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• Felon booked in Kenner home-grown marijuana case

  June 12, 2013 3:07 PM

  KENNER - Allegations about a home-based marijuana growing operation have led to the arrest of a Kenner man on drug and weapon charges. Kenner police said they received an anonymous tip about marijuana being grown at a residence. Detectives searched the home Tuesday and found 32 marijuana plants, plus 18... more »

• Houma businessman pleads guilty to federal charges

  June 5, 2013 11:38 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The president and owner of Houma-based Cenac Towing has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the Federal Elections Commission in connection with illegal campaign contributions he made to Louisiana's two U.S. senators. Federal prosecutors in New Orleans charged 57-year-old Arlen "Benny" Cenac Jr., of Houma, last... more »

• Man, woman arrested on crimes against nature charges

  May 22, 2013 10:30 PM

  FRENCH SETTLEMENT- A man and woman face charges for crimes against nature and child pornography. Doyle Trauth, 42, and Lisa Trauth were arrested after deputies said they were "alerted about disturbing images and videos on a computer belonging to" the pair. Investigators said files included visuals of Lisa... more »

• Couple charged in fight with officer over swimming pool use

  May 21, 2013 10:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A couple faces charges after an altercation with police at a Tigerland apartment swimming pool Tuesday night. Damien Hibbler is accused of fighting with an off-duty Baton Rouge Police officer, even choking the officer. Hibbler's wife faces charges for interfering in the incident. According to investigators,... more »

• Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting

  May 16, 2013 9:07 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge... more »

• Lawyers: Ohio kidnap suspect will plead not guilty

  May 15, 2013 9:50 AM

  CLEVELAND - The attorneys for a Cleveland man accused of keeping three women in captivity for about a decade say he will plead not guilty. Attorneys Craig Weintraub and Jay Schlachet say that suspect Ariel Castro has been portrayed as a "monster" in the media, and after meeting with him... more »

• 15 indicted on N.O. charges linked to 15 killings

  May 9, 2013 2:39 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- Fifteen people linked to 15 killings have been indicted on state charges. The killings include the deadly shooting of a 5-year-old girl, in a case that New Orleans authorities tout as the broadest of its kind in the city's history. The 51-count indictment unveiled Thursday includes charges... more »

• APSO: Former Voodoo player caught with marijuana

  April 25, 2013 2:52 PM

  GONZALES - Authorities arrested a former arena league football player on suspicion of drug and weapons charges after they said he was caught with marijuana in Ascension Parish. Around 3:30 p.m., Ascension Parish Sheriffs narcotics detectives, DEA agents and Baton Rouge City narcotics detectives arrested Brian Coulter, 27, in the... more »

• Charges dropped against man in ricin letters case

  April 23, 2013 5:06 PM

  TUPELO, Miss. - A court filing says charges have been dropped against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others. The one-sentence document was filed hours after the suspect was released on bond. The document says the ongoing investigation has revealed new but... more »

• More charges coming for marathon bombing suspect

  April 23, 2013 10:16 AM

  BOSTON - He's already been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction, in the Boston Marathon bombings -- but more charges are ahead for Dzokhar Tsarnaev. State prosecutors expect to charge him separately in the killing of an MIT police officer who was shot in his cruiser Thursday night... more »

• Man dies, charges upgraded, after being attacked while sleeping

  April 12, 2013 10:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Charges have been upgraded against a man, accused of beating a man at a group home, after the victim died. A spokesperson with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Richard Ray Gore, 66, was beaten with a steel bar at the home on 11342 East... more »

• Man convicted in death faces new charges

  April 12, 2013 10:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 37-year-old Baton Rouge man who served prison time after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the 1992 slaying of carjacked LSU freshman Kipp Earl Gullett is now facing a felony drug charge. A judge reset Zebbie Berthelot's arraignment on methamphetamine charges for May 20. He told state... more »

• Father and son arrested on drug charges

  April 10, 2013 2:36 PM

  ST. AMANT - Authorities in Ascension Parish arrested a father and his son on drug charges this week. Narcotices agent searched the home of Audie Decoteau, 51, and Austin Decoteau, 17, on April 8 after receiving complaints about drug activity there. Detectives said they found marijuana and other... more »

