse whose body was found early today. The nurse was a victim of a high-profile hoax earlier this week. The hospital where she worked says Jacintha Saldanha received a phone call from two Australian radio disc... more »

• Palace says Duchess of Cambridge expecting a baby

  December 3, 2012 10:21 AM

  LONDON - Palace officials say Prince William and his wife are expecting their first child. St. James Palace said Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge has a severe form of morning sickness and is currently in a London hospital. As the first born to William - who is... more »

• Study: Even fit baby boomers won't escape heart problems Play Video

  November 5, 2012 12:25 PM

  CHICAGO - New research shows that even many healthy baby boomers will get heart disease as they get old. But the good news is that will happen much later for them than for their less healthy peers. The findings come in an analysis of five major studies involving nearly 50,000... more »

• Ga. mother accused of stabbing newborn to death

  November 2, 2012 8:09 AM

  ATHENS, Ga. - Police in north Georgia say an infant was stabbed to death at an Athens house, hours after being born. Athens-Clarke police say 21-year-old Cassandra Elyse Norwood has been charged with murder in connection with her baby's death. The Athens Banner-Herald reports that Norwood was under... more »

• Police: Babysitter left toddler alone for hours Play Video

  October 25, 2012 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A babysitter is in jail after police said she left a 16-month-old alone for hours. The sitter, 26-year-old Shareese Renee Joseph, faces child desertion and drug charges. Her boyfriend, Will Chatman also faces drug charges. Police were called to the apartment around 5 p.m. Tuesday... more »

• Woman arraigned, jailed in Pa. newborn abduction

  August 24, 2012 1:22 PM

  PITTSBURGH - A 19-year-old woman has been jailed on $250,000 bond and ordered to have a mental health evaluation after she was arraigned on charges of kidnapping a 3-day-old infant from a Pittsburgh hospital by pretending to be a nurse. Breona Moore, of McKeesport, was arraigned Friday by video from... more »

• Charges filed in Calif. hospital baby abduction

  August 8, 2012 2:34 PM

  LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors say a woman who allegedly tried to steal a newborn baby from a California hospital will face charges of kidnapping and five felony counts of first-degree burglary. The Orange County district attorney's office says 48-year-old Grisel Ramirez of Garden Grove will be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. Authorities... more »

• Moms and newborns move into new Woman's Hospital

  August 5, 2012 4:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The old Woman's Hospital on Airline Highway and Goodwood Boulevard closed its doors for good today. Now nearly 150 mothers and their newborns are now settled into their rooms at the new hospital six miles south on Airline Highway and Stumberg Lane. The "special deliveries" started... more »

• Georgia police get warrants after baby ingests cocaine

  July 24, 2012 12:45 PM

  PALMETTO, Ga. - Police in suburban Atlanta are looking for a grandmother and her boyfriend after her 13-month-old grandson ingested cocaine. Authorities told WSB-TV on Monday that the baby was brought to Piedmont Newnan Hospital, then to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. Doctors reported that the child tested positive... more »

• New report ties cold Gulf water, dolphin deaths

  July 18, 2012 4:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Researchers say snowmelt that chilled coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico may have contributed to baby dolphin deaths in the winter of 2011. A new research paper says 86 baby dolphins are known to have been aborted or died shortly after birth during the period. Researcher... more »

• Alleged baby gator heisters arrested

  July 12, 2012 4:11 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say they've arrested the men accused of stealing 10 baby alligators from the Audubon Zoo. Police say 29-year-old Rodney L. Thornton was arrested after an officer saw him trying the doors of parked cars Wednesday night. A news release says Thornton ran, dropping a... more »

• 10 baby gators stolen from zoo; 8 returned

  July 10, 2012 4:28 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are looking for two men accused of possessing 10 alligators stolen from the Audubon Zoo. Zoo workers found signs of a break-in at a gift shop before the zoo opened July 4 - and only five baby gators in a tank that had held... more »

• Pa. car thief swipes earrings off baby left inside

  June 22, 2012 12:58 PM

  ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Police say a Pennsylvania thief stole an SUV with a baby inside as the mother unloaded groceries, then swiped the little girl's gold earrings before ditching the vehicle. The 1-year-old was unhurt and quickly reunited with her mother after the car was stolen Wednesday afternoon in Allentown.... more »

