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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 »
  • Father of 13-year-old killed in double murder recalls son's zeal for life Play Video

    December 26, 2018 12:30 AM

    INDEPENDENCE – A 13-year-old and his mother were killed in a double murder before Christmas as they were rounding out a weekend of spending time together. Robert West, Jr., was nearly ready to head home to his dad Sunday night after spending some time with his mother, Daytra Miller.... more »
  • Calendar's Restaurant killer death sentence reinstated

    July 20, 2017 7:11 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court on Thursday reinstated Todd Kelvin Wessinger's death sentence in the 1995 double murder at a popular Baton Rouge restaurant. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2015 decision by U.S. District Judge James Brady that Wessinger had not had an effective... more »
  • Bizarre break leads to arrest in double murder case

    June 23, 2017 7:21 PM

    BAKER – Two people were charged Friday related to a double-murder earlier this month. William Bottoms, Jr., was charged with murder. Megan Marie Gaylord was charged with accessory after the fact. Baker Police originally arrested someone else, but those charges were dropped. The charges are for the... more »
  • Men found shot, killed in car along rural area highway

    June 1, 2017 7:15 PM

    GRANGEVILLE – Two men were found dead, shot in the head and left for dead in a car in a quiet, rural community in St. Helena Parish Thursday. Authorities said the bodies were found in a car on Highway 37, just east of LA 63, in Grangeville. The area... 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 »
  • Funeral services for WBR deputy and daughter set for Saturday

    September 29, 2016 6:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A deputy who was killed along with her daughter in a double-murder suicide on Tuesday will be laid to rest on Saturday. Corporal Donna LeBlanc and her 21-year-old daughter, Carli Jo, were killed during a shooting at their home. Police identified the shooter as their neighbor,... more »
  • APSO investigating a double-murder suicide in Prairieville

    August 15, 2016 1:29 PM

    ASCENSION – Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a double-murder suicide that occurred on Sunday around 1 p.m. Deputies responded to a home on Oak Trace Road in Prairieville in reference to a neighbor hearing a gunshot that came from inside the home. 37-year-old Shawn Millet, is believed to have... more »
  • Hammond PD looks to ID persons of interest in double murder

    July 14, 2016 2:09 PM

    HAMMOND - Police are looking to identify a pair of subjects in connection with the double murder of an aunt and nephew in Hammond earlier this week. The bodies of 65-year-old Beverly Thompson and 39-year-old Toreo Thompson were found on Monday morning inside and outside of a residence in... more »
  • Hammond Police investigate double murder of aunt, nephew

    July 11, 2016 10:40 AM

    HAMMOND - Police are investigating a double murder that happened early Sunday morning in Hammond. Hammond Police responded to the scene in the 1400 block of Hoover Street at 1:00 a.m. to find two people had been killed at the residence. Officers said they found 65-year-old Beverly Thompson outside... 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 »
  • Arrest made in Natalbany double murder case

    June 9, 2016 2:43 PM

    NATALBANY – Investigators in Tangipahoa Parish confirm that an arrest has been made in connection with a double murder in Natalbany last week. Deputies say a 15-year-old male was arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of 31-year-old Randy Darnell Bickham and 31-year-old Charleston Mitchell. According to the Tangipahoa... more »
  • Deputies make 5th arrest in 2015 Donaldsonville double murder

    April 19, 2016 12:23 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE - Sheriff’s deputies in Ascension Parish announced the arrest of a fifth person in connection with a 2015 double murder in Donaldsonville. APSO says the arrest of Demond Foley came through a joint effort with the New Orleans Police Department and the U.S. Marshals late Friday evening at... more »
  • Murdered Southern students laid to rest Saturday

    April 16, 2016 9:39 AM

    LAKE CHARLES – One of two funerals scheduled Saturday for murdered Southern University students will take place in this southwest Louisiana city. LaShuntae Benton was laid to rest around noon. Visitation started at 9 a.m. A wake was held the day before. Annette January was buried almost simultaneously... more »
  • Deputies searching for third suspect in year-old double murder

    March 3, 2016 5:49 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE - In an effort to speed up the arrest of a man who has been wanted for a double murder for the last year, deputies in Ascension Parish went on Facebook. Demond Foley is wanted on two counts of first degree murder. Deputies believe he had a role... more »
  • Ethel murder suspect prepares for extradition Play Video

    December 29, 2015 6:20 PM

    EAST FELICIANA PARISH - District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla says he is willing to drop the death penalty from a murder case in order to extradite the suspect back to Louisiana. Dulce Maria Funez, 30, was arrested in Germany, according to the U.S. Marshal's Office. She's one of the... more »
  • Double-murder suicide leaves 3 dead in Independence

    December 16, 2015 4:34 AM

    INDEPENDENCE- Authorities are looking into a shooting that left three people dead in Independence. Police Chief Frank Edwards says Thomas Ransom, 35, walked into Angie's Bar on Highway 51 North and fatally shot his estranged wife and another man before turning the gun on himself. Police found the gunman's... more »
  • State Police identify victims in Clinton double murder

    December 8, 2015 1:03 PM

    CLINTON - Louisiana State Police have identified the victims of a double murder that happened in Clinton Sunday afternoon. The victims are 46-year-old Kem Smith of Clinton and 39-year-old Clifton Cowan, Jr. of Zachary. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s deputies and State Police reported the arrest of 31-year-old Eric... more »

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