• Man accused of selling bogus newspaper ads

  March 28, 2013 8:57 AM

  SHREVEPORT- A 61-year-old Minden man faces charges in at least six parishes and one Texas county in connection with an alleged scam that involved selling bogus newspaper ads. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says David Edward Dix is accused of going into several Caddo businesses and stating that he works... more »

• Son joins father in prison for beating death

  March 27, 2013 8:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested the 24-year-old wanted in the January beating and death of another man. Deputies booked Shedrick Demond Lobrano into parish prison Monday on second-degree murder and fugitive from justice charges. Police arrested his father, 51-year-old Shedrick L. Lobrano, at their home last... more »

• Church Point man facing charges following crash

  March 11, 2013 10:29 AM

  RAYNE - State police are investigating a three vehicle crash on La. Highway 95 north of Interstate 10 which claimed the life of a Eunice man. The accident happened Sunday around 7:30 p.m. Troopers say 28-year-old Gerardo Robles of Church Point was driving a truck south on Highway 95 and... more »

• Prosecutors dropping charges in La. landfill probe

  March 8, 2013 2:44 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department is dropping fraud charges against a Louisiana landfill executive and his brother-in-law in a case marred by allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. A court filing Friday by prosecutors says its request to dismiss the indictment of River Birch landfill executive Dominick Fazzio and Mark Titus... more »

• Alabama players dismissed after arrests

  February 28, 2013 9:36 AM

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Four players for two-time defending national champion Alabama have been dismissed from school following their arrests after two robberies on campus. A university spokeswoman says that after a judicial review, linebackers D.J. Pettway and Tyler Hayes, safety Eddie Williams and H-back Brent Calloway are no longer... more »

• Three face charges over fake Super Bowl tickets

  February 27, 2013 12:21 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Federal authorities accused three men of trafficking counterfeit tickets for Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Officials with U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Alabama authorities seized dozens of fake tickets and $7,000 in counterfeit cash at a Jan. 31 traffic stop. ICE says... more »

• Fed plot suspect expected to plead guilty in NYC

  February 7, 2013 6:40 AM

  NEW YORK - A 21-year-old Bangladesh native accused of trying to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in New York is expected to plead guilty to charges stemming from the plot. A plea hearing in federal court in Brooklyn is scheduled on Thursday for Quazi Nafis. He was charged in... more »

• Teacher facing sex charges resigns

  February 6, 2013 7:33 AM

  ALEXANDRIA - A Tioga High School teacher facing 13 sex crime charges has resigned from the Rapides Parish School District. The Town Talk reports 27-year-old Heather Michelle Cooksey, an English teacher, was arrested on Dec. 19 on charges that she allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student. She was... more »

• 2 Tioga High students face terrorism charges

  February 6, 2013 6:52 AM

  TIOGA - Authorities say two Tioga High School students are facing terrorism charges in the case of emails sent to the school on Jan. 31 that resulted in a lockdown and extra security. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies tell The Town Talk the 17-year-olds face 10 counts of terrorism. Both were... more »

• US announcing charges in alleged credit card fraud

  February 5, 2013 8:53 AM

  NEWARK, N.J.- Federal officials are announcing charges against 18 people in what they say was one of the largest credit card scams ever broken up by the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman is scheduled to announce details Tuesday in Newark. The case is being prosecuted in New... more »

• Judge to rule on BP's plea deal over Gulf spill

  January 29, 2013 6:28 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge will decide whether to approve an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. District Judge... more »

• Gunman hoax leads to federal charges

  January 28, 2013 7:21 PM

  A student at the University of Virginia at Wise campus faces federal charges for calling 911 and falsely reporting there was a gunman on campus. Prosecutors say the call from Bryant Hairston prompted university leaders to place the school on lockdown last week. Hairston faces charges of making false, fictitious... more »

