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• BRFD responds to six carbon monoxide calls overnight

  August 31, 2021 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Fire Department (BRFD) responded to six calls of carbon monoxide overnight, caused by generator use in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Over 100,000 residents in the city are still without power after Hurricane Ida without any clear date of when it will be restored.... more »

• Man shot multiple times in yard Christmas morning

  December 25, 2018 2:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man found shot-to-death in the Melrose East area Christmas morning was shot multiple times, police revealed. Gerald Augustus, Jr., 37, was found in a yard in the 6200 block of Blackberry Street before sunrise. Police said Augustus lived in the 6100 block of that street.... more »

• Early morning crash on LA 1 leaves one dead, one injured

  August 29, 2016 9:55 PM

  GOLDEN MEADOW - A head-on crash this morning involving two vehicles on LA 1 near Celestin Drive has left one person dead and another injured. According to Louisiana State Police, around 5 a.m. this morning Taylor Fontenot was traveling northbound on LA 1. Fontenot then crossed the center lane... more »

• 17-year-old dead after shooting on Bradley Street

  July 20, 2016 12:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE – One 17-year-old is dead after a shooting that took place on Tuesday night around 9 p.m. on Bradley Street. The 17-year-old has been identified as Eddie Mason by police. According to BRPD, Mason was shot by someone in a passing vehicle while he was standing outside his... more »

• 4 dead, including toddlers, in apparent murder-suicide in Jefferson parish

  November 29, 2015 3:18 PM

  MARRERO - Jefferson Parish deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide Sunday morning in Marrero that left two young children and their parents dead. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. in the 4800 block of Brandi Street. Sheriff Newell Normand said 2-year-old Liam Mata and 4-year-old Caden Mata... more »

• Motorcyclist dies on Coursey Saturday

  September 5, 2015 8:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies responded to a fatal accident in the 1300 block of Coursey Lane Saturday afternoon. According to police reports, Mason Guillot, 22, was driving eastbound, and hit a Yukon that was in the westbound lane. Guillot was transported... more »