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• Two men indicted on murder charges after Pierre Part heroin overdose

  January 18, 2017 5:05 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE – Authorities say two men have been indicted on murder charges after a Pierre Part man died of a heroin overdose in July. According to District Attorney Ricky L. Babin, a grand jury returned a true bill of indictment for second degree murder on 38-year-old Reid Leonard and... more »

• CVS to begin selling opioid overdose reversal drug over-the-counter

  May 26, 2016 2:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- CVS announced on Thursday that it will begin selling an over-the-counter opioid and heroin overdose reversal drug in its pharmacies in Louisiana, along with six other states. According to the company, the drug, called naloxone, will be available to individuals without an individual prescription. Tom Davis, RPh,Vice President... more »

• Judge orders life sentence for man convicted of heroin overdose death Play Video

  February 12, 2016 3:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge ordered Thursday that a Denham Springs man found guilty in the 2013 heroin overdose death of his girlfriend will spend the rest of his life in prison. Judge Don Johnson kept in line the decison made by a jury in 2013 who convicted 26-year-old... more »

• Man accused of dealing heroin which caused overdose death

  August 28, 2015 1:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's detectives accused a Baton Rouge man of murder for dealing heroin which caused someone to die from an overdose earlier this year. Deputies charged 24-year-old Brandon Jamal Parker with second degree murder and possession with intent to distribute heroin for the March 7 death of... more »