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• Accused Ascension drug dealer caught with hundreds of pills, fentanyl & guns

  November 8, 2023 5:43 PM

  GONZALES - A suspect drug dealer was caught with hundreds of prescription pills, fentanyl, cocaine and other illegal drugs. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies pulled over 19-year-old Jayden Hebert shortly after he left his home Monday morning, citing a tip they received alleging he was involved in... more »

• Investigation of multi-parish drug ring leads to 12 raids, 3 arrests

  March 4, 2022 10:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement executed 12 search warrants after a months-long investigation into a drug operation spanning at least three different parishes. The raids were primarily carried out Thursday in East Baton Rouge, with two targeting locations in Livingston Parish and West Baton Rouge. According to the East... more »

• Baton Rouge's downtown library hosts soft opening Friday morning Play Video

  June 17, 2020 1:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After a chaotic two-year stretch rife with construction issues and legal battles , the River Center Branch Library in downtown is nearly ready for its first visitors. On Wednesday, the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system shared photos of the finished interior at its newest location... more »

• Man faces numerous charges after holding victim hostage in Baton Rouge home

  June 4, 2017 7:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested on several charges after he broke into a home and held a victim hostage early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a report of an attempted burglary in the 2300 block of Delta Street around 1 a.m. Sunday. Police learned that a man,... more »

• Three arrested after dropping crack pipes in front of police

  January 17, 2017 10:51 AM

  CHARENTON - Three have been arrested for possession of crack cocaine as well as various other charges. Ulysses Lumpkin Jr., 51, Tyrusha R. Charles, 35, and Carol Bowie, 54, were arrested Friday when police found the three sitting in two vehicles on Martin Luther King Road. According to... more »