• Tioga High teacher facing additional sex charges

  January 24, 2013 6:48 AM

  ALEXANDRIA - A Rapides Parish high school teacher, who was arrested last month on charges of having a sexual relationship with a student, now is facing nine additional charges. 27-year-old Heather Michelle Cooksey was arrested Tuesday and later released on a $35,000 bond. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say... more »

• No charges expected against second person in campus gunfire

  January 23, 2013 3:12 PM

  HOUSTON- Authorities say they don't expect to file charges against a 25-year-old man who they say was involved in an argument that escalated into gunfire at a Houston-area community college. The two men who were arguing and a bystander were shot in the incident Tuesday outside the library at the... more »

• Former judge pleads guilty to 2 counts of theft

  January 14, 2013 9:03 AM

  LAKE CHARLES - A former state court judge has pleaded guilty to two counts of theft in 14th Judicial District Court. 62-year-old Greg Lyons of Lake Charles faced 13 counts, but pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of theft over $500 and was sentenced to five years' probation and... more »

• DA to go after accused killer with death penalty

  January 3, 2013 4:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The district attorney plans to seek the death penalty in the case against Devon Terrell Livous. Livous is accused of killing Raolatu Alowonle and shooting her 11-year-old niece in the leg on Ryder Drive in July. Prosecutors allege that Livous knew opening fire on the two women... more »

• Charges filed in Bogalusa paper mill spill

  December 27, 2012 11:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Justice Department has filed two criminal misdemeanor charges against Temple-Inland, the former owner of a paper mill in Bogalusa, for violating federal environmental laws. The charges stem from a five-day spill of pollutants from the company's paper plant into the Pearl River in August 2011. A... more »

• Area man on probation for riot shot, killed in hunting accident

  December 26, 2012 9:02 PM

  JENA- A man on probation for a deadly riot in Livingston Parish was shot and killed over the Christmas holiday in LaSalle Parish. Morris J. Laiche, III, was killed in what's being described as an accidental shooting at a hunting camp. Laiche was pronounced dead Christmas Eve, at the... more »

• Ex-Slaughter alderman facing ethics charges

  November 29, 2012 7:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Slaughter Alderman Thomas Boothe faces state ethics charges related to his alleged misuse of public office. The Louisiana Board of Ethics posted the charges on its website Wednesday and asked the Ethics Adjudicatory Board to conduct a hearing on the allegations. The counts stem... more »

• Not shoes, but art

  November 20, 2012 7:46 PM

  The former secretary to the late Imelda Marcos, first lady of the Philippines, is charged with conspiracy to sell valuable artworks that disappeared when Marcos' husband's regime unraveled.Vilma Bautista was indicted on a list of charges in New York City. Two of her nephews also face charges. Prosecutors say Bautista... more »

• Federal case dismissed in LSU bomb threat

  November 14, 2012 4:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Federal prosecutors announced today they dropped their indictment against the man accused of calling in a false bomb threat which led to the full evacuation of LSU's campus. U. S. Attorney Donald Cazayoux's office said they dropped the case because the state's charges against William Bouvay... more »

• Loughner won't face state charges in Ariz. attack

  November 8, 2012 3:32 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona prosecutors won't file state charges against the man who carried out the Tucson shooting rampage that left six people dead and wounded U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The decision by the Pima County Attorney's Office not to file charges against Jared Lee Loughner means the death penalty... more »

• Penn State ex-President Spanier arraigned

  November 7, 2012 10:16 AM

  HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is free on $125,000 unsecured bail after being arraigned on charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier was arraigned Wednesday morning by a Harrisburg district justice on charges including perjury, obstruction... more »

• BRAVE investigation leads to federal gun, drug charges Play Video

  October 12, 2012 11:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Federal and state authorities announced charges and indictments today against more than a dozen people as part of investigations in northern Baton Rouge. Authorities said 15 face federal gun and drug indictments, and all of them are in federal custody. An additional 11 arrests were made... more »

• Area mayor booked into jail

  September 27, 2012 8:04 PM

  INDEPENDENCE- The mayor of this Tangipahoa Parish town was booked into the parish jail on several charges Thursday. Michael Ragusa was booked on intimidation, battery, and resisting arrest. WBRZ News2 partner, ActionNews17.com , reports "the charges came from an affidavit filed by an Independence police officer who, several... more »

