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• Drunk driver arrested for 9th DWI charge, prior arrests going back to 1989

  July 20, 2019 3:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 56-year-old man for his 9th DWI late Friday night after he was caught driving recklessly on the roadway. Police initially noticed Ferman Smith change lanes without signaling while driving through the 1900 block of North Acadian Thwy just after midnight. He then began... more »

• Man arrested for fifth DWI offense

  February 25, 2019 6:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Officers with the Baton Rouge Police Department say a man is now facing his fifth DWI arrest. Kendrick Moore was arrested Sunday, Dec. 29 after police saw him weaving in and out of lanes while operating a black Nissan. After pulling Moore over in a... more »

• Area school administrator accused of showing up drunk to school during alcohol awareness week, arrested Play Video

  October 31, 2018 5:44 PM

  PIERRE PART – As students were arriving at school for the annual alcohol awareness week, a campus administrator drove to work drunk and was arrested, WBRZ learned Wednesday. Rachel Turley, the assistant principal at Pierre Part Primary, was detained at the school and later arrested. Authorities said her blood... more »

• Woman charged with 2nd offense DWI after crashing into apartment

  September 7, 2016 5:57 PM

  ZACHARY - State Police reported the arrest of a woman on a second offense DWI charges and others after she crashed her vehicle through an apartment building. 38-year-old Holly Bohling was booked on charges of DWI (2nd Offense), reckless operation of a motor vehicle, public intimidation and simple escape... more »

• Woman arrested for fourth DWI offense in Thibodaux

  August 1, 2016 2:17 PM

  THIBODAUX – Thibodaux Police arrested a woman on her fourth drinking while intoxicated offense on Thursday night. Around 11:50 p.m., police saw and stopped a gray Toyota Camry without a license plate in the area of Canal Boulevard and St. Charles Street in Thibodaux. The driver, 31-year-old Arielle Dumas,... more »

• Man arrested for DWI after crashing truck with infant inside into canal

  June 13, 2016 1:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is in custody after he was accused of crashing his truck into a canal while driving drunk with an infant in the vehicle early Monday morning. 41-year-old Charles Matz, of Baton Rouge, was booked on charges of DWI, vehicular negligent injuring, careless operation and... more »

• Livingston Parish employee still employed despite DWI arrest in parish vehicle Play Video

  April 21, 2016 6:56 PM

  LIVINGSTON- A Livingston Parish employee remains on leave tonight, following a crash that left a parish vehicle severely damaged. State Police said Shevis Ball was drunk at the time of the crash. Ball blew a .168 after investigators administered a Breathalyzer. "He was officially off the clock when this... more »

• Woman pulled over for 4th offense DWI with unrestrained child in car

  March 1, 2016 6:59 PM

  ST. AMANT - A 32-year-old woman from St. Amant was arrested for her fourth DWI after she was reportedly pulled over with a BAC more than four times the legal limit with her unrestrained infant child in the vehicle Monday night, according to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies... more »

• 3 people, drunk driver injured in Airline Hwy DWI crash

  January 1, 2016 2:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police reported the arrest of a man for second offense DWI after he crashed into a car stopped at a red light causing a wreck that involved multiple vehicles. 57-year-old Monday Ezebunwo was booked on charges of second offense DWI, failure to maintain control, drivers license... more »