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• Sexual battery case involving former BRPD officer officially filed Play Video

  May 29, 2026 7:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE — An officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department is being charged with misdemeanor sexual battery after he allegedly groped a gas station employee in December of 2025, according to court documents. On Dec. 5, 2025, 32-year-old Stefan Jones allegedly groped the employee in an incident captured... more »

• Complaint filed against Metro Council, claims conflict of interest with new parish attorney Play Video

  May 21, 2026 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An ethics complaint was filed on Thursday, May 21, against seven Metro Council members who voted to approve a new parish attorney on April 30. The complaint claims that at the time of the vote, attorney John McLindon was the private defense attorney for Councilwoman Laurie... more »

• Deputies: No charges to be filed in death of 80-year-old struck by truck while visiting from Virginia Play Video

  March 17, 2025 10:53 AM

  PORT ALLEN — No criminal action will be taken in the death of an 80-year-old man struck by a car last week while visiting the capital region from Virginia, West Baton Rouge Parish deputies said Monday. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said they are treating the late Wednesday... more »

• Nursing home owner appeals state's decision to revoke licenses after botched evacuation Play Video

  October 13, 2021 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The appeals process has officially started for nursing home owner Bob Dean, who is under investigation following a mass evacuation to a makeshift shelter ahead of Hurricane Ida. The appeal was filed last week by Dean's attorney John McLindon to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).... more »

• Second lawsuit filed against EBR Clerk of Court; employees claim they were fired for reporting sexual harassment Play Video

  May 20, 2020 12:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A former East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court employee alleges in a lawsuit she was sexually harassed by Clerk of Court Chief Deputy Greg Brown and that she was retaliated against then fired after the harassment was reported. It's the second lawsuit filed this year alleging very... more »

• Walker files lawsuit against state; blames I-12 expansion for flooding

  January 5, 2017 4:17 PM

  WALKER – The city of Walker filed a class action lawsuit against the state, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and its contractors on Thursday afternoon, citing that the expansion of I-12 contributed to the severe flooding in the area during the August flood. Attorney Josh Palmintier of deGravelles,... more »