• Trucker charged after wreck kills baby

  September 17, 2012 9:05 PM

  ROBERT- A one-year-old was killed when an 18-wheeler slammed into a car on the shoulder of I-12 Monday. Another child was hurt along with two adults. Everyone involved was from out-of-town. State Police say the truck driver lost control and smashed into the car. The car spun around,... more »

• Murder charges filed against suspects in deputy shootings

  August 23, 2012 7:20 AM

  LAPLACE -Three suspects accused in last week's deputy shootings face additional charges this morning. Officials signed warrants Wednesday for Brian Lyn Smith, Kyle David Joekel and Brittney Keith. Smith and Joekel both face two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police... more »

• LSPO: Mother and daughter arrested on drug charges

  August 17, 2012 3:39 PM

  WALKER - Sheriff's deputies arrested a mother and daughter after finding marijuana, pills and guns inside their Walker home. Narcotics detectives with the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said they found over 200 grams of marijuana, weighing scales, pills and two loaded pistols in the home of Cecilia Stephens, 50,... more »

• Businesswoman indicted on federal charges

  August 14, 2012 10:32 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette businesswoman has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering. Federal authorities say Catherine Romero is accused of defrauding investors out of more than $1.2 million in a scheme involving plans to manufacture goods created from alligator hides from 2007 to 2008. A trial... more »

• 52-year-old among group accused in plan to deliver drugs to jail

  August 13, 2012 7:19 PM

  LIVINGSTON- Three people face charges, accused in a drug smuggling operation at the Livingston Parish Detention Center. According to deputies, inmate John Palmer and another person were was seen in an unauthorized area outside the detention center. When they were noticed, the man ran into nearby woods. Palmer was... 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 »

• Broussard pleads 'not guilty' to bribery charges

  August 3, 2012 4:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and former Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson have pleaded not guilty in connection with new bribery charges filed last week. Broussard and Wilkinson appeared Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Frances Stacy in an arraignment in New Orleans federal court that lasted about... more »

• Counts add up against former Ouachita sheriff

  August 2, 2012 1:27 PM

  MONROE- Former Ouachita Parish Sheriff Royce Toney is now being charged with two counts of mail fraud in addition to 21 other charges that have been brought against him by federal prosecutors. The News-Star reports the new 23-count indictment claims Toney knowingly devised a scheme to obtain funds from his... more »

• Md. man who called himself 'joker' to be charged

  August 1, 2012 10:41 AM

  WASHINGTON - Maryland authorities are announcing charges against a man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace and identifying himself as "a joker." Prince George's County police and prosecutors have scheduled a Wednesday news conference to reveal charges against Neil E. Prescott. The 28-year-old Crofton man was taken into... more »

• Colo. suspect charged with 24 counts of murder

  July 30, 2012 12:08 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Colorado prosecutors have formally charged a former doctorate student with 24 counts of murder in the shooting at an Aurora movie theater. Twenty-four-year-old James Holmes appeared Monday and was also formally charged with 116 counts of attempted murder. Twelve people were killed and 58 people were wounded... more »

• DA drops charges after witness changes testimony

  July 27, 2012 11:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Testimony by the prosecution's star witness in the murder-for-hire trial of local rapper Torrence "Lil Boosie" Hatch is now affecting other cases. On Thursday, prosecutors dropped two counts of first-degree murder against Johnathan Rogers, 19. He was accused in the slaying of Charles Matthews and Darryl... more »

• Bieber paparazzo faces criminal charges in pursuit

  July 25, 2012 2:26 PM

  LOS ANGELES- Los Angeles prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a paparazzo photographer for allegedly racing across a Los Angeles freeway in an effort to get photographs of Justin Bieber. The case marks the first use of a 2010 state law designed to prevent paparazzi from dangerously pursuing celebrities for... more »

