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• Baton Rouge's overdose deaths on track to match last year's extraordinarily high numbers Play Video

  August 15, 2023 5:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Overdose deaths in Baton Rouge are on pace to come close to last year's high number of 296. To date, there have been 181 people who died from drug overdoses, and the coroner's office believes we're in for another bad year. In 2021, the parish saw... more »

• Overdose calls, deaths on track to break another record in East Baton Rouge Play Video

  July 29, 2022 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The capital city is on track to break another record, and it's not a good one. Baton Rouge is following the national trend of skyrocketing overdose deaths, and emergency responders say it's taxing on the whole system. "If this trend continues, it's going to be difficult... more »

• Man struck and killed while trying to cross Airline Highway Play Video

  February 4, 2022 7:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was fatally struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a busy highway early Friday morning, according to police. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the crash happened after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Airline Highway and Prescott Road. The department said the... more »

• Body found outside business along Coursey Boulevard

  January 3, 2022 3:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was found dead outside a business near a busy intersection in Baton Rouge on Monday afternoon. The East Baton rouge Sheriff's Office reported the discovery shortly before 2 p.m. around the intersection of Coursey Boulevard and Cedarcrest Avenue. The coroner's office was called to... more »

• Police identify man killed in apartment shooting; woman jumped from 2nd floor to escape gunfire Play Video

  August 20, 2020 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An incident at an apartment complex off Florida Boulevard has left one man dead and a woman injured early Thursday morning. The shooting happened around 5 a.m. at Chateau De Ville Condominiums in the 680 block of Sharp Lane. UPDATE: Witness says she opened... more »

• Thai researchers discover it is possible to contract COVID-19 from a dead body

  April 17, 2020 7:51 AM

  A person has reportedly contracted novel coronavirus from a corpse. According to ABC News , scientists in Thailand have reported the first known case of a person becoming infected with COVID-19 from a dead body. The deceased was a forensic medical professional who evaluated dead bodies professionally, making... more »

• Trial underway for former East Feliciana coroner accused of falsifying documents Play Video

  February 11, 2020 11:13 PM

  UPDATE: Laura DeJohn has been found guilty of filing or maintaining false public records and conspiracy to do the same. Under a state statute presented by prosecutors, the jury found that by instructing her deputy, Melanie Vines, to write her (DeJohn’s) signature and thereby falsely attest to personal examination of... more »

• Possible flu-related death under investigation in Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 30, 2018 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The coroner's office is investigating the death of a 21-year-old woman whose family and friends said died after being hospitalized with the flu. “We are currently still investigating that death and have not determined the cause of death yet,” Dr. "Beau" Clark, the East Baton Rouge... more »

• Former East Feliciana coroner arrested after Investigative Unit reports Play Video

  March 14, 2017 12:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A former East Feliciana Parish Coroner was arrested Tuesday and charged with malfeasance in office, criminal conspiracy and injuring public documents. Laura DeJohn, along with her former deputy coroner Melanie Vines, were booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Tuesday. The arrests follow a 10-month-long... more »

• Increased deaths due to synthetic opioid substances, coroner says Play Video

  December 22, 2016 11:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office says there has been a large increase in overdoses related to synthetic opioid substances. Coroner Beau Clark said a recent death was directly related to the use of several substances considered "Novel Psychoactive/Synthetic Opioid Substances." According to Clark, the substances... more »

• Body of woman found on Thanksgiving identified; investigated as homicide

  November 25, 2016 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The body of a woman that was found on Thanksgiving night has been identified. The body belongs to 47-year-old Roxann Bond of Dry Prong, LA, according to police. The body was found on the side of East Industrial Avenue, in an industrial area of North Baton... more »

• Coroner recovers body in BR port

  November 7, 2016 12:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The East Baton Rouge Coroner has recovered a body from the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The port is located on the west side of the Mississippi River. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is handling the matter. No further details have been released at... more »

• Ascension Parish Coroner IDs body found in Gonzales last weekend

  December 30, 2015 2:36 PM

  GONZALES - The Ascension Parish Coroner’s Office has identified a man’s body found last weekend in Gonzales. The coroner says the body belongs to 54-year-old Jasper Morris. They also said they believe based on the autopsy performed that the case will be considered a murder. The Gonzales Police... more »

• Record-setting year for heroin deaths in EBR with 38

  December 14, 2015 5:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner William "Beau" Clark announced a record-setting 38 heroin related deaths this year in the parish. That beats the previous record of 35 deaths set in 2013. Last year, the death toll decreased to 28, but Clark says heroin is still an epidemic... more »

• EBR heroin death toll reaches 32 with additional case pending

  November 16, 2015 6:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Another high-profile death of an LSU student from a heroin overdose has brought the 2015 death toll for the drug to 32 in East Baton Rouge Parish. Earlier this year, EBR Parish Coroner "Beau" Clark warned of the brewing street drug "epidemic." Last week, federal authorities... more »

• Police investigate possible overnight shooting

  June 10, 2013 7:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An investigation is underway after an overnight incident near Brightside Ln. Police responded to a home in the Lake Beau Pre' neighborhood, off of River Rd., just after midnight. The incident took place at a home in the 3900 block of Northshore Ave. Police... more »