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• Bond increased for suspect in family attack Play Video

  May 15, 2013 12:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge increased the bond for a man accused in an attack this past weekend in which police say he told the victim they were in the "wrong neighborhood." Judge Lou Daniel increased the bond for Donald Dickerson to $55,000 after he was given an additional... more »

• Bond set for woman suspected in husband's murder

  May 1, 2013 12:30 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A judge set a half-million dollar bond today for the Port Allen woman accused of arranging for her husband to be killed. Monique Kitts entered a not guilty plea to charges of conspiracy to commit murder and being principle to second-degree murder. Authorities arrested Kitts... more »

• No bond for US couple accused of kidnapping kids

  April 11, 2013 9:28 AM

  TAMPA, Fla. - The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys after losing custody and fleeing to Cuba by sailboat have been ordered to remain in jail without bond. Joshua and Sharyn Hakken made their first appearance before a Tampa judge Thursday morning. They'll face a judge during a pretrial... more »

• Citizens borrowing plan stalls in Bond Commission

  March 21, 2013 2:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A decision on whether the state's property insurer of last resort should borrow $100 million to help close an anticipated budget gap has stalled in the Bond Commission. The commission, which includes lawmakers and statewide elected officials, didn't take any action today on the request from the board... more »

• Ex-N.O. cop awaiting shooting retrial seeks bond

  February 15, 2013 3:18 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A former New Orleans police officer is asking to be freed on bond while he awaits a retrial. David Warren is charged with shooting and killing a man without justification outside a strip mall in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Another officer later burned Glover's body in a... 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 »

• Commission approves $30 million dollar bond plan for Juban Crossing Play Video

  January 17, 2013 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The La. State Bond Commission approved the sale of $30 million in bonds for Juban Crossing. It is more good news for the Livingston Parish retail center after delays caused by downturn in the economy. Developer Scott Crawford says deals with stores have been finalized.... more »

• Bond set for teen in school bomb plot

  January 7, 2013 7:22 PM

  A teen who called himself a white supremacist was waiting for his parents in Alabama to post his $75,000 bond on charges he planned to attack classmates and a teacher with a bomb. Seventeen year old Derek Shrout did not speak during his initial court appearance on Monday in Seale.... more »

• Houston rapper free on bond, following arrest

  December 27, 2012 4:16 PM

  MANSFIELD, La. - A Houston rapper is out on bond after spending a night in the DeSoto Parish jail. Wesley Eric Weston, 31, also known as the rap artist Lil' Flip, was arrested Wednesday after deputies pulled him over for speeding on Interstate 49 and they allegedly found marijuana and... more »

• Ind. man charged for threats to wife, school

  December 18, 2012 5:19 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - A judge has set bond at $100,000 for an Indiana man charged with threatening a school massacre and telling his wife he would stab her with a screwdriver and kill her children and grandchildren. Sixty-year-old Von Meyer of Cedar Lake has been charged with intimidation, domestic battery and... more »

• Bond lowered for Cowboy Brent, must wear monitor

  December 18, 2012 10:24 AM

  DALLAS - A judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent to wear an electronic monitor while free on an intoxication manslaughter charge in a car crash that killed a teammate. A judge modified conditions for his continued release and lowered bond from $500,000 to $100,000 during Brent's Tuesday... more »

• Fed to spend $45B to sustain bond purchases

  December 12, 2012 11:40 AM

  WASHINGTON- The Federal Reserve will spend $45 billion a month to sustain an aggressive drive to keep long-term interest rates low. And it set a goal of keeping a key short-term rate near zero until unemployment drops below 6.5 percent. The policies are intended to help an economy that the... more »

• Bond Commission backs loan for coal port facility

  November 15, 2012 2:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- An Ascension Parish coal port facility has received permission from state officials for a $130 million tax-exempt borrowing plan that will be used to expand the plant. The Bond Commission approved the bond sale without objection Thursday, despite requests for postponement from New Orleans-based Alliance for Affordable Energy,... more »

• EBR Jail: Jefferson booked after bond revoked

  October 30, 2012 2:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson is in parish prison this afternoon after a judge revoked his bond from a 2011 battery arrest. Sheriff's office spokesperson Casey Hicks said Jefferson turned himself in to a deputy, who transported him to the prison. A district judge revoked... more »

• Judge revokes Jefferson's bond from bar fight

  October 30, 2012 10:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge judge today revoked former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson's bond from a 2011 bar fight, and said he needed to report to the parish prison by 2 p.m. District Judge Chip Moore said Jefferson's recent drug arrest violated the conditions of his bond on... more »

