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• Judge denies bond reduction for 14-year-old Scotlandville shooter

  March 15, 2017 4:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 14-year-old student accused of attempted second-degree murder after shooting a gun on Scotlandville Magnet High School's campus was denied a reduction in bond. The student, Jermaine Moore, also faces charges of aggravated assault and carrying a gun on school property. Moore's current bond is set... more »

• Burial denied at historic slave cemetery Play Video

  November 21, 2016 6:35 PM

  PLAQUEMINE- Tonight descendants of a slave who purchased property for a cemetery for his loved ones are fighting so their relative can rest in peace. Over the weekend, the burial was blocked by the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office at a historic slave cemetery which dates back to 1881. Hazel Jones... more »

• Bond denied for murder suspect in 25-year-old cold case

  October 31, 2016 1:36 PM

  IBERVILLE - A judge has denied bond for a man who was arrested for two counts of second degree murder in a 25-year-old cold case. Bond was denied for 61-year-old Tommy Francise who was arrested in Lafayette around 4 a.m. last Thursday . He was transported to Iberville Parish... more »

• Former EBR Parish attorney denied new trial

  October 28, 2016 1:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Former East Baton Rouge Parish Attorney Mary Roper lost an appeal in her attempt to get a new trial in a defamation case against Councilman and Mayor Pro-Tem Chandler Loupe and the city-parish. In her original suit Roper claimed Loupe made false statements about her eventually causing... more »

• Grant to reduce crime in popular Tigerland area denied Play Video

  October 12, 2016 9:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grant requested by Baton Rouge officials, LSU and the District Attorney's office to reduce crime in Tigerland has been denied. Crime statistics were released along with the request for the square-mile area of Tigerland. According to the summary, the violent crime rate was more than 33... more »

• Officials recommend tips to FEMA applicants denied flood assistance

  August 30, 2016 11:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency and FEMA are encouraging applicants who have received denial letters for flood assistance to read the letters carefully to find out why. According to officials, some applicants that have been denied are only missing a portion of necessary... more »

• Judge: Drunk driver responsible for 2011 crash denied a new trial

  April 12, 2016 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- David Leger, convicted of five counts of vehicular homicide for a car crash in 2011 was denied a new trial Tuesday afternoon by Judge Moore. Sentencing is set for May 12. Leger and Kelsye Hall were in separate cars in a road-rage fueled game of cat and mouse... more »