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• Suspicious, gun-carrying individual taken into custody after being spotted near Ascension schools

  November 8, 2023 1:59 PM

  DUTCHTOWN - Multiple schools were briefly put on lockdown after a person with a gun was spotted walking down a nearby highway on Wednesday morning. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the individual was spotted along LA 74 in the Dutchtown area, prompting lockdowns at the Dutchtown High, Dutchtown... more »

• Prosecutors won't pursue charges against LSU star Malik Nabers after New Orleans arrest Play Video

  February 21, 2023 2:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers was arrested in the French Quarter Monday night after an officer spotted a handgun in his pocket, though the state does not intend to prosecute the case against the college football star. Arrest records say Nabers, 19, was among the Mardi... more »

• Child shot armed burglar during home invasion; 2 more suspects arrested

  July 1, 2021 3:03 PM

  CLINTON - The sheriff's office released new details about a deadly home invasion where a 12-year-old shot and killed the person breaking into a family's home this week. WBRZ first reported new details earlier Friday and the East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office released even more information later in the... more »

• BRPD to offer concealed handgun class for women Feb. 18

  January 30, 2017 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department is offering a concealed handgun class for women on Feb. 18. The class will be taught by BRPD firearm instructors from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Joint Law Enforcement Training Center located at 999 W. Irene Road in Zachary. The... more »

• BRPD to offer concealed weapon permit class Nov. 26

  November 9, 2016 1:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department is offering a concealed handgun permit class later this month. The class will be offered on Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and will be held at the Joint Law Enforcement Training Center located at 999 W. Irene Road... more »

• UPDATE: Man from Geismar wanted for aggravated assault turns himself in

  May 11, 2016 11:46 AM

  ASCENSION- A man from Geismar who was wanted by the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office for illegal use of weapons, aggravated second-degree battery and aggravated assault with a firearm turned himself into authorities on Wednesday afternoon. 45-year-old Andre Scott was wanted by authorities following an incident that happened on May... more »

• Man accused of pointing gun at another driver, fleeing accident

  April 29, 2016 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies arrested a Baton Rouge man Thursday after they say he caused an accident on Joor Road, pointed a firearm at the other driver and then fled the scene. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputies charged 59-year-old Michael Mannino with aggravated assault with a firearm, reckless operation,... more »