• AG: $10 million bond set for man accused of child pornography

  October 26, 2012 10:35 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Authorities have set a $10 million bond for a man accused of possessing child pornography. 49-year-old Marvin Thornton was arrested Wednesday after a joint agency investigation involving the state Attorney General's office. Officials say Thornton faces 100 counts for possession of child porn. If... more »

• La. to pay up to $90M to end Superdome bond deal Play Video

  October 18, 2012 2:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana will pay as much as $90 million to get out of a troubled borrowing deal that helped upgrade the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina. The State Bond Commission gave preliminary approval Thursday to a debt refinancing for the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District that will include the... more »

• Fed to spend $40B a month on bond purchases

  September 13, 2012 11:40 AM

  WASHINGON- The Federal Reserve says it will spend $40 billion a month to purchase mortgaged-back securities because the economy is too weak to reduce high unemployment. The Fed says it will keep buying the securities until the job market shows substantial improvement. The Fed also extended a plan to keep... more »

• Accused killer jailed after breaking bond Play Video

  July 20, 2012 6:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man accused of killing Josh Weathersby, 19, in Baker last summer, is back in jail after break his bond agreement. Derrick Lucas was arrested for burglary on Tuesday and shortly after a judge decided he should stay in jail until his murder trial. Lucas had another run-in... more »

• Accused murderer arrested for burglary while on bond Play Video

  July 19, 2012 6:11 PM

  BAKER- Police arrested Derrick Lucas, 18, Tuesday afternoon for burglary, while he was wearing a court-ordered GPS monitoring device. Lucas was charged with murdering Josh Weathersby in August of last year, but court records show he was released on a combination surety and property bond in November. Court... more »

• WR Bryant out on bond

  July 17, 2012 9:10 AM

  DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is free on bond after he was arrested on a misdemeanor family violence charge. Bryant turned himself in Monday afternoon to police in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. His attorney, Royce West, says Bryant posted $1,500 bond after learning... more »

• Zimmerman makes $1M bond

  July 6, 2012 2:01 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - The neighborhood watch volunteer who killed Trayvon Martin has left a Florida jail, less than 24 hours after a judge set his bond at $1 million. George Zimmerman left the Seminole County jail on Friday. He was wearing a white dress shirt and a jacket when he... more »

• Trayvon Martin shooter asks judge for bond - again

  June 29, 2012 6:04 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida judge will weigh several factors in deciding whether to set a second bond for the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin. The judge today will consider if George Zimmerman is a flight risk or a threat to the community. Most importantly, Zimmerman... more »

• Bond sale bid approved for library

  June 21, 2012 7:37 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE- The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury accepted a better-than-expected bid for $3.5 million in construction bonds for a new library. Parish voters approved the bond issue on March 24. Bond attorney Alan Offner said during this week's police jury meeting he used a conservative estimate of... more »

• Zimmerman must surrender; bond revoked

  June 1, 2012 4:34 PM

  SANFORD, Fla. - A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said Friday that George Zimmerman misled the court about how much money he had available when... more »

• Millon dollar bond set for accused highway shooter

  May 21, 2012 5:22 PM

  TUNICA - Bond was set at $1.25 million Monday for a north Mississippi man charged in a highway shooting case and another alleged attack. Authorities say 28-year-old James Willie remained in the Tunica County Jail after a Justice Court judge set bond during his initial court appearance. A sheriff's department... more »

• Grace shackled, cries before judge denies bail Play Video

  March 6, 2012 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - George Grace had just 15 minutes to say goodbye to his family before U.S. Marshals hauled him back to prison. Judge Maurice Hicks called Grace's words "slippery at best" and said George Grace has "zero credibility" after committing perjury during his trial. It was one reason Hicks... more »

• Port approves bond issue for improvements

  February 29, 2012 7:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Port of Greater Baton Rouge's board has voted to begin the process of issuing $200 million in bonds, backed by its grain elevator operator's letter of credit, for improvements to the grain facility. The Port Commission held a special board meeting Tuesday to consider Louis Dreyfus Corp.'s... more »

• Bonds set for 3 accused of Slidell death

  February 28, 2012 11:40 AM

  COVINGTON- Bonds have been set for three people accused of killing then burning a young woman in her Slidell apartment. The Times-Picayune reports 21-year-old Devin Baham, 19-year-old Andrew Sumner and a 17-year-old female, all of Slidell, face a first-degree murder charge. Baham and Sumner were also booked with aggravated arson.... more »