• "Billy the Exterminator" pleads not guilty to drug charges

  July 19, 2012 2:15 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - William "Billy" Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show "Billy the Exterminator," has pleaded not guilty to drug charges in his home state of Louisiana. Bretherton and his wife, Mary, were arrested in June on drug possession charges in Bossier Parish when they surrendered to police... more »

• Charges for helping Iran's nuclear program

  July 13, 2012 7:36 PM

  The justice department charged two foreign nationals with trying to illegally export material to Iran that could help to enrich uranium in that country's attempt to build nuclear weapons. One of the men is also accused of conspiring to procure radioactive material from the U.S. for customers in Iran. Parvi... more »

• Charges fly after White House invokes privilege

  June 20, 2012 1:24 PM

  WASHINGTON - There are more harsh words from both sides, after today's White House decision to invoke executive privilege, rather than turn over documents sought by a House panel looking into a flawed gun-running investigation. And the panel that sought the documents is nearing a vote on whether to cite... more »

• Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges

  June 18, 2012 3:58 PM

  WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn't lie to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs. Jurors returned their verdict Monday after close to 10 hours of deliberation. The outcome brings an end to a 10-week trial that capped an... more »

• US Anti-Doping Agency charges Armstrong

  June 13, 2012 3:52 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas - The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is bringing doping charges against seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, questioning his victories in those storied cycling races. Armstrong, who retired from cycling last year, could face a lifetime ban from the sport if he is found to have used performance-enhancing... more »

• Painter scheduled for arraignment on federal charges

  June 13, 2012 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Former Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner Murphy Painter is scheduled to be in federal court for an arraignment this afternoon. He faces 42 felony counts of computer fraud, making false statements and identity theft. He's accused of misusing his authority to run unnecessary background checks on... more »

• Canadian girls, 15, face human trafficking charges

  June 12, 2012 3:25 PM

  OTTAWA, Ontario - Ottowa police have charged two 15-year-old girls with human trafficking for allegedly luring other teenage girls into prostitution. Staff Sgt. John McGetrick called the case shocking Tuesday and said police have never seen anything like it before. Police allege that on three separate occasions, the teenagers lured... more »

• 'Billy the Exterminator' faces La. drug charges

  June 5, 2012 4:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Authorities say William "Billy" Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show "Billy the Exterminator," has been arrested in Bossier City, La., on drug possession charges. City spokesman Mark Natale says a warrant was issued last week for Bretherton and his wife, Mary, after items recovered from... more »

• New charges added to accused drunk driver

  June 4, 2012 4:12 PM

  EAST FELICIANA - State Police added another charge of vehicular homicide today against the man accused of driving drunk and killing several people in a crash in East Feliciana Parish. Trooper Russell Graham said investigators re-arrested Brett Gerald, 30, after a sixth victim in the crash died this weekend.... more »

• Browns' Fujita says bounty charges "not true"

  May 22, 2012 2:38 PM

  BEREA, Ohio - Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita says he is innocent in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. Fujita, who spent four seasons with New Orleans, was suspended for three games by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for his alleged involvement in the pay-for-hits program. Fujita said he knows what... more »

• Grand jury refuses charges against dance teacher

  May 3, 2012 6:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette Parish grand jury has declined to accept charges against a Lafayette High School dance instructor accused of inappropriately touching students in class. Prosecutor J.N. Prather says the grand jury returned no true bills Wednesday afternoon on Katie Champagne, who was arrested by the Lafayette Police Department... more »

• Hazing death charges filed, mother disappointed

  May 2, 2012 2:40 PM

  ORLANDO - The mother of a Florida A&M University drum major who died says she is disappointed prosecutors didn't file more severe charges. But Pam Champion said that she is glad charges have finally been filed. Prosecutors on Wednesday announced that 13 people will face charges for 26-year-old Robert Champion's... more »

• Band members face charges in hazing death

  May 1, 2012 3:11 PM

  TALLAHASSEE - Authorities in Orlando say they plan to file charges against band members accused in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major. The sheriff says multiple defendants will be charged in the death of Robert Champion. Detectives say Champion suffered blunt trauma blows and that... more »

