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  • Future of residents in filthy group home uncertain after owner dies Play Video

    August 5, 2021 5:37 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Neighbors in north Baton Rouge said a number of residents fled a group home plagued with problems after the owner died unexpectedly. Owner Erracia Davenport has been the focus of numerous WBRZ Investigative Unit reports after the state cited him for the squalor, but he would... more »
  • Man injured, later arrested in explosives incident at group home Thursday

    December 24, 2020 4:15 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A man was booked into jail early Christmas morning after a bizarre situation involving reports of gunfire and what appeared to be homemade explosives. Joseph Paul Mobley, 22, was booked into jail for possession and manufacturing of a bomb. Mobley was arrested after being treated... more »
  • State launches investigation after woman ends up with broken arm in group home Play Video

    November 6, 2019 6:35 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State investigators are looking into an incident last month that involved a woman who was left with a broken arm at a group home on Brookshire Avenue. Family members of 44-year-old Rebecca Jacocks told WBRZ a loved one showed up for a surprise visit and realized... more »
  • Judge grants injunction to shut down group home Play Video

    December 18, 2018 5:47 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Months after a group home was featured in reports by the WBRZ Investigative Unit, a judge granted an injunction Tuesday to close a group home run by Eric Davenport. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said his office made an inspection at the site last month and found... more »
  • Arrests made after WBRZ report on group home issue Play Video

    July 31, 2018 6:38 PM

    PONCHATOULA- Law enforcement arrested two women amid a criminal investigation into alleged mistreatment of a special needs man from Livingston Parish. The women, Latricia Johnson and Tykeisha Berry, were both charged with cruelty to the infirm, principle to second-degree battery and criminal conspiracy. The arrests come after a WBRZ... more »
  • State lawmaker demanding changes at group homes following WBRZ report

    May 31, 2018 5:36 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State Senator Regina Barrow took the first steps Thursday to make sure more regulations are in place for people who run group homes. She submitted a resolution creating a task force which will impose those regulations on them. Right now, group homes can pop up anywhere and... more »
  • State investigators raid group home over deplorable living conditions Play Video

    May 30, 2018 5:51 PM

    UPDATE: On Wednesday night, group home owner Chantay Davenport responded, claiming the photos from inside her facility were a violation of her resident's privacy. She told WBRZ that residents are responsible for taking care of themselves and she is not neglecting them. ***** BATON ROUGE- A group home... more »
  • Owner of group home where one person died in December not licensed by state Play Video

    April 19, 2016 5:33 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The owner of a group home that went up in flames just before Christmas leaving one man dead and another victim injured was not licensed by the State Department of Health and Hospitals, according to a DHH spokeswoman. State guidelines require most group homes to get licenses... more »

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