• Ascension schools get facelift after $100 million bond Play Video

  January 18, 2012 5:33 PM

  GONZALES- Big changes are in the works for several schools in Ascension parish, thanks to a multi-million dollar bond the school board received in 2009. Sophomore Kaitlyn Cayette tells News 2 the changes around campus have made quite an impression. "I'm glad they've renovated the bathrooms because the... more »

• EBR council, mayor talk about continuing feud

  December 14, 2011 10:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Lots of talk around Baton Rouge Wednesday followed Tuesday night's continued feud between Mayor Kip Holden and the Metro Council. The back-and-forth battles have persisted all year involving budgets, the fourth attempt at a bond proposal and projects to grow downtown Baton Rouge, among other topics. The... more »

• Sandusky ordered to pay $250K bond on new charges

  December 7, 2011 2:21 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa.- A judge has ordered Jerry Sandusky jailed unless he can pay $250,000 bail on the latest child sex abuse charges against him. Senior Magisterial District Judge Robert E. Scott also said Wednesday that if Sandusky posts bail, he must submit to electronic monitoring. It was not immediately... more »

• Police: Gulfport man killed in shooting was murder suspect

  October 30, 2011 5:50 PM

  GULFPORT, MS- Gulfport police say a 26-year-old man who died from a gunshot wound in the head Sunday was out on bond charged with murder in another case. Police Chief Alan Weatherford says officers responding to a call of shots fired found Darcel Marquis Anderson about 3:15 a.m. ... more »

• Legislature liable for steel plant borrowing

  August 19, 2011 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The state Bond Commission has put the Legislature on the hook for repaying $35 million in borrowing for steel producer Nucor Corp. The Advocate reports the commission's action on Thursday means the legislators will have to come up with as much as $975,382 by next summer... more »

• Bond dropped for woman charged with DWI while awaiting hit-and-run fatality trial

  August 17, 2011 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman facing a $100,000 bond for a DWI arrest, following a December arrest for a deadly hit-and-run crash, is now looking at just about 10-percent of that amount, instead. 34-year-old Kathleen Fitzpatrick was set to go to trial in less than a month for the accident... more »

• Entergy shareholders will foot bond mistake bill

  August 11, 2011 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana utility regulators have voted unanimously that Entergy Corp. shareholders - and not its customers - will foot a $1 million bill for a mistake in publicizing a bond sale. According to The Advocate the Public Service Commission ordered Entergy Louisiana to refund customers on their... more »

• EBR bond vote latest battle in power struggle between mayor, council

  August 10, 2011 10:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE- For the second time in a month, the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council said no to sending Mayor Kip Holden's tax plan to voters, so it won't be on the November ballot. Council members aren't happy with the way it was laid out and angry about... more »

• Council votes tax package down again

  August 10, 2011 6:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Metro Council members voted tonight not to send Mayor-President Kip Holden's tax proposal package on to East Baton Rouge Parish voters this October. The vote was 9-1 not to put the measure on the ballot. Two members of the Council were absent. Earlier, Holden had... more »

• Tax package back on EBR Metro Council agenda

  August 3, 2011 3:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor-President Kip Holden's package of tax increases are back on the East Baton Rouge Metro Council's agenda, after it was flatly rejected at their last meeting. Scott Dyer, the mayor's spokesperson, told News 2 the plan would be "basically the same", raising $748 million to pay... more »

• Moody's backs US triple-A rating; outlook negative

  August 2, 2011 5:26 PM

  WASHINGTON - Moody's Investors Service says the United States will retain its triple-A bond rating following passage of legislation to boost the debt ceiling. But the rating agency says it is lowering the outlook for possible future changes to negative. Moody's says in a statement the bill signed into... more »

• Mayor Holden: Tax plan moving forward

  July 28, 2011 6:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One day after the East Baton Rouge Metro Council killed his nearly $800 million bond proposal, Mayor-President Kip Holden said the plan is moving forward but wouldn't elaborate how. Nine of the 12 Council members voted to kill the proposal before it was to be discussed... more »

• Tax plan latest victim in Mayor-Metro Council spat

  July 27, 2011 10:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Metro Council refused Wednesday to put Mayor Kip Holden's tax plan in motion toward a ballot in the fall. It was Holden's third attempt to fund projects across the parish. It would have increased sales and property taxes to raise $740 million. ... more »

