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• Win a new house tonight! Dream Home Giveaway hours away

  June 15, 2013 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- In less than three hours, someone will win a new home. WBRZ presents the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway at 7 p.m. On WBRZ Channel 2 Saturday evening. Tickets are still available to win the house, although they are selling fast! To reserve one call (800)... more »

• 2013 Dream Home will be given-away tonight!

  June 15, 2013 1:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Saturday, someone will win a nearly half-million dollar house. The house will be given-away live on television to the lucky person. It is for the 2013 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway. A $100 ticket secures a chance at winning the house in an upscale neighborhood in southeast... more »

• Felon booked in Kenner home-grown marijuana case

  June 12, 2013 3:07 PM

  KENNER - Allegations about a home-based marijuana growing operation have led to the arrest of a Kenner man on drug and weapon charges. Kenner police said they received an anonymous tip about marijuana being grown at a residence. Detectives searched the home Tuesday and found 32 marijuana plants, plus 18... more »

• Tour the St. Jude Dream Home today, Sunday

  June 8, 2013 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - The 2013 St. Jude Dream Home opens again Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. to peek at new ideas in home building. While touring the house for free, you can also buy a raffle ticket to win the home. Proceeds benefit the... more »

• Stocks open sharply higher on Wall Street

  May 28, 2013 8:56 AM

  NEW YORK- A jump in home prices is helping send the stock market sharply higher in early trading. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 143 points to 15,447 shortly after the opening bell Tuesday, a gain of 1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up 17 points at... more »

• New trends for home interior this summer Play Video

  May 24, 2013 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Home decorator Stacy Naquin appeared on News 2 at 4 today to discuss the hottest trends for your home this summer. She owns Stacy Naquin Interiors in Baton Rouge. For more information you can contact her at Email: stacynaquin@cox.net. more »

• Retirement home employee arrested for theft

  May 22, 2013 11:36 AM

  SLIDELL- A 52-year-old Slidell retirement home employee is facing several theft charges after police say she stole jewelry and a digital camera from residents and then sold the items to local pawn shops. The Times-Picayune reports Stephanie Ducre is being held in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on a $25,000... more »

• Lightning strike causes fire at evacuated home

  May 22, 2013 10:38 AM

  BAYOU CORNE - Authorities said strong storms today caused a fire at a Bayou Corne home evacuated due to the nearby sinkhole. Sheriff Mike Waguespack posted a picture of the damaged home on social media early this morning, saying it added "insult to injury." There were no injuries... more »

• Proposals would limit cuts in Medicaid program

  May 20, 2013 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Proposals making it more difficult to cut the rates paid to hospitals and nursing homes for taking care of Medicaid patients are nearing final passage. Support from lawmakers comes despite concerns the constitutional amendments would further limit budget areas available to cut when Louisiana has financial woes... more »

• Home improvement fraud arrest made

  May 20, 2013 11:22 AM

  PINEVILLE - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say a complaint from a homeowner has led to an arrest. . The homeowner contracted a Pineville man for repairs after the Christmas 2012 tornado damaged his home. Deputies tell The Town Talk 58-year-old Joe Jaime was arrested and booked into the Rapides Parish... more »

• Family loses everything in fire Play Video

  May 16, 2013 3:17 PM

  ST. AMANT - A knocked-over candle cost a family everything they had in a house fire, according to the St. Amant Fire Department. "The power went out between midnight and one. My husband left for work he had lit candles when the power went out. One of them got... more »

• State may alter some Road Home requirements

  May 15, 2013 3:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- Louisiana may ease some of the restrictions on the use of federal aid money in the state Road Home program for homeowners who were looking to rebuild, repair or sell property damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The state's Office of Community said its proposals include... more »

• FBI: Raid of Minn. home disrupted 'terror attack'

  May 6, 2013 1:11 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS - The FBI says a potential terror attack that it believes was disrupted by a mobile home raid was in its "planning stages" and the target was believed to be in western Minnesota. Buford Rogers was arrested Friday after a search of the 24-year-old's Montevideo home turned up Molotov... more »

