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• Four-year-old boy found dead in neighbor's pool after disappearing in Livingston Parish subdivision Play Video

  October 26, 2023 3:52 PM

  WATSON - A 4-year-old boy was found drowned in a pool at a neighbor's home on Thursday. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to Meadow Lane, located in the Oak Hills subdivision in Watson, around 10 a.m. after receiving reports concerning a missing child. The... more »

• Mother, boyfriend plead not guilty in 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen's murder

  January 28, 2022 5:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the girl's disappearance was formally charged with her murder Jan. 27 and plead not guilty Feb. 7. Court records show a grand jury indicted Phillip Gardner and Lanaya Cardwell, each on a count of... more »

• 3-year-old child dies by drowning in Port Allen

  July 4, 2020 7:14 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A 3-year-old child drowned Saturday afternoon. Around 5 p.m. officials received a call in regards to a child in distress in Port Allen. Emergency crews transported the child to a hospital. The child was pronounced deceased at the hospital. Details are limited. This is... more »

• Ikea recalls dresser again after death of 8th child

  November 21, 2017 11:16 AM

  Ikea is recalling again a number of its dressers after an eighth child was allegedly killed by one. ABC News reports the latest victim was a 2-year-old California boy who was crushed by a MALM dresser after being put down for a nap in May. According to the... more »

• Husband of Baton Rouge city executive killed couple's child in New Orleans Play Video

  October 17, 2017 11:45 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – The 18-month old child of a Baton Rouge city government employee was killed by the other parent, media outlets in New Orleans reported Tuesday morning. Police said a 45-year-old man confessed to stabbing and suffocating his child overnight after a message from God. The killing happened... more »

• 5-year-old honored; donates organs following fatal crash Play Video

  October 1, 2017 12:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 5-year-old boy is being remembered as a hero after his organs were donated following a fatal crash earlier this week. West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies escorted the body of Xander Benoit from Our Lady of the Lake Hospital to his home in Lafayette Saturday evening.... more »

• Two-year-old hit, killed after running into highway

  August 17, 2017 11:44 AM

  ROSELAND – A two-year-old died overnight, State Police revealed Thursday morning, after being hit by a car on La. 10 near La. 1058 in Tangipahoa Parish during a church event. State Police identified the child as Kaleb Dyson of Kentwood. Investigators said Dyson was with his mother and... more »

• Report: Child electrocuted in canal

  December 25, 2015 9:22 PM

  WILMER - A 13-year-old boy was likely electrocuted when he grabbed a wet pipe in a canal this week. The child was playing with two other kids when he slipped through a cattle grate and into the canal. Witnesses told sheriff's deputies, the child grabbed a metal pipe that... more »