• Judge: $5,000 bond for teen accused of hate crime

  July 18, 2011 11:04 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. - A judge has set a $5,000 bond for a teenager charged in the death of a man who was run over by a pickup truck in Jackson. Police had charged 18-year-olds Deryl Dedmon and John Aaron Rice of Brandon with murder in the death of James... more »

• Mob Boss' Girlfriend wants Bail

  July 8, 2011 7:40 PM

  The girlfriend of refuted mob-boss James "Whitey" Bulger wants to get out of jail on bond while she awaits trial in Boston for harboring a fugitive. Catherine Greig's lawyer filed documents with federal court saying she is not a danger to the community and she will not flee if she... more »

• Bond proposal to go before council within 30 days

  April 20, 2011 10:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE- East Baton Rouge Parish Chief Administrative Officer John Carpenter told a committee of the Metro Council Wednesday that Mayor Kip Holden hopes to bring his latest bond package to members for approval in the next month. Carpenter made the announcement when addressing an item by Councilman Chandler... more »

• Holden planning for another bond proposal

  April 14, 2011 5:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden says he will support putting another bond proposal on the October or November ballot. The mayor says details are being ironed out. Voters rejected other recent tax increases that included everything from money for a downtown tourist attraction to roads and crime... more »

• Suspect in Walker road rage shooting bonds out

  December 6, 2010 3:04 PM

  WALKER – The man authorities said shot and paralyzed another man in a “road rage” confrontation Friday in Walker has been released from jail. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office Hollis Johnson was released from jail on a $75,000 bond this weekend. Johnson was arrested in suspicion of attempted... more »

• Bond set for suspects in USM players shooting

  November 17, 2010 3:00 PM

  Bond has been set at $1.5 million each for two people arrested as accessories in the shooting of three University of Southern Mississippi football players outside a Hattiesburg nightclub Sunday. Cleothus Wilkerson, 25 and Patricia L. Brown, 49, had their bond set at $500,000 on each of three counts... more »

• Deputy accused of evidence tampering out on bond

  November 12, 2010 2:21 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE - An former Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputy has bonded out of jail after a district judge approved its reduction. Forty-eight-year-old Louis B. Lambert of Labadieville has pleaded not guilty after he indicted last month to 337 counts of tampering with evidence and more than a hundred drugs and weapons... more »

• Construction bonds on ballot for Zachary Schools

  October 28, 2010 10:49 AM

  There are big plans in Zachary to improve schools, but it's up to residents to decide if they want to keep their current tax load to pay for it. The current rate of 36 mills includes a former bond issue passed in 2003 and set to expire soon. School officials... more »

• Lawmakers delay Jindal plans for juvenile prison

  October 21, 2010 4:31 PM

  Lawmakers have slowed Jindal administration plans to build a new juvenile prison facility in East Baton Rouge Parish, questioning its cost and impact on state debt limits. The Bond Commission delayed a vote Thursday on the $25 million borrowing plan for the Baker facility after legislators on the panel raised... more »

• Man charged in car shootings

  October 13, 2010 7:11 PM

  A man has been charged in the car shootings that happened this past Sunday. 26-year-old Jason Robert Wyrick, Baton Rouge, is behind bars on $525,000 bond. Investigators said they believe Wyrick is the man who attacked people in three different locations Sunday, shooting at each of them from his... more »

• Third bond proposal in the works for BR

  September 8, 2010 10:12 PM

  Mayor Kip Holden surprised the Metro Council by saying he wants another bond proposal. This time, there are just improvements; no "Alive" project on the river. The mayor told the council he wants to keep this plan "lean and mean," unlike the one that failed last November, in hopes... more »

• Zachary schools put bond issue on ballot

  August 30, 2010 10:23 PM

  Zachary’s independent school district wants more of your tax money. The board put a bond on the ballot that would raise $40 million in 10 years. News 2’s Kristy Davis got answers on where that money would go. For more information on the bond issue, click here . more »

• Bond denied for La. man charged in Arkansas woman's death

  August 18, 2010 1:08 PM

  A judge has denied bond for a Louisiana man charged with capital murder in the death of a Crossett woman whose vehicle was used in a bank robbery. Peter Keith Harvey of New Orleans made an initial appearance Tuesday before Drew County Circuit Judge Sam Pope, who appointed an... more »