• City will demolish house where child porn was found

  May 2, 2013 10:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The home of a man in jail on child porn charges will be torn down once utilities are disconnected the city said Thursday. A sign alerting of the demolition has already been posted on the home on Stoney Creek Avenue. David Burke lived there until he... more »

• Judge declares BR family law unconstitutional

  April 25, 2013 1:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The definition of family, as spelled out by the City of Baton Rouge, is unconstitutional according to District Court Judge Janice Clark. Under the law, 3 or more unrelated people could not live together in neighborhoods zoned for single family. Judge Clark ruled that definition... more »

• Quick action from firefighters saves home

  April 1, 2013 10:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters in Baton Rouge said quick response helped them save a family home after an electrical fire this morning. Curt Monte with Baton Rouge Fire said it happened at 10746 Red Oak around 8:30 Monday morning. Investigators believe an electrical malfunction in a storage room started... more »

• Halfway homes stay in Baton Rouge Play Video

  March 21, 2013 5:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge ruled that Oxford Homes, which house men and women with disabilities as well as recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, can stay in Baton Rouge. A year ago Westminster neighborhood board members attempted to prevent recovering alcoholics and drug addicts from living in group homes... more »

• Upturn in home construction sends stocks higher

  March 19, 2013 8:57 AM

  NEW YORK- A surprisingly strong increase in new home construction is sending stocks higher in early trading on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 40 points, or 0.3 percent, to 14,491 shortly after the opening bell Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was up two points, or... more »

• Man arrested, home damaged in hit and run

  March 18, 2013 2:38 PM

  Walker- A man who admitted to police he crashed into a home in Livingston Parish over the weekend, then took off on foot, is now behind bars. Police say early Saturday morning, Ashlyn Schroeder walked out of her home on Gaylord Road in Walker and found a car crashed... more »

• Habitat Home and Garden Show this weekend in BR

  March 7, 2013 10:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Homeowners and builders across the area have a chance to get design ideas and more from the Habitat Home and Garden Show this weekend in Baton Rouge. The show is organized by the Capital Region Builders Association, and runs Saturday and Sunday March 9 and 10... more »

• City to deal with porn house called eyesore

  March 5, 2013 9:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The city will deal with a house where hundreds of images of child pornography were found last year. Neighbors have complained about the house on Stoney Creek Ave. A judge ruled the city can make repairs, and if it is deemed dangerous, it can be torn... more »

• Jindal faces trouble in home state

  February 25, 2013 2:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor Bobby Jindal is facing trouble in Louisiana, even he gives advice on how the GOP can regroup and looks to position himself to be a national party front man. The new head of the Republican Governors Association has made a series of cuts to health services... more »

• Billy Cannon released from hospital after stroke

  February 21, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU football legend Billy Cannon left the hospital today after treatment for a stroke, according to the university's athletic department. Spokesperson Herb Vincent said Cannon's family told him the former Heisman winner was on his way home. He was rushed to the hospital Tuesday from Angola... more »

• Biden says a shotgun will scare off intruders

  February 19, 2013 3:43 PM

  WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden says Americans don't need semi-automatic weapons to protect their homes because a couple of blasts from a shotgun will scare off intruders. The vice president encouraged those worried about defending themselves to buy a shotgun. He was speaking Tuesday in an online video as... more »

• Jefferson Parish woman killed by gunshots at home

  February 17, 2013 10:34 AM

  GRETNA, La. - Jefferson Parish authorities say an 81-year-old woman has been shot and killed after someone fire into her home in the Bridge City community. Sheriff Newell Normand says in a news release that it's not clear if the woman was the intended target in the shooting, but she... more »

• Home builder booked with felony theft

  February 7, 2013 6:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities have arrested a Baton Rouge home builder accused of failing to pay more than 30 subcontractors more than $528,000 on four home building projects in 2012. Quinn Martin, was booked Tuesday on 54 counts of misapplication of payments by a contractor and four counts of felony... more »

• Phoenix police at home connected to shooting

  January 30, 2013 2:00 PM

  PHOENIX - Phoenix police are at a home connected to the scene of an office complex shooting. Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos says police are talking to someone at the home who is not the suspect. Martos says the home is connected to the shooting that wounded three people but... more »

