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Lawsuit over EBR Parish Prison suicide to move forward without sheriff as defendant
February 3, 2023 1:17 PM
BATON ROUGE - A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed after the death of an inmate in early 2020, but has removed the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff as a defendant. U.S. District Court Judge John DeGravelles denied the City Parish... more » -
Sheriff's office reviewing policies after woman wrongfully arrested for EBR warrant on honeymoon Play Video
February 12, 2020 5:52 PM
BATON ROUGE – The sheriff’s office is considering ways to prevent future, wrongful arrests after a woman was mistakenly arrested after a honeymoon cruise this month. A woman from Hammond was detained at the cruise ship terminal in New Orleans following a cruise after an arrest warrant was filed... more » -
Woman visits jail with illegal drugs, gets locked up as well
December 5, 2019 10:46 AM
BATON ROUGE – Officials with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office say a woman has been arrested for trying to smuggle crystal meth, heroin and marijuana into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. According to a police report, 26-year-old Takeela Foster visited Parish Prison on Wednesday afternoon around 1:30... more » -
Wave of inmates taken to the hospital after getting sick in jail Play Video
February 5, 2019 9:47 AM
BATON ROUGE - Paramedics were summoned over the course of a few hours Tuesday morning to strange health-related calls where inmates were reportedly ill at the parish jail. Four people were whisked from the jail before 8 o'clock Tuesday. The inmates were taken to the hospital out of an... more »