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• Gonzales man was trying to kill woman when he drove his truck through her bedroom wall, deputies say

  September 15, 2023 1:17 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies believe a man intended to kill a woman when he crashed his truck through her bedroom wall early Monday morning. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the victim and the driver, 46-year-old Michael Ray Blair of Gonzales, knew each other prior to the crash. According... more »

• The rumors are true: LSU stars Olivia Dunne and Paul Skenes are dating

  August 18, 2023 2:20 PM

  Paul Skenes, LSU's star pitcher turned top MLB draft pick, has confirmed a long-circulating rumor of a romantic relationship between him and Olivia Dunne, the LSU gymnast who's become a trailblazer in the post-NIL sports world. Skenes, who was picked first overall in the 2023 MLB Draft by the... more »

• Man allegedly breaks into girlfriend's house, beats her with baseball bat

  August 9, 2023 8:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested after he allegedly broke into his girlfriend's home and began looking through her cell phone before battering her with a baseball bat. The Baton Rouge Police Department was called to the home on Forest Oaks Court on July 20. The victim was... more »

• Father stabs man who invaded daughter's home after she denied his romantic advances

  August 4, 2023 8:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man who had taken himself to the hospital after he allegedly broke into a woman's home and was stabbed by her father. Arrest documents from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office say Demarkis Corey, 20, kicked in the door of a woman's home... more »

• 'B**** I got your car': Woman admitted to stealing ex's BMW as deputies listened to phone call

  May 3, 2022 9:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman had no idea she was on speaker phone when she called her former dating partner to brag about stealing a car, allowing sheriff's deputies to hear her whole confession. Ashley Charles, 38, was arrested Monday for allegedly sneaking into her ex's home off Hoo... more »

• Man shot girlfriend before killing himself in dollar store parking lot

  August 1, 2021 8:10 PM

  VILLE PLATTE - A man shot his girlfriend and then killed himself in the parking lot of a dollar store Sunday morning. KLFY reported that police arrived at the Dollar General on Tate Cove Road around 11:20 August 1 and found a man dead in the parking lot. ... more »

• Man allegedly went on month-long arson spree to terrorize ex-girlfriend

  February 1, 2021 2:56 PM

  SLIDELL - Investigators say a man who burned nearly a dozen vehicles in a month-long crime spree did it all to antagonize his ex-girlfriend. According to the Louisiana Fire Marshal's Office, Michael Jackson, 62, was booked Sunday on charges of aggravated arson and simple arson. The fire marshal's... more »

• Authorities arrest man in connection with death of 5-month-old in West Baton Rouge

  June 5, 2020 9:38 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Authorities are investigating the death of a 5-month-old baby that happened on Friday. Investigators responded to a call at the Motel 6 on La 415 around 3:30 p.m. Officials say that a 5-month-old baby girl has died, and "evidence shows that this baby died of... more »

• No charges for off-duty deputy who shot drunken intruder in his front yard

  February 18, 2020 1:33 PM

  LIVINGSTON - A sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a man who attacked him in his front yard will not face charges. The Livingston Parish District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that Caleb Browning would not be charged in the deadly shooting of Aaron Sparkman, which unfolded on the front... more »

• Man found guilty of Thanksgiving Day murder in Iberville Parish

  November 22, 2019 5:39 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A man accused of shooting and killing another person at a Thanksgiving celebration in 2015 was found guilty Friday. A jury in Iberville Parish came to a unanimous decision to convict Jerome Gray of second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Witnesses... more »

• Police arrest woman after fight over male McDonalds employee

  February 3, 2019 12:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police have arrested a woman involved in a fight outside of a fast food chain Saturday night. Officers got reports of an altercation between two women around 4:30 p.m. outside of the McDonalds on Burbank Drive. Once on the scene authorities found 18-year-old Tyraniqa Harris and... more »

• Man stalked ex-girlfriend while living in her attic, arrested in Baton Rouge

  May 24, 2017 5:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Wednesday after he stalked his ex-girlfriend from her attic and attacked her earlier this month. According to the Lafouche Parish Sheriff's Office, 21-year-old Taylor Broussard was arrested in Baton Rouge Wednesday after he attacked his ex-girlfriend in her Larose home. The... more »

• Man arrested for violently attacking girlfriend at workplace

  May 6, 2017 8:21 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a man Saturday after he violently attacked his girlfriend while she was at work. According to the Baker Police Department, 21-year-old Joshua Davis was arrested after he showed up at the Boost Mobile store where his girlfriend worked on Jan. 18, 2017 and began attacking... more »

• Woman stabbed boyfriend with butcher knife during argument

  January 30, 2017 11:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A woman was arrested after she stabbed her boyfriend with a butcher knife during an argument. The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested 57-year-old Sonya Cockran on charges of aggravated second degree battery and domestic abuse battery. The incident happened on Jan. 29 around 5:50 a.m.... more »

• Woman breaks into ex-boyfriend's home, tries to shoot him

  October 5, 2016 1:23 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH – A woman faces an attempted murder charge after she broke into her ex-boyfriend's home and tried to shoot him. Deputies of the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a home in Gonzales around midnight on Wednesday in reference to a burglary. Deputies learned that 49-year-old Lisa... more »

• Man arrested for buying 14-year-old girl for sex from mother's friend

  September 20, 2016 1:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police arrested a man after he bought a 14-old girl for sex from her mother's close friend while she was in the hospital. The girl said that in November 2015, while her mother was in the hospital, 36-year-old Corey Williams sold her to 59-year-old... more »

• Walmart employee arrested after using knife in fight at store

  June 16, 2016 12:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An employee at the Neighborhood Walmart on Coursey near Sherwood was arrested after a Wednesday altercation where the man allegedly cut a co-worker's boyfriend with a knife at the store. Sheriff's deputies say 28-year-old Claude Leduff was booked on aggravated battery and disturbing the peace charges.... more »

• Woman arrested for attempted murder of boyfriend of nine years

  April 14, 2016 9:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office arrested 36-year-old Tonyetta Loveless for attempted murder of her boyfriend of nine years. On Sunday around 10:50 a.m., EBRSO Patrol Deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 4100 block of Libuse Drive. Deputies arrived to find the home was not locked... more »