• 2 people found dead in Bossier City home

  January 28, 2013 2:06 PM

  BOSSIER CITY - Two people have been found dead inside a home in Bossier City. Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale says that an elderly couple lived in the home. Their identities have not been released. Authorities responded to the home about 10 a.m. Monday after a relative stopped at the... more »

• Volunteers give back in honor of MLK Day Play Video

  January 21, 2013 5:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a group of 3,000 volunteers made up of more than 200 organizations spent their time cleaning up neighborhoods. Baton Rouge Delta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority lead the 2nd Annual MLK Day of Service. The day... more »

• Police identify victim in deadly shooting

  January 11, 2013 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of a woman killed when someone shot at her apartment on La Margie street in Baton Rouge last night. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Shaquanan Jones, 26, died around 9:30 p.m. last night. He said she'd been hit by... more »

• APSO: Man tied up, robbed at his home

  January 8, 2013 4:12 PM

  BELLE ROSE - Sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help today finding the people responsible for a home invasion in Belle Rose earlier this week. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said two masked men robbed a 22-year-old Belle Rose resident in his home the night of Jan. 6. ... more »

• Teen shot in hunting accident continues to recover

  December 12, 2012 10:33 AM

  LIVONIA - A teen shot in the head during a hunting accident is doing better than expected, according to his father. He said Brandt Torres, 15, was able to come home from the hospital Tuesday. He said his son was also talking a little bit, and would be starting... more »

• Man fatally shot during home invasion

  December 11, 2012 11:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police say a 34-year-old man was shot and killed during an apparent robbery attempt Monday night after a family that returned home startled the gunmen. The Times-Picayune reports Cory Bush was standing outside of his house around 9:45 p.m. Monday when he was approached by three... more »

• FEMA to help elevate Terrebonne homes

  December 10, 2012 8:47 AM

  HOUMA - More structures in Terrebonne Parish will get a boost above future storm surges with another wave of federal grants. About $3 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency money will be used to elevate 11 homes and one commercial building in Terrebonne Parish. The money comes from... more »

• Fire destroys home in E. Baton Rouge

  November 30, 2012 3:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire destroyed a home in East Baton Rouge Parish this afternoon. It happened at 6898 Lacey Drive in northern Baton Rouge around 2:40 p.m. Firefighters said a woman was inside the home when the fire started, but made it out without injury. The... more »

• Fed survey: US economy growing at steady pace

  November 28, 2012 1:06 PM

  WASHINGTON - A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth in October and early November in most parts of the United States, according to a Federal Reserve survey. The one exception was the Northeast, which was slowed by Superstorm Sandy. The Fed says growth improved... more »

• Murdered man was witness, victim in July 4 shooting Play Video

  November 27, 2012 12:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Court documents show Shermaine Matthews was the primary witness in a shooting on the Mississippi River Bridge earlier this year. Family members said Matthews, 28, was shot five times while traveling in a car on the bridge on the Fourth of July. He was in critical... more »

• Minnesota man says he fired more shots than needed

  November 26, 2012 2:36 PM

  LITTLE FALLS, Minn. - Authorities say a Minnesota man admits firing more shots than necessary at two teenagers he said had broken into his home. He's charged with murder in the shooting deaths of the 18-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy, who was the girl's cousin. They were shot on Thanksgiving... more »

• US new home starts jump to fastest pace in 4 years

  November 20, 2012 12:27 PM

  WASHINGTON - The government reports that the nation's home builders began construction last month on the most homes and apartments since July 2008. It is fresh evidence that the housing recovery is gaining momentum. The Commerce Department says builders broke ground on homes in October at a seasonally adjusted annual... more »

• Three dead after fiery plane crash

  November 13, 2012 9:44 PM

  JACKSON, Miss- Three people are dead after a plane crashed into a neighborhood Tuesday evening. The Piper PA-32 single-engine plane went down on top of a house near Hawkins Field Airport and ignited a fireball. Dental records or DNA would be needed to confirm the identities of the... more »

