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• 92-year-old attacked, killed inside home

  April 23, 2013 8:42 PM

  NEW ROADS- Sheriffs deputies are investigating a homicide, where an elderly woman was beaten to death inside her home. Family members found Buelleur Morris, 92, Tuesday. Investigators are not sure when she was attacked. Sheriff "Bud" Torres said his deputies are working to solve the case and are... more »

• More elderly drivers involved in fatal crashes

  March 1, 2013 10:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - New data shows the highway can be a deadly place for older drivers in Louisiana. State highway safety leaders say despite the fact older drivers drive less than other demographics, their death rates are higher in car accidents. Preliminary figures from last year show that... more »

• Flu shot did poor job against worst bug in seniors

  February 21, 2013 11:08 AM

  ATLANTA- Health officials say this season's flu shot is only 9 percent effective in protecting seniors against the most common and dangerous flu bug. Flu vaccine tends to protect younger people better than older ones and is never 100 percent effective. But experts say the preliminary results released Thursday are... more »

• Elderly couple found dead in apparent Bossier City murder-suicide

  January 28, 2013 7:49 PM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. - Bossier City Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving an elderly couple. Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale says authorities responded to the home of the couple - both in their 80s - about 10 a.m. Monday after a relative stopped by and found the man and... more »

• Man escapes fire, explosions at his home Play Video

  January 18, 2013 10:45 AM

  ST. AMANT - Firefighters said an elderly man awoken by a fire blowing up bottles of oxygen managed to crawl to safety early this morning. Members of the St. Amant Volunteer Fire Department were called to the home on Brignac Road around 4 a.m. Assistant Chief Derek LeBlanc said... more »

• Man booked for raping elderly woman

  January 8, 2013 9:58 AM

  MARRERO - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say an 83-year-old woman was raped in her Marrero home after she interrupted a burglary. Deputies arrested a suspect, 51-year-old Kenneth Adams, and booked him with aggravated rape, aggravated burglary, simple robbery, resisting an officer, battery on a police officer, possession of drug... more »

• Fiscal cliff threatens federal aid for home heat

  December 12, 2012 1:37 PM

  PORTLAND, Maine - Poor and elderly Americans who rely on aid from the federal government to heat their homes stand to get less help this year if Congress and the White House fail to figure out a way to avoid the combination of tax increases and automatic spending cuts known... more »

• Deputies find woman in submerged car

  December 10, 2012 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies retrieved a woman's body from a vehicle which drove off into a canal near the Mall of Louisiana this afternoon. The sheriff's office released that information shortly before 6 p.m., four-and-a-half hours after the car reportedly drove off a frontage road and into the canal.... more »

• Elderly woman pistol-whipped in Carolina Street home Play Video

  July 5, 2012 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Police are looking for two men, accused of robbing an elderly woman in her own home. Detectives say one man duct-taped the 72-year-old's mouth while another ransacked the house on Carolina Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The woman says the masked men took off after they... more »

• National strategy to fight Alzheimer's

  May 15, 2012 11:25 AM

  WASHINGTON- The Obama administration is declaring Alzheimer's one of the country's biggest health challenges. It's adopting a national strategy that sets the clock ticking toward better treatments by 2025 -- while offering help for suffering families today. A new website will provide families with information about dementia and where to... more »

• Burglars busted by "armed" granny

  May 1, 2012 4:42 PM

  MARION - An elderly Ohio woman says a hidden medical alert device saved her from a violent home break-in. Police say two teens broke into 93-year-old Ruby Snyder's Marion home early this morning. They reportedly tied her up and threatened to kill her. Snyder had a medical... more »

• Elderly woman beats assailant with shoe

  March 6, 2012 2:28 PM

  BAYOU BLACK, La.- A would-be assailant who tried to attack a 74-year-old Bayou Black man with a pellet gun got more than he bargained for. The ski-mask-clad man attacked Thomas Lumbley as he was leaving his home Sunday night. As Lumbley struggled with the attacker, his wife, Clara, called 911... more »

• BRPD: Fake cable workers burglarizing homes Play Video

  January 13, 2012 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge detectives need your help tracking down two thieves who reportedly impersonate fiber optic cable workers or Entergy workers, then steal from the homes they visit. One suspect is described as a 25 to 35-year-old white male weighing 160 to 170 lbs. wearing a worn... more »

• Council: Scam crews claim FEMA requires sandbags

  May 26, 2011 8:38 AM

  HOUMA- The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government says private work crews in the Gibson area have been telling elderly residents they have to sandbag their homes to get federal disaster relief. A statement on the government's website says that's false, and people should call the sheriff's office if they're approached by... more »

• 2 people arrested in death of elderly woman

  February 12, 2011 3:12 PM

  ST. ROSE, La.- Two people have been arrested in connection with a fire that killed an 88-year-old St. Rose woman. The St. Charles Parish sheriff says 32-year-old Toby Beasley, of Hahnville, and Janna Firman, 34, of Picayune, Miss., were jailed in Friday's death of Ophelia Shepard. Investigators say... more »

• Man accused of beating his elderly father

  January 15, 2011 4:51 PM

  HAMMOND, La.- Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Deputies arrested 32-year-old Dominick Joseph Richard, of Gretna, La., for beating his elderly father in November. Investigators say Richard beat his father because he wouldn't give him money to purchase narcotics. Richard hit his father in the head, knocking him unconscious, according to... more »

• Volunteers, bishop serve Christmas meal to those in need

  December 25, 2010 10:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE Volunteers and Bishop Muench will serve a Christmas meal to hundreds of people in need today. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Vincent de Paul dining room. The dining room is located at 220 St. Vincent de Paul Place. ... more »