• Another doc says dingo did eat baby

  June 11, 2012 8:29 PM

  AUSTRALIA- A fourth coroner looking into the death of a baby in the Outback more than 32 years ago says a dingo did eat a child. Azaria Chamberlain's mother was convicted and later cleared of murder. Lindy Chamberlain always maintained that a wild dog took Azaria. A dingo... more »

• Phoenix police say mom forgets baby on car roof

  June 4, 2012 12:41 PM

  PHOENIX - Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle. Officer James Holmes said officers were called out early Saturday after witnesses found a child strapped in a safety seat in... more »

• One critical after shooting, bullets hit baby's room Play Video

  June 1, 2012 5:28 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - A baby narrowly escaped a stray bullet in Assumption parish after gunfire outside her bedroom left a man in critical condition. Now deputies are questioning people about the shooting on Railroad Street in Napoleonville. Brittney Hebert says just moments before gunfire, she happened to take 1-month-old... more »

• BRPD: Shooting victim was pregnant, baby survives

  June 1, 2012 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a woman found shot and in critical condition earlier this week died today, but the child she was six months pregnant with survived. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Allison Brue, 31, was removed from life support earlier today. She was found shot in the... more »

• Man arrested at Baton Rouge Airport

  May 6, 2012 11:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 38-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning at Baton Rouge Airport. Baton Rouge Police Officers aided TSA agents and Airport Police with taking the man into custody. Police said Jonathan Bonner of 10905 Kingfisher Avenue entered the airport with a baby in his arms. ... more »

• Baton Rouge woman indicted in baby's death

  April 27, 2012 8:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 28-year-old Baton Rouge woman has been indicted in the death of her infant, who was found dead in a garbage truck more than nine years ago. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged JoAnn King with second-degree murder in the Dec. 6, 2002, killing of... more »

• Police: Woman accused of murder wanted to adopt

  April 18, 2012 11:12 AM

  SPRING, TX - Police in Texas say a 30-year-old woman admitted she shot a young mother and abducted her newborn son in a town near Houston. Verna McClain is charged with capital murder in the killing of Kala Marie Golden. Witnesses saw the shooter repeatedly shoot Golden and... more »

• Argentine 'miracle' morgue baby condition critical

  April 12, 2012 4:26 PM

  BUENOS AIRES - An Argentine newborn who survived nearly 12 hours in a coffin in a morgue after hospital workers gave her up for dead is showing a series of complications common among infants born three months premature. The baby's mother, Analia Bouter, says she got a supportive call from... more »

• Argentine 'miracle' morgue baby improving

  April 11, 2012 12:29 PM

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A mother in Argentina says she fell to her knees in shock after finding her baby alive in a coffin in the morgue 12 hours after the girl was declared dead. The newborn girl has been named Luz Milagros, or "Miracle Light." She was in critical... more »

• Baby was alive when dumped in ditch Play Video

  April 10, 2012 3:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sabrina Maiden is charged with first degree murder of her two-month-old son. Sheriff's deputies say her baby was alive when she abandoned him in a ditch in Zachary. Deputies identified the child as Javion Brown. The discovery was made after a seven-hour search across from the... more »

• Baby found dead in Zachary identified, mother charged Play Video

  April 10, 2012 11:46 AM

  ZACHARY- Deputies have identified a baby found dead in a ditch in Zachary. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reports that the body of 2-month-old Javion Brown Tuesday in a ditch across from the home where the baby lived, in the 1200 block of East Mount Pleasant in Zachary.... more »

• Missing baby's body found in ditch

  April 10, 2012 10:15 AM

  ZACHARY - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reports that the body of a missing 2-month-old was found Tuesday in a ditch across from the home where the baby lived. The child's body was located at 1200 block of East Mount Pleasant in Zachary according to the Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Police: Woman throws baby through vehicle's open window

  April 9, 2012 4:31 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A 29-year-old Shreveport woman is behind bars after allegedly throwing her 10-month-old baby into a stopped car through an open window. Shreveport police say the baby's father told investigators that he was in the front seat and caught the child when it was thrown to him, but the... more »

• Pa. mom convicted in toddler's starving death

  March 23, 2012 8:40 AM

  ERIE, Pa - A northwestern Pennsylvania woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for starving her 14-month-old daughter to death and hiding her body in a suitcase that was discovered in a pile of trash on the street. The jury needed just three hours Thursday to convict... more »

