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• Man killed in barrage of gunfire at trailer park in Pointe Coupee overnight

  December 15, 2021 5:04 PM

  VENTRESS - A man was killed Tuesday night after a hail of bullets ripped through a trailer home in Pointe Coupee Parish. Pointe Coupee Sheriff Rene Thibodeaux said the shooting happened around 11 p.m. at Jim's Trailer Park in Ventress. According to the sheriff, multiple attackers fired "dozens" of... more »

• Coroner: Baby died from gunshot wound after police chase in Mississippi Play Video

  May 5, 2021 1:52 PM

  BAKER - A coroner's report says a 4-month-old died from a gunshot wound after his father was killed by police , though officials won't say how the baby was shot. The child, identified by family as La'Mello Parker, died in a hospital Tuesday morning. He was wounded Monday after... more »

• Man arrested after confessing to killing Kentwood couple, says deputies

  February 21, 2021 5:00 PM

  KENTWOOD, La. - Deputies arrested a man on Friday after he confessed to authorities about killing a Kentwood couple who was reported missing on Thursday (Feb. 18). The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 34-year-old Kevin Buckley. Couple Iva Jane Travis, 54, and Lewis “Payton” Travis, 55, had not... more »

• Questions surround fatal Seneca Street shooting Play Video

  September 9, 2017 10:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly man was gunned down inside his car almost nine hours after his next door neighbors were murdered. 68-year-old David Walker was killed while driving his vehicle along Seneca Street on Friday night. Hours earlier, his next door neighbors, Harold Anthony and... more »

• BRPD releases new info in 2017 murder on Thomas Delpit Drive Play Video

  September 8, 2017 10:58 AM

  UPDATE: Police have released vehicle information connected to a murder that occurred on September 8, 2017 on Thomas Delpit Drive. BRPD detectives received information that multiple people exited a silver-colored SUV and began firing at two men. Both men died from their gunshot injuries. Anyone with information on... more »

• One hurt after shooting in Gardere

  May 29, 2017 4:08 PM

  GARDERE - One man is injured after a shooting in Gardere Monday afternoon. The shooting was reported around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 8300 block of Skysail Avenue. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, witnesses reported seeing two males firing at each other. The sheriff's office... more »

• Third suspect wanted for 2014 double murder arrested

  January 7, 2017 4:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A man wanted for a 2014 double murder on Gardere Lane has been arrested. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 21-year-old Plug Lanaute for two counts of first degree murder and armed robbery. Two other suspects, Charles Lanaute and Darrius Miller were arrested in... more »

• Money, language barrier delay hearings for 2 double murder suspects

  November 15, 2016 11:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Hearings set for Tuesday in the case of two men accused of a double murder got delayed after one’s defense attorneys withdrew and the other’s said they are at a stand-still because of money and a language barrier. Ernesto Alonso and Frank Garcia are... more »

• Suspect in Ethel double murder extradited from Germany back to La. Play Video

  June 24, 2016 5:13 PM

  ETHEL - Sources tell News 2 a woman accused in a double murder in East Feliciana Parish in 2014 is back in Louisiana after she was arrested and extradited from Germany. Dulce Maria Funez was arrested in December in Germany after State Police say law enforcement there made contact... more »