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• Man receives probation after climbing into Zachary home's window to see underage girl, killing her father Play Video

  August 12, 2025 4:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A man arrested for the 2021 death of a Zachary homeowner was found guilty of reduced charges and sentenced to probation on Tuesday. On July 18, 2021, 34-year-old Dezmon Hamilton was shot and killed in his home. Police said that Nicholas Mcquirter, then 17, climbed through... more »

• Callihan pleads guilty to federal charges connected to murder, kidnapping of Loranger woman, daughters Play Video

  August 6, 2025 4:10 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — A man arrested last year for the murder of a Loranger woman and her daughter pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal kidnapping charges. In a New Orleans courtroom, Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death and transportation of a minor to engage in criminal sexual... more »

• Man who pleaded guilty to robbing Bluebonnet Boulevard bank sentenced to a dozen years in prison Play Video

  April 30, 2025 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge man who pleaded guilty to a 2024 armed robbery has been sentenced to more than 12½ years in prison. In addition to a 151 month prison sentence, 40-year-old Jonathan Lanaute will also serve three years of supervised release and pay $20,000 in restitution... more »

• Baton Rouge man sentenced to 30 years after pleading guilty to fatally shaking his son Play Video

  April 25, 2025 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A man who admitted to killing his infant son after shaking the six-month-old to get him to stop crying has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Luciano Livious Sr., 27, was arrested in June 2023 after his son was taken to the hospital with traumatic... more »

• Rapper Young Thug will be released from jail after he pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

  October 31, 2024 6:36 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug pleaded guilty Thursday in Atlanta to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail, though he could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence. The 33-year-old Grammy-winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams,... more »

• Man who killed his child's mother in 2016 sentenced to 30 years in prison Play Video

  August 21, 2024 10:17 AM

  GONZALES— A Gonzales man who killed the mother of his child in 2016 will spend three decades in jail. Jarvis McNair, 33, admitted to killing Shondrica Dejoie in front of her 10 month old child in July 2016. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says McNair shot her in the... more »

• Surveillance video played part in plea deal for trooper who shot man in the back: See the video here Play Video

  September 13, 2022 5:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Surveillance video obtained by WBRZ shows the moments a fired – and now convicted – Louisiana State Trooper shot an unarmed man in the back in July 2018. The trooper, Kasha Domingue, pleaded guilty in a deal Monday. WBRZ first reported on the plea agreement earlier... more »

• After Nakamoto report, councilman resigns and promises to repay salary Play Video

  September 25, 2018 12:59 PM

  WHITE CASTLE – A town councilman will resign his position after a WBRZ Investigative Unit report showed he was still serving as a politician despite a felony conviction and a requirement he leave his elected position. Chris Landry posted his resignation on Facebook hours after the report by Chris... more »