• Geismar man booked in injury to his child

  March 7, 2012 11:26 AM

  GEISMAR - An affidavit of probable cause called for the arrest of a 22-year-old man who deputies say shook and broke his child's leg Monday. Jude William Stewart of 12396 Dutchtown Villa, Geismar, La. was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count of second-degree cruelty to... more »

• LSU women's basketball coach gives birth to girl

  March 6, 2012 12:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU women's basketball head coach Nikki Caldwell is now the proud mother of a newborn baby girl. Justice Simone Fargas was born at 5:44 a.m. Tuesday at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. The baby and Caldwell left the hospital and are now at home with Caldwell's boyfriend... more »

• Woman jailed in Pa. has a trail of fake pregnancies

  February 20, 2012 12:24 PM

  PITTSBURGH - Barry and Rebecca Vest of Idaho don't understand why a woman since jailed near Pittsburgh pretended to be pregnant in text messages and emails so they'd fly to Pennsylvania in December to adopt a baby that didn't exist. According to court records and interviews by The Associated Press,... more »

• Arsenic found in baby formula

  February 16, 2012 3:13 PM

  New Hampshire- The food you're feeding your little one... may have arsenic in it, that's coming from researchers at Dartmouth University. They looked at different foods that use organic brown rice syrup as a sweetener and found arsenic in some of the foods... including baby formula. Researchers say... more »

• Meth Breast Milk Death

  February 7, 2012 7:27 PM

  A woman in California accused of killing her baby with breast milk laced with meth she ingested pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Maggie Wortman made a plea deal with prosecutors in Eureka who wanted to charge her with murder. An autopsy found 6-week-old Michael Acosta III died of methamphetamine toxicity... more »

• BRPD: Car thief finds baby inside, abandons vehicle Play Video

  December 2, 2011 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A car thief abandoned his stolen ride after he discovered a 10-month-old baby girl in the back seat, according to Baton Rouge Police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the child was found safe inside the stolen vehicle, which was abandoned at 35th and Abel earlier this afternoon.... more »

• Baton Rouge family welcomes son on 11-11-2011

  November 11, 2011 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The date 11-11-11 happens once in a lifetimes. Which is why some people bought lottery tickets, got married and other other events today to be part of it. Some parents even asked doctors to induce labor in hopes, of welcoming a new bundle of joy on... more »

• Lawyer: Woman to plead insanity in fetal abduction

  October 31, 2011 12:29 PM

  MILWAUKEE - The lawyer for a Milwaukee woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and trying to steal her full-term fetus says his client will enter an insanity plea this week. Thirty-three-year-old Annette Morales-Rodriguez is accused of killing a 23-year-old woman and slicing out the baby in hopes of... more »

• Bacteria may have caused dolphin abortions, deaths

  October 27, 2011 5:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Dolphin experts say common bacteria known to cause abortions in marine mammals killed some of the hundreds of dolphins that have washed ashore in the northern Gulf of Mexico since February 2010. More than 100 of the dead dolphins were babies or fetuses. But Teri Rowles... more »

• Man arrested for shaking baby in Tangipahoa Parish

  September 7, 2011 2:40 PM

  HAMMOND- A man accused of violently shaking an infant in Tangipahoa Parish, is now behind bars. Deputies arrested 21 year-old Jonathan Williams of Pontchatoula on charges of Second degree cruelty to a juvenile. Deputies say Williams aggressively shook the baby to make the infant stop crying. The... more »

• Microwave Death

  August 26, 2011 7:53 PM

  A lawyer for a woman accused of killing her six-week-old daughter by putting her in a microwave says she needs more information on Ka Yang's mental health before she can enter a plea on her behalf in court. Linda Parisi says the psychological health of Yang may have affected her... more »

• Baby in critical condition after he was hit by car

  August 24, 2011 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A one-year-old baby is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car. It happened just before midnight Tuesday in the 200 block of Woodpecker Street in Baton Rouge. Family members tell News 2 they found the baby lying motionless in the road. "He... more »

• Car in Crib

  March 7, 2011 7:45 PM

  A dad in Kentucky says his infant daughter survived with just a scratch on her head when a SUV crashed into her room and came to rest on top of her crib. Kenneth Enright says the SUV tore a gaping hole in a wall and he ran to the room... more »