• Indicted NO Officers denied bond

  July 16, 2010 2:56 PM

  A federal magistrate has denied bond for three police officers charged in the killing of two unarmed residents on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Sgts. Robert Gisevius and Kenneth Bowen and Officer Anthony Villavaso are being held in custody after prosecutors argued they were a flight risk.... more »

• La. judge revokes bond in trooper shooting

  July 15, 2010 6:55 AM

  A $1 million bond has been revoked for a 21-year-old Texas man accused of shooting a state trooper July 3. Judge Alvin Batiste ordered Robert Daniel Armendariz of El Paso to be held in jail without bond pending trial on a count of attempted first-degree murder. District Attorney Ricky Ward... more »

• Bond revoked for accused murderer

  June 9, 2010 5:59 PM

  An accused murderer is back in jail after being arrested in Ascension Parish. Investigators believe Larry John Snyder, Jr. killed his girlfriend, Davina Chapman, and dumped her body off a bridge between Livonia and Krotz Springs last year. Snyder was supposed to be on house arrest, as one of... more »

• Bond hearing set for couple in man's slaying

  April 23, 2010 9:02 AM

  A state judge will hear a motion to reduce bond for Monroe couple charged with second-degree murder on May 10. Herbert Wayne Ruebin and Annette Florez Ruebin were arrested in December in the death of 71-year-old Howard Livingston. Each defendant faces a $500,000 bond and both remain in jail. Ouachita... more »

• Ex-councilman to stay in jail

  April 22, 2010 5:00 AM

  A request to reduce bond for a former Gretna city councilman convicted in a corruption case has been denied. Jonathan Bolar had asked that his bond be reduced from $500,000, but the judge noted Bolar had a "for sale sign on his council office," and gave a list of reasons... more »

• Arrested Texas bond co. owner cited in Monroe case

  April 1, 2010 8:34 AM

  A 41-year-old Fort Worth man arrested last month owns the bonding company that cost the New Orleans-based low bidder a contract to build a new $35 million terminal at Monroe Regional Airport. George Douglas Black Sr. was arrested March 26 on a federal mail fraud charge. Investigators say he allegedly... more »

• Doctor pleads not guilty to molestation

  March 24, 2010 8:24 PM

  A pediatrician in Delaware pleaded not guilty to molesting more than a hundred of his patients and remains in jail with bond set at $4.7 million. Prosecutors contend Dr. Earl Bradley videotaped the assaults on his young patients and molested some repeatedly. They also say they expect to file more... more »

• Former alderman wants out of jail

  March 12, 2010 8:09 AM

  A former Opelousas alderman and high school teacher arrested for child pornography is challenging magistrate's ruling denying him bond until his trial. Larry Caillier III is jailed on charges of production and possession of child pornography and attempting to coerce a minor to engage in criminal sexual acts. In a... more »

• Judge increases bond for suspect

  March 5, 2010 9:02 AM

  Bond has been increased to $500,000 for a 45-year-old Eunice woman accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill her estranged husband and his new girlfriend. Glynis Ann Fournerat is charged with two counts of solicitation for murder and she pleaded not guilty. Fournerat was arrested in October... more »

• Bond refused for former alderman and teacher

  March 4, 2010 7:32 AM

  Update: Larry Caillier Jr. has been denied bond on child pornography charges. According to investigators, the charges stem from an interaction Caillier had with a student in which the two allegedly exchanged explicit texts and photos by cell phones. Former Opelousas alderman and Opelousas High School teacher Larry Caillier... more »

• Bond hearing set for former Opelousas councilman

  March 2, 2010 8:08 AM

  Former Opelousas alderman and Opelousas High School teacher Larry Caillier Jr. was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on three separate charges involving child pornography. Caillier will appear before a federal judge Wednesday for a bond hearing. Caillier's attorney says he intends to plead not guilty. more »

• Bond tax delayed in Vermilion Parish

  March 2, 2010 6:44 AM

  The vote for a proposed 5.7-mill property tax for coastal storm protection in Vermilion Parish has been delayed. The tax, if passed, would fund $20 million in bonds for coastal protection. The police jury initially agreed at its last meeting to put the proposal up for vote during a special... more »

• River Center expansion in Baton Rouge

  February 10, 2010 4:11 PM

  There are plans to expand the Baton Rouge River Center, despite a bond proposal that failed in November. Voters turned down the proposal, which included millions of dollars worth of improvements to the River Center. Even before the vote, city leaders were working to secure money to do... more »