• Extra steps taken to keep elderly warm in EBR

  December 13, 2010 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Extra steps were taken today to make sure the elderly stay warm as the forecast temperature dips into the mid 20's this evening. Heaters were passed out to the elderly in need, and at the East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging workers made sure the elderly... more »

• Woman rescued from filthy shed last month dies

  November 19, 2010 7:21 AM

  BAYOU BLUE - A 69-year-old woman who was hospitalized last month after Lafourche Parish authorities found her living in filthy conditions has died. Faye Miller died less than three weeks after she was released from a specialized care facility in Gretna. The cause of death is under investigation. Miller was... more »

• Woman accused of neglecting elderly relative

  October 30, 2010 12:21 PM

  Lafourche Parish sheriff's deputies say a 30-year-old woman was arrested on charges of cruelty to the infirm after she allegedly left a relative - an elderly woman - to live in a shed filthy with human waste. April Johnson was booked Thursday into the parish jail, where she's being... more »

• Woman booked with cruelty to elderly relative

  October 29, 2010 7:37 AM

  BAYOU BLUE, LA - A 30-year-old Bayou Blue woman arrested was booked with cruelty to the infirmed. April Johnson's arrest comes after deputies called to a house last month found a 69-year-old woman living in a filthy 10-foot by 16-foot wooden shed attached to the home. Lafourche Parish deputies said... more »

• Elderly man found shot to death in car

  October 17, 2010 1:49 PM

  The New Orleans Police Department is investigating the death of a 77-year-old man whose body was found Sunday in a car. Investigators say the man was found shot to death inside of a white four door Ford Crown Victoria around 7:10 a.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene... more »

• Pontchatoula man accused of abusing elderly father

  August 31, 2010 11:53 AM

  A Ponchatoula man has been arrested in suspicion of abusing his elderly father, according to authorities. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office arrested 47-year-old Jack Bennett, Jr., on Monday for charges of cruelty to the infirm. Sheriff Daniel Edwards said in a press release that their investigation began when an anonymous... more »

• Suspect arrested in death of Keithville man

  July 28, 2010 8:18 AM

  Update: Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested 26-year-old Erick Crain for the first-degree murder of 73-year-old Ernest Luttrell. An elderly Keithville man was shot and killed during an apparent robbery at his home. Ernest Luttrell was found dead inside his home just before noon Sunday. Caddo Parish deputies sheriff's... more »

• Elderly Keithville man killed during robbery

  July 26, 2010 6:58 AM

  An elderly Keithville man was shot and killed during an apparent robbery at his home. Ernest Luttrell was found dead inside his home just before noon Sunday. Caddo Parish deputies sheriff's deputies say Luttrell had been shot at least once, and his wife found his body when she returned home... more »

• Co-workers provide heat relief

  July 8, 2010 10:09 PM

  The summer heat is starting to sizzle, which can be dangerous, especially for the elderly. Tonight, News 2’s Sylvia Weatherspoon found out how employees at the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency are providing some heat relief to make a difference. more »

• Man accused of robbing elderly victim arrested

  April 22, 2010 2:48 PM

  A man wanted for robbing an elderly male of his money in Ascension Parish, is now under arrest. Authorities say James L. Henry Jr., AKA "Manny Phoo", walked up to the victim in the rail road pedestrian tunnel off Division Street and demanded money. Henry allegedly then punched... more »

• 3 men charged with break-in

  April 14, 2010 7:38 AM

  Three men have been arrested after they allegedly forced their way into a 78-year-old woman's home and demanded she give them money. Lafourche Parish deputies say the three men allegedly entered into the Raceland home as the woman was entering with groceries. Eighteen-year-old Yendis Bourda, 20-year-old Calvin Price Jr. and... more »

• Burglary suspects caught when vehicle gets stuck in mud

  March 1, 2010 10:23 PM

  Update: When an elderly woman called 911 to report that her home was being robbed, one of the alleged burglars took the phone and tried to plead his case, saying the woman reminded him of his grandmother. The two alleged burglars got their getaway vehicle stuck in the mud over... more »

• Burglary suspects caught when vehicle gets stuck in mud

  March 1, 2010 1:34 PM

  Two alleged burglars got their getaway vehicle stuck in the mud over the weekend in Livingston Parish, leading to their arrests. Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office officials say Kip O. Bryant, 41, and Theron Hadley, 27, both of Baton Rouge, broke into an elderly woman's house Saturday afternoon by kicking... more »

• Elderly Monroe couple found dead

  February 16, 2010 2:41 PM

  Monroe Police are investigating possible homicides on the city's northside. They say an elderly couple was found shot to death in their bedroom. The victims were identified as 88-year-old Edgar P. Chapman and 77-year-old Agnes G. Chapman. A third person in the home was taken to the police... more »

• New program helps elderly avoid nursing homes

  November 16, 2009 7:04 AM

  A new program is available in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes to help match people with community services so they can stay out of nursing homes. The idea is to help people find the support they need before they deplete their savings. The federally funded pilot program "Louisiana Answers... more »

• Pennington gets grant to study exercise, elderly

  November 6, 2009 10:34 AM

  The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge is receiving about $6 million to study the effects of exercise that prevents elderly people from losing the ability to walk. The National Institute on Aging awarded $29.5 million to several institutions, about one-fifth to Pennington during the next two years... more »

• Kenner woman dies in house fire

  September 30, 2009 9:29 AM

  Kenner firefighters investigated a house fire Tuesday that killed a 70-year old Sue Robichaux who was found in the kitchen of her home. Fire Chief John Hellmers said Robichaux died at the scene. more »