• Baby suffers 3rd degree burns in fire

  January 12, 2011 12:12 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE- A 6 month old baby is at a Baton Rouge burn unit, with third degree burns on 70% of her body. Sheriff's deputies say the baby was sleeping with blankets that caught fire in the living room. They believe an electrical space heater ignited the flames. ... more »

• Daycare worker arrested in Baker baby death

  January 7, 2011 5:34 PM

  BAKER – A daycare worker has been arrested and accused of murder in the October death of an infant under her care, according to authorities. Baker Police arrested 22-year-old Ashley Reifer this evening after autopsy results showed that the child had died from traumatic brain injury, caused by being shaken.... more »

• First baby of 2011 a surprise

  January 1, 2011 5:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Just minutes after the stroke of midnight the Red Stick welcomed its first new baby of the year. Little Madysen Taylor Landry was born at 12:05 a.m. to mother O'Nika and father Ronald Landry at Woman's Hospital. The birth was a bit of a surprise for Madysen's mom.... more »

• Woman guilty in death of baby found in La. lake

  December 11, 2010 11:33 AM

  GRETNA, La.- A 22-year-old woman accused of drowning her newborn baby in Lake Pontchartrain has been convicted of second-degree murder. Ciara Craig, of Metairie, will be sentenced Jan. 7 to a mandatory no-parole life in prison sentence. A jury in Gretna found her guilty late Friday in the infant's... more »

• 3-year-old dies after being shot in the head

  November 16, 2010 10:53 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police say a 3-year-old New Orleans boy is dead after being shot in the head, possibly as he played with a gun. Chief Deputy Superintendent Marlon Defillo says Brashaun Blue was found wounded in his home Tuesday morning in the Algiers section of the city. Blue was... more »

• New Brees baby named

  October 20, 2010 2:32 PM

  New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he and his wife Brittany have agreed on a name for their second son. The baby, who was born Tuesday, will be named Bowen Christopher Brees. Brees says he had received more than 6,000 ideas for possible names. The couple's... more »

• Police probe death of Bossier baby

  September 30, 2010 8:08 AM

  Bossier City police are investigating the death of a newborn baby boy. Police and fire personnel responded to a call at a Bossier City home just before 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bossier Coroner's office is also investigating and planned an autopsy to determine the cause of death. more »

• Earl K. Long hospital dropping maternity cases

  September 29, 2010 12:44 PM

  Another state medical center will soon be sending its maternity cases to a different hospital. Beginning early next year, the Woman's Hospital will take over the maternity ward at Earl K. Long Medical Center, according to EKL spokesperson Martha Johnson. This is the second state hospital to... more »

• 2 yr old falls out of moving van

  August 25, 2010 11:34 AM

  A Baton Rouge woman was cited after a two-year-old child fell from a moving van Wednesday morning. It happened in the 8400 block of Goodwood Blvd. Baton Rouge police said the child, a newborn sibling and their mother were in a non-medical transport van owned by "In His Hands of... more »

• Feds to release endangered sea turtles into Gulf

  July 26, 2010 5:49 AM

  Federal biologists in Texas will release dozens of endangered baby sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico despite the oil 400 miles away. The Kemp's ridley turtle hatchlings between 1 and 4 days old wil be released today. Hundreds of the hatchlings have been released since the U.S. Fish and... more »

• Trial for mother who dumped baby in lake delayed

  July 19, 2010 11:32 AM

  The trial of a mother accused of dumping her baby in Lake Pontchartrain last year, has been delayed. 22 year old Ciara Craig, of Metairie, is accused of giving birth in her home and drowning the newborn girl in the lake on Feb. 10, 2009. Craig's attorney changed... more »

• Babies of the oil spill face an uncertain future

  July 12, 2010 5:33 AM

  The smallest victims may be the biggest challenge for crews rescuing birds covered in oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill. Some have gotten separated from their parents, or lost them when they died in a slick. Pelican chicks often come in cold because oil has matted down the fluffy... more »

• Hammond woman sought in adoption scheme

  June 24, 2010 6:45 AM

  Tangipahoa Parish deputies are looking for a 30-year-old Hammond woman accused of collecting expenses in an adoption arrangement, then refusing to turn over the baby. Jennifer Harrod allegedly signed a contract Jan. 15 with an adoption agency to give up her unborn child for adoption. As part of the contract,... more »

