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• Brawl in high school hall captured on video; EBR schools say protocols were followed Play Video

  February 10, 2023 6:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Parents of students at Woodlawn High School allege school administration ignored their requests for meetings after fights broke out during school hours. That's not all: They also say there's been disparity in the discipline that's implemented, depending on whom the children are and their race. ... more »

• Woman shot armed robber during Facebook Marketplace meet-up

  October 7, 2021 2:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman shot a man after he tried to steal her Xbox at gunpoint. The confrontation happened Sept. 28 after the woman — who was selling the game console over Facebook — set up a meeting with 20-year-old Dane Johnson. The victim told police that... more »

• Woman allegedly tried to hit man with her car in hotel parking lot

  June 7, 2021 6:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman struck a parked car as she tried to run over a man in a hotel parking lot Sunday night, according to Baton Rouge Police. The Baton Rouge Police Department said an officer came across the commotion shortly before 11 o'clock outside the Daymont by... more »

• Two bystanders shot in Kentwood while leaving high school football game

  September 7, 2019 4:30 PM

  KENTWOOD- Police are investigating a shooting on Avenue H that left two people injured. According to the Daily Star, the two victims were leaving a high school football game to their parked car. When they were three blocks from school they came across a group of people who were... more »

• Teacher knocked out, hospitalized after altercation between students Play Video

  September 11, 2017 1:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A teacher at Tara High School was transported to the hospital with a head injury after getting involved in an altercation between two students Monday morning. Authorities say one female student charged at another during an argument. The teacher stood in the way of the attack... more »

• Felon arrested after trying to fool officers with fake names

  April 5, 2017 3:46 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a felon for illegal firearm possession after he tried to lie about his identity Tuesday. Police responded to a call about a man with a gun in the 3000 block of Baker Blvd. According to arrest records, an officer found a man matching the suspect's... more »

• EBRSO: Man locks himself inside home, attempts to set fire after fight with mother Play Video

  April 3, 2017 9:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A suspect reportedly locked himself inside a house and attempted to set it on fire after he got into a fight with his mother Monday night. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the 8000 block of Sharon Hills Blvd. after... more »

• Man breaks into ex's home, gets into fist fight

  January 18, 2017 4:51 PM

  PIERRE PART - Police arrested a man Monday for breaking into his estranged domestic partner's home and getting into a fist fight on Jan. 10. Assumption Parish Police say 45-year-old Randy Hebert sent threatening text messages to the victim before driving to her Lee Drive home. Hebert then forcibly... more »

• Dillard University officer fires gun on campus following fight

  November 17, 2016 4:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a report of an officer firing at a vehicle following a fight on Dillard University's campus. The incident happened on Thursday around 11 a.m. on Dillard's campus where a campus officer responded to an alleged fight. The officer saw... more »

• Man wanted after fight that left victim with fractures in his face

  June 1, 2016 12:14 AM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish deputies arrested one man and are looking for a second following a fight that left one man with broken bones in his face. Deputies released a photo of Oliver Solomon, 20, Tuesday evening. He's wanted for 2nd degree battery and disturbing the peace. A... more »

• Women behind graduation ceremony brawl released from jail

  May 18, 2016 8:46 AM

  GONZALES - The four women arrested in connection with a brawl that started during a recent graduation ceremony at East Ascension High School have been released from jail without posting bond, according to online records. 17-year-olds Destiney Thompson and Delencia Williiams, 18-year-old Rodneisha Patterson and 20-year-old Travonshay Mills were... more »

• Mayor's Office discusses Earth Day violence at Friday press conference Play Video

  April 29, 2016 9:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Mayor "Kip" Holden and other officials held a news conference late Friday morning to discuss recent incidents that erupted downtown during this year's Earth Day festivities. On that Sunday, chaotic altercations erupted between young people in the downtown festival area with pictures and videos immediately appearing... more »