• Plane crashes in Jackson, Miss., neighborhood

  November 13, 2012 6:35 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. - Authorities say a small plane with three people aboard has crashed into a neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, near an airport. A Jackson deputy fire chief told WJTV-TV that one person escaped a burning home Tuesday evening with minor injuries. It was not immediately clear if anyone else... more »

• State orders Texas Brine to take further sinkhole steps

  November 12, 2012 6:41 PM

  BAYOU CORNE - State conservation officials issued a series of orders today for Texas Brine to follow as they continue to clean up a sinkhole which formed on their property in Assumption Parish. State Commissioner of Conservation James Welsh ordered the company to install a network of observation and... more »

• Three sought in supply store thefts

  November 7, 2012 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge asked the public today for help identifying three men involved in a supply store theft this summer. Police released a surveillance photo of three men taken back in July. They said on July 11 and 12 they came into the Home Depot... more »

• Measure of US home prices rises most in 6 years

  November 6, 2012 12:18 PM

  WASHINGTON - A measure of U.S. home prices jumped 5 percent in September compared with a year ago. It is the largest year-over-year increase since July 2006. The gain reported by CoreLogic offers the latest evidence of a continued housing recovery. The real estate data provider also says that prices... more »

• Home valued at $1.5M a total loss in fire

  October 24, 2012 4:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters said a million-dollar Baton Rouge home is a total loss after a fire this afternoon. Curt Monte with Baton Rouge Fire said the fire at the home on Rue Bienvenue was already into the roof when they arrived. They estimated the home to be worth... more »

• US home sales dip 1.7 percent on tight inventory

  October 19, 2012 10:15 AM

  WASHINGTON - Americans bought fewer previously occupied homes in September after hitting a two-year high in August. The National Association of Realtors says sales dipped 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.75 million. That's down from a rate of 4.83 million in August, which was the highest... more »

• Mom booked after kids found alone in burning home

  October 15, 2012 3:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A 24-year-old New Orleans woman was arrested on child neglect charges after police said firefighters had to use CPR to revive twin 6-year-old girls left alone in a home that caught fire over the weekend. According to investigators, firefighters found the two girls hiding -- one in... more »

• Mortgage rates hit all-time low Play Video

  September 27, 2012 6:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Mortgage rates are at a national all time low at 3.4% on a 30-year fixed rate. The low rates come as the Federal Reserve continue to stimulate the housing sector. "The rates have stayed historically low, which has allowed quite a few people to refinance, cutting their... more »

• Contracts to buy US homes fell slightly in August

  September 27, 2012 10:27 AM

  WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes fell in August from a two-year high in July. The National Association of Realtors says its index of sales agreements dropped 2.6 percent last month to 99.2. In July, the index rose to 101.9. That was... more »

• Decorating to make guests more comfortable Play Video

  September 26, 2012 5:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Elizabeth Carter stopped by the set to talk about how to make your guest feel comfortable in your home. She is an interior designer who owns Elizabeth Carter Interior Design, LLC. Carter suggests using white bedding, painting the walls a soothing airy color and setting up... more »

• Officials dismantle meth lab at Vivian mobile home

  August 20, 2012 11:52 AM

  VIVIAN, La. - Authorities have arrested a 26-year-old Vivian man for making meth at a mobile home where three children were living. The Caddo-Shreveport Narcotics Task Force were called to investigate a suspected lab Sunday after Vivian police found materials associated with a lab while working a trespassing call. Agents... more »

• Man sought in Ascension Parish home invasion

  August 13, 2012 4:57 PM

  ST. AMANT - Investigators asked for the public's help finding a man who broke into a St. Amant home and held a resident at gunpoint before stealing money and a car. Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley said it happened around 11 p.m. this past Friday at a home on... more »

• Lightning blamed for fire which destroyed home

  July 27, 2012 4:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters said a lightning strike is to blame for a fire which destroyed a Baton Rouge home this afternoon. Barry Mounce with BRFD said they were called to 222 West Woodgate Court at 2:27 p.m. Witnesses said they heard a loud boom as storms moved through... more