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Officials recover body of Livingston Parish man who drowned in Bogue Chitto River
August 10, 2021 5:41 PM
FRANKLINTON - A man from Livingston Parish is one of two people who recently died in separate drowning incidents at a river in eastern Louisiana. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said the latest drowning happened Aug. 9 and involved a man from Livingston Parish who was tubing in the... more » -
Family of 6 drowns in van during Harvey floods
August 30, 2017 2:48 PM
HOUSTON – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said they found a van caught by flood water from Tropical Storm Harvey that contained the remains of a family of six. Relatives told KHOU 11 News the family drowned Sunday afternoon while trying to escape the flooding. Four children, ages 16... more » -
Baker double murder suspect released due to lack of evidence Play Video
June 2, 2017 8:18 PM
UPDATE: Dashawn Whitfield has been released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after a judge found no probable cause. Police Chief Carl Dunn says Whitfield was released due to the witness changing his story and a lack of evidence to hold Whitfield on. Dunn says police are... more » -
Caskets remain unearthed at cemetery months after flooding Play Video
February 27, 2017 9:10 PM
LIVINGSTON - Two caskets have been sitting above the ground for more than five months at the Rayborn Family Cemetery. The Caskets were forced out of the ground in August, when floods swept through the area. More than five months later, the caskets are still out of the ground,... more » -
Bodies of 2 Louisiana men recovered from Missouri lake
August 27, 2016 2:26 PM
SUNRISE BEACH, Mo.- The bodies of two men from Louisiana have been recovered after a boating accident at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has identified the two men as 49-year-old Richard Prince of Metairie and 40-year-old Bradley Dunphy of Lafayette. The... more » -
2 bodies discovered in burning vehicles near Lafayette
June 21, 2016 11:59 AM
LAFAYETTE - Deputies in Lafayette are investigating after two bodies were found in two different burning vehicles early Tuesday morning. At around 1:15 a.m., Lafayette Sheriff’s Office detectives responded to an incident to which the Carencro Fire Department had already been dispatched. A vehicle was found burning in the... more » -
Authorities search field connected to Duplantier murders Play Video
October 22, 2015 5:23 PM
BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement agencies confirmed that information of a possible buried body at a Duplantier property sparked an hour-long search in Baton Rouge Thursday. Just before 6 p.m., Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said confirmed that someone told authorities that 42-year-old Ernesto Llerena Alonso had killed another person and... more » -
Police say BR couple kidnapped, strangled, left in Hammond Play Video
October 20, 2015 11:20 AM
HAMMOND - Authorities confirmed Tuesday that a Baton Rouge couple missing from their home were found strangled at a truck stop in Hammond. Hammond Police Chief Roddy Devall said Denis and Suzanne Duplantier were kidnapped from their home Monday night at 5020 Highland Road and driven to Hammond in... more » -
EBR investigator helped ID victims after 9/11 attacks Play Video
September 11, 2015 7:37 PM
BATON ROUGE - One East Baton Rouge Parish investigator remembers his assisting in identifying the bodies from the Sept. 11 attacks. Chuck Smith is a commander for the southern region of a federal program that handles disasters known as DMORT, or Disaster Mortuary Operations Response Team. Smith spent close... more »