OPELOUSAS - A St. Landry Parish grand jury has indicted 35-year-old Robert Lee Heard Jr. on a charge of first-degree murder in the September stabbing death of his wife, Demetra Doyle Heard.
Heard is accused in the death of his wife of only two months on or about Sept.... more »
ROCKVILLE - A Maryland woman who called 911 after her husband was unable to breathe found a snoring dispatcher at the other end of the line. The woman called 911 from her Montgomery County home on April 4.
According to a recording of the call, she repeatedly says "hello"... more »
BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man wanted for a local slaying is in custody in Sacramento, California after a Jan. 14 drug deal-turned-armed robbery that left one of his relatives dead. Baton Rouge police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, acting Friday on a tip,... more »
LOS ANGELES- James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos," died in Italy Wednesday.
The 51-year-old was vacationing in Rome, HBO... more »
BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed that state agencies should be banned from paying unequal wages to employees of different genders for the... more »
GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Council will introduce a proposal Thursday evening at their regular meeting which would levy a one mil tax on homeowners in... more »
BATON ROUGE- The attorney representing convicted killer Brett Gerald wants his sentence reduced.
Tommy D'Amico is filing an appeal with the First Circuit Court... more »
WASHINGTON - The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. The chamber rejected 234-188 a Democratic amendment to a wide-ranging... more »