• Men accused of triple murder plead 'not guilty' Play Video

  April 17, 2012 5:50 PM

  GONZALES - Four men accused of murdering an Ascension Parish couple and their son earlier this year pleaded not guilty this morning to first-degree murder charges. Michael Aikens, Devon James, Bernard James and Rolondo Durrell Stewart, all of Prairieville, entered their pleas in a Gonzales court. A fifth suspect,... more »

• Sheriff not ruling out charges in suicide Play Video

  March 6, 2012 5:10 PM

  NEW ROADS - The sheriff of Pointe Coupee Parish said he's not ruling out criminal charges yet in the death of a 17-year-old girl. "Anyone that would take the law and go beyond the scope and actually break the law could be charged," Sheriff Bud Torres said. Now,... more »

• Deadline looms for charges in Ohio school shooting

  March 1, 2012 4:49 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - Prosecutors are nearing the deadline to file charges against the 17-year-old suspect in the fatal Ohio high school shootings. They have until today to file charges against T.J. Lane. The thin, quiet teen is accused of opening fire on a group of students sitting at a cafeteria... more »

• Ex-parish president arraigned on new charges

  February 28, 2012 2:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and a former parish attorney, Tom Wilkinson, have pleaded not guilty to new charges in a federal corruption probe. A superseding indictment earlier this month added five new counts of wire fraud and one count of theft from a federal... more »

• Walker Police arrest two on drug charges

  February 14, 2012 2:38 PM

  Walker Police have arrested two men on drug possession charges. Charles Hull and Shannon Lee, both of Livingston, were arrested after police stopped them on a traffic violation Friday evening. During a search, officers found a plastic bag containing 238 grams of marijuana, and also 4 doses of... more »

• More charges against ex-Jefferson Parish President

  February 3, 2012 2:13 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans has filed more charges against former Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard and former Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson. Friday's superseding indictment adds five new counts of wire fraud and one count of theft from a federal program to the charges facing... more »

• Charges dropped for accused child molester Play Video

  January 23, 2012 5:48 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Franklin Dale Church has been in parish prison since November 2010 charged with more than 100 counts of molesting a juvenile and one count of having child porn on his laptop. But the Livingston Parish District Attorney's office said all molestation charges were thrown out after Church's... more »

• Former EBRSO employee arrested for theft

  December 15, 2011 4:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A longtime employee with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is now behind bars. Floyd Demars was arrested Wednesday on theft charges and for committing wrongdoing during his tenure with the department. He allegedly stole more than 60 sheets of flooring materials while on duty.... more »

• School shooting plot suspect pleads to charges

  December 14, 2011 2:25 PM

  COVINGTON, La. - A confession of his role in the conspiracy to shoot up a St. Tammany Parish high school by a 15-year-old boy has drawn a three-year juvenile prison sentence. The boy, described as the ringleader in the alleged plot to shoot up Lakeshore High School, pleaded "true" -... 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 »

• Updated: Lil Boosie pleads guilty to drug charges; trial date set Play Video

  November 29, 2011 11:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Torrence Hatch, aka Lil Boosie, pleaded guilty this morning to charges he smuggled contraband into two different prisons he was held in while awaiting trial on murder charges. Hatch was sentenced to eight years hard labor for the charges, with credit for time served. "Torrence... more »

• Syracuse coach: Allegations are 'patently false'

  November 18, 2011 3:12 PM

  SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine says allegations that he molested two former ball boys for years are "patently false." In a statement released by one of his attorneys Friday, Fine says these allegations have been thoroughly investigated multiple times and that he has fully cooperated... more »

• 3 Barksdale airmen arrested on sex charges

  September 13, 2011 2:12 PM

  BOSSIER CITY, La.- Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says three Barksdale Air Force Base airmen have been arrested for having consensual sex with two 15-year-old girls. Sheriff's deputies arrested 21-year-old James T. Baldwin for indecent behavior with a juvenile after he was found in a vehicle with a topless 15-year-old... more »

• Neighbor fed up by barking dog

  August 30, 2011 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Carl Moore isn't an insomniac, but he believes the dogs next door that keep him awake night after night may be. What's more, he has the paperwork to prove it. Moore says they bark all night, and he's kept pages and pages of logs to show... more »

