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• Trove of marijuana, meth, cocaine and phones confiscated at state prison; no criminal investigation underway Play Video

  November 18, 2021 1:02 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- A corrections officer making rounds at Elayn Hunt stumbled upon a trash bag behind the LCIW garment factory, according to an unusual occurrence report the WBRZ Investigative Unit obtained. That bag was stuffed with pounds of marijuana, crystal meth, prescription pills, cocaine and cell phones. Despite the... more »

• Woman visits jail with illegal drugs, gets locked up as well

  December 5, 2019 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Officials with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office say a woman has been arrested for trying to smuggle crystal meth, heroin and marijuana into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. According to a police report, 26-year-old Takeela Foster visited Parish Prison on Wednesday afternoon around 1:30... more »

• Sheriff: Traffic stop reveals drugs in man's boots

  June 16, 2016 10:54 AM

  COLFAX - A 40-year-old Dry Prong man pulled over for not using signals now is facing three drug charges. The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office said in a news release a deputy discovered crystal meth and marijuana in James Timothy Powell's car earlier this week. Powell was arrested and... more »

• Undercover investigation leads to $33,000 meth bust

  June 8, 2016 6:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police Narcotics Detectives say they arrested a Baton Rouge man Wednesday afternoon with nearly a pound of crystal methamphetamine in his possession at the end of an undercover narcotics investigation. 24-year-old Corey T. Gardner was booked into the parish prison on charges of possession... more »

• Prairieville mother arrested after 2-year-old ingests crystal meth

  May 9, 2016 4:22 PM

  GONZALES - Police detectives in Gonzales say they arrested the mother of a 2-year-old after the child ingested crystal meth when left unattended. 21-year-old Tyler Dauzat, of Prairieville, was arrested and charged with one count of negligent injuring, one count of cruelty to juveniles, one count of illegal use of... more »

• Baton Rouge mother faces cruelty, drug charges

  November 23, 2015 9:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Baton Rouge Police arrested a woman on child cruelty charges after they said she had her naked child outside in the cold, and dropped her on the ground. Christine Hussey, 31, faces cruelty to juveniles and multiple drug charges. On November 22 police responded to a call about... more »