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• Baton Rouge residents stopped in Texas; undocumented man hiding in stolen truck

  June 28, 2023 12:01 PM

  GALVESTON, Tex. - A vehicle stop near the border in Texas led to the arrest of two Baton Rouge residents and the discovery of an undocumented Guatemala national hiding inside the vehicle. The Kinney County Sheriff's Office said the incident unfolded on Monday night. Deputies pulled over a... more »

• Border agents find 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in pickle shipment

  April 25, 2021 9:16 PM

  PHARR, Tx. - Customs and Border Protection officers found 217 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a fresh cucumber pickle shipment on April 17, according to a CBP news release. Authorities say the narcotics were found at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility when a tractor with a trailer attached... more »

• Two more arrested in connection with July murder of Livingston Parish man

  August 1, 2017 4:32 PM

  UPDATE: Two more arrests have been made in connection to the murder of Rick McBride. The sheriff's office announced the arrest of 19-year-old Jace Chiquelin and a juvenile. Chiquelin was charged with Accessory After the Fact to First Degree Murder and Principal to Aggravated Burglary. He has since... more »

• Baton Rouge contractor could help build border wall Play Video

  March 30, 2017 10:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A civil contractor said Thursday he's on the short list to help build President Donald Trump's wall on the Mexican border. James Larry Prudhomme, a Trump supporter, has run his company JL Investments in Baton Rouge for over a decade with a focus on commercial construction. ... more »

• At least three La. companies interested in building border wall

  March 13, 2017 3:57 PM

  ADDIS – At least three businesses with ties to Louisiana – one of which is based in the Baton Rouge area – are interested in the president's plan for a wall between the United States and Mexico. Some 600 businesses have signed up as interested vendors for a pre-solicitiation... more »