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• BRPD: No sign of 'foul play' in Georgia man's death; police looking for those who saw him last Play Video

  March 6, 2023 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators don't suspect any foul play in the death of a Georgia man who disappeared for more than a week before his body was found dumped in a vacant lot Monday, though detectives say they are still trying to determine what led to his death and who... more »

• Mid-City residents shocked over the discovery of human remains Play Video

  August 16, 2021 7:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A dilapidated vacant house in the Mid-City section of Baton Rouge has been holding a secret, possibly for many years. A body so badly decomposed that only a skeleton was found. "When I realized it was a body. I was stunned. I got out of there." Mid-City... more »

• Officials identify man found dead on America Street

  August 11, 2020 9:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a man was found dead in the 2000 block of America Street on the evening of Monday, August 10. A representative with the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office has identified the deceased man as 56-year-old Cedric Dixon. At this time, a cause of... more »

• Business owner released from prison after allegedly killing man, dumping body in roadway Play Video

  December 4, 2018 8:23 PM

  UPDATE: Booking records show Kevin Hewitt Dukes was released on bond Monday. He's accused of killing a man last week and dumping his body on S. Flannery Road. BATON ROUGE - Deputies have arrested a man who allegedly killed a person who owed him money and then dumped the... more »

• Authorities identify bodies after early morning house fire on 78th Ave. Play Video

  January 2, 2018 6:50 AM

  UPDATE: Authorities have identified the victims as Ivory Brown and Mary Ella Washington Brown. The coroner's office said the manner of death was accidental, and the cause of death is thermal injuries due to the fire. BATON ROUGE- Firefighters discovered the bodies of two victims after a fire... more »

• Shreveport police investigating body found in abandoned home

  June 25, 2017 4:15 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Police are investigating an abandoned home where a body was found Sunday. According to a report from KTBS, police say a person walked into the home in the 400 block of Davis St. in Shreveport, discovered the remains and called authorities. Corporal Angie Willhite told KTBS... more »

• Sheriff's office: Missing woman's body found in shallow grave in St. Helena Parish

  May 14, 2017 8:25 PM

  ST. HELENA PARISH - The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office has identified a woman whose body was found in a wooded area Sunday. Deputies say the body of 35-year-old Rebecca Blades was found in a wooded area near Anderson Road. Blades was previously reported missing. According to the... more »

• TPSO: Suspicious death on I-55

  March 15, 2017 5:05 PM

  TANGIPAHOA - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the suspicious death of a man whose body was found on I-55 Wednesday. According to Sheriff Daniel Edwards, the body was found in a parked car on the shoulder of I-55 South near the Tangipahoa exit Wednesday afternoon. Edwards... more »

• IPSO identifies human remains found in Rosedale

  March 1, 2017 3:39 PM

  ROSEDALE - The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office has identified a man whose remains were found in Oct. 2016 . The Louisiana State Police Crime Lab announced Wednesday they had identified the man as 50-year-old Charles Hills Jr. of Baton Rouge. According to IPSO, the remains were found on... more »

• Body found in deserted Terrebonne home identified

  January 11, 2017 3:44 PM

  TERREBONNE - Police have identified the body of a woman found inside of a deserted home Monday afternoon. Monique White, 29, was found dead in an abandoned residence located at 304 Sterling Dr. The body was discovered by two carpenters who were contracted to work on the house. ... more »

• Workers find dead body in abandoned Terrebonne home

  January 9, 2017 6:59 PM

  HOUMA - Terrebonne Parish deputies discovered a badly decomposed body in an abandoned home Monday afternoon. The residence, at 304 Sterling Dr., has reportedly been abandoned for several months. The partially covered body was reported by two carpenters who were contracted to do renovations on the home. Detectives... more »