• Plumber helps wife deliver baby on bathroom floor

  June 10, 2010 12:52 PM

  A Michigan plumber, who makes his living working in bathrooms, has brought a life into the world in one. Thirty-eight-year-old Brian Hines helped his wife, Andrea, deliver their son, the 7 pound, 13½ ounce Daniel Michael Lee Hines, on the bathroom floor of their Oakland County home on Tuesday.... more »

• Abbeville man charged in baby's death

  April 18, 2010 3:27 PM

  A man from Abbeville, La. is charged with the death of his 28-day-old daughter. Adolfo Iracheta Jr., 31, is charged with first degree murder for shaking the baby girl to death. His bond is set a $1 million. Abbeville Police arrested Iracheta Thursday after the baby died at... more »

• Brees and wife expecting second child

  April 16, 2010 7:18 AM

  New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, are expecting their second child in October - a little brother or sister for 15-month-old son Baylen. Brees says he is excited and that fatherhood is an "awesome" experience. more »

• Nanny saves infant from burning house

  April 8, 2010 7:58 AM

  An infant being cared for by Kathy Anders was rescued after a lightning strike set fire to a Bossier City house. Anders, working as the baby's nanny, grabbed the 9-month-old infant and rushed outside Wednesday afternoon. Anders said they made it out just minutes before smoke filled the house. Assistant... more »

• Baby remains found in box

  March 28, 2010 7:41 PM

  Investigators are looking for clues after a baby's remains were found in a box in a vacant lot in the mountains east of Albuquerque, N.M. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputy Lawrence Koren says a man who recently bought the unfenced lot was clearing debris Sunday when he discovered the box,... more »

• Woman pleads guilty in shaken baby death

  February 26, 2010 8:44 AM

  A 26-year-old Monroe woman accused of shaking her infant daughter to death has pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. Karla Harper was originally charged with second-degree murder. On July 19, 2006, authorities say 2-month-old Alyce Marie Harper was taken to a Shreveport hospital with injuries... more »

• 2 Your Health for Feb. 25

  February 25, 2010 5:57 PM

  Naps for babies, the link between coffee and stroke, radiation exposure, and a bird hormone that may help with birth control and fertility treatments are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Feb. 23

  February 23, 2010 5:46 PM

  A dangerous combination of drugs for HIV patients, antidepressants during pregnancy, healthy frozen meals and dental care for children are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Feb. 4

  February 4, 2010 5:38 PM

  Sleep apnea, stitches after a C-section delivery and robotic legs are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Jan. 25

  January 25, 2010 5:47 PM

  Risks linked to gum disease during pregnancy and the benefit of menus with nutritional information are discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Jan. 21

  January 21, 2010 5:44 PM

  Concerns over the safety of baby cribs and a new tool that could help dentists are discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• Edwards admits to being father of mistress's daughter

  January 21, 2010 6:14 AM

  Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has finally come forward to admit that he fathered a child with a videographer that he hired before his second White House bid. Edwards confirmed this in a statement, after initially denying that he'd fathered a child during his affair with the videographer, Reille... more »

• Mother charged after cocaine found in baby's system

  January 19, 2010 10:13 AM

  A woman from Holden who was arrested on drug charges earlier this month now faces upgraded charges after investigators say they found cocaine in her 2-month-old son's system. Colleen Poche was re-booked last week on a charge of second degree cruelty to a juvenile. She and the boy's father, Ronald... more »

• 2 Your Health for Jan. 5

  January 5, 2010 5:44 PM

  Special diets for children with autism and the link between family and fat are discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Dec. 18

  December 18, 2009 5:49 PM

  A car seat recall, soy formula for babies, gender differences when it comes to facial wrinkles, and why some liquors give you a bigger hangover are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Dec. 11

  December 11, 2009 5:49 PM

  A combination of drugs that may help breast cancer patients, the risk of heart disease for menopausal women, and how Mozart may help premature babies are all discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »

• 2 Your Health for Dec. 2

  December 2, 2009 5:47 PM

  A possible cure for cancer, the risk of smothering a baby while breastfeeding and why loneliness is contagious are discussed in this 2 Your Health report. more »