• Prosecutors: Drop some or all Strauss-Kahn charges

  August 22, 2011 3:27 PM

  NEW YORK - Prosecutors in New York have filed papers recommending that some or all charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn be dropped. The filing in the sexual assault case against the former International Monetary Fund leader was not immediately made public and details weren't releasedNEW YORK - Prosecutors in New... more »

• School Prank could lead to Prison

  July 5, 2011 7:27 PM

  An 18-year-old who left a blow up doll in a high school bathroom as part of a senior prank could actually go to prison because of the security issue it caused. Authorities in Indianapolis accuse Tyrell Morton of leaving the doll at Rush Consolidated High School on the last day... more »

• Motorcycle rider shot, faces charges

  June 26, 2011 3:11 PM

  HEFLIN, La.- A police chase in northwestern Louisiana has ended with a motorcycle rider facing charges after sustaining a gunshot wound. Authorities say two motorcycles were traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 371 in Webster Parish Saturday night when a sheriff's deputy tried to pull them... more »

• Edwards pleads not guilty to felony charges in NC

  June 3, 2011 2:26 PM

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards has pleaded not guilty to charges that he solicited and spent more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and their baby from the public at the height of his 2008 White House campaign. Edwards made a brief appearance in federal court... more »

• News 2 Special Report: Meth Loophole

  May 4, 2011 10:35 PM

  LIVINGSTON- It's not mystery methamphetamines are a problem in Livingston Parish. Livingston Parish Sheriff Willie Graves said, "Certainly, per capita, we probably make more arrests on these types of drug-related cases than most people do." "The meth problem has been an increased factor for us in the district... more »

• Charges dropped against three former guards

  February 23, 2011 12:14 PM

  HOUMA - Charges have been dropped against three former security officers at the Terrebonne Juvenile Detention Center who had been accused of sexual misconduct with female inmates. Charges were dropped Tuesday against 37-year-old Chadwick Griffin, 28-year-old John Gathen and 39-year-old Darrin Carter. After a jury trial, 50-year-old Floyd Howard... more »

• La. state senator to face ethics charges

  February 4, 2011 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE- State Sen. Rob Marionneaux is facing ethics charges related to his law firm's involvement in litigation against the state Department of Transportation and Development. It is the second charge filed against Marionneaux by the Louisiana Board of Ethics, on the same issue of failure to timely disclose... more »

• Ethics charges against former mayor dropped

  January 22, 2011 3:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La.- The state Board of Ethics has dismissed charges that former Grambling Mayor Martha Andrus retaliated against three employees because they were "whistleblowers." According to Saturday's Times, Mike Dupree, deputy general counsel for the board, said a higher standard of proof required for convicting public officials of... more »

• Suspect in attack on congresswoman faces 5 charges

  January 9, 2011 3:11 PM

  TUCSON, Ariz.- Federal prosecutors charged the suspect in shooting of Arizona congresswoman with attempted assassination and four other charges. Jared Loughner is charged with one count of attempted assassination of member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to... more »

• DPS employee charged with moving money to personal accounts

  January 3, 2011 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A Department of Public Safety employee was arrested Monday afternoon charged with moving money from the State to personal bank accounts. Lashunda Fleming is charged with Felony Theft and Malfeasance in Office. Fleming was a refund transaction processor. Investigators accuse her of illegally diverting over $12,000 from the... more »

• Former New Orleans official pleads guilty to bribery

  December 15, 2010 3:32 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A former New Orleans city official has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges that he took payoffs from a vendor who did business with the city. Anthony Jones of New Orleans was the city's chief technology officer during former Mayor Ray Nagin's administration. A bill of... more »

• Grand jury indicts Jackson in Engler murder

  December 9, 2010 2:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grand jury in Baton Rouge has indicted 21-year-old Aramis Jackson in the shootings of a woman and her daughter in Beauregard Town. The District Attorney's office will seek the death penalty for Aramis Jackson, who is accused of first degree murder and attempted first degree... more »