• $500,000 bond set in shooting deaths

  February 4, 2010 7:06 AM

  A state judge has set a $500,000 bond for the 28-year-old Baton Rouge man accused in the AK-47 shooting deaths of a woman and her son. An attorney for Jay Winters Jr. says he will push to have the bond lowered. Winters, charged with two counts of second-degree murder, is... more »

• $1M bond for woman accused in lotto winner's death

  February 3, 2010 9:23 AM

  A judge has ordered a woman accused of trying to conceal the slaying of a Florida lottery winner held on $1 million bond. Thirty-seven-year-old Dorice "DeeDee" Moore appeared for the first time in Hillsborough County court Wednesday on charges connecting her with the death of Abraham Shakespeare. Moore befriended Shakespeare... more »

• Two suspects held without bail in death

  January 20, 2010 6:36 AM

  A state judge has ordered two construction workers suspected in the slaying of a Plaquemine teenager held without bail pending trial. Bail was denied for 25-year-old Channing Paul Touchet and 19-year-old Nicholas Lee Gorring in the Dec. 19 drive-by shooting death of 17-year-old Jamarius Riley. Both men were booked... more »

• Holden free on bond

  January 4, 2010 3:01 PM

  Less than a week after being arrested for threatening to expose her six-year affair with a married man, in exchange for money, Evelyn Holden is out of jail. Holden, who is the sister of Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden, bonded out Monday morning. In addition to her arrest,... more »

• Bond supporters find victory in loss

  November 15, 2009 7:00 PM

  Supporters of the Mayor's $900 million tax proposal think Saturday's overwhelming 'No' vote for the bond doesn't put a damper on progress in Baton Rouge. "The future of Baton Rouge will be affected positively because of the people who came together to work for this," said Todd Teepell of... more »

• Mayor Kip Holden discusses bond proposal

  November 12, 2009 8:55 AM

  Mayor Kip Holden sat down with John Pastorek to explain why East Baton Rouge Parish needs the proposal passed this weekend. more »

• Mayor of Zachary on the tax proposal

  November 11, 2009 10:23 AM

  This weekend residents will vote on Mayor Kip Holden's bond proposal. The Mayor of Zachary Henry Martinez is against it, he joined John Pastorek with why he says it's not right for the parish. more »

• No bond reduction for accused killer

  November 9, 2009 5:50 PM

  A judge reinstated a million dollar bond for Larry Snyder Jr., accused of killing his girlfriend Davina Chapman in July. Authorities say Snyder kidnapped his girlfriend from a bar in Krotz Springs and dumped her body off the LA 190 bridge in Pointe Coupee Parish. Snyder asked for... more »

• Baker leaders endorse EBR tax proposal

  November 3, 2009 11:27 AM

  The $900 million tax proposal in East Baton Rouge Parish was endorsed Tuesday by Baker Mayor Harold Rideau, Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps and the fire department. The leaders made the announcement at a press conference with Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden. The tax proposal includes more than... more »

• Bond proposal meetings today

  November 3, 2009 5:32 AM

  There will be two informational meetings on Mayor Kip Holden's bond issue today. The first will be at the Delmont Gardens Library from Noon to 2 p.m. Mayor Kip Holden and Walter Monsour will be on hand to answer any questions or concerns citizens might have regarding this important issue.... more »

• Battle over tax plan begins

  October 13, 2009 6:29 PM

  The Baton Rouge tax plan is on the Nov. 14 ballot, but will you vote for it? Both sides will spend the next few weeks making their case. News 2's Luke Margolis checks in with the pundits to find out who's got the biggest job ahead. more »

• Both sides gear up for fight over bond issue

  September 30, 2009 10:13 PM

  The battle over a $901 million bond vote is on and both sides are rallying the troops. Tonight it was the Baton Rouge Tea Party's turn to make its case to potential voters and volunteers. In a meeting in Central, the Tea Party laid out its reasons for opposing... more »

• You Decide: Delay bond proposal vote?

  September 30, 2009 2:30 PM

  A special meeting is being considered in order to pull East Baton Rouge Parish's $901 million bond issue from the November 14 ballot, and put it off until possibly next spring. The meeting, which would take place October 12, is being sought by council members Chandler Loupe, Trae Welch... more »

• Mayor Holden to speak on Alive Project

  September 25, 2009 4:22 PM

  Mayor-President Kip Holden will hold a news briefing on Monday, September 28th to discuss the Alive Project proposed for downtown Baton Rouge. The news briefing will also address other issues related to the $901 million bond proposal. Joining the Mayor at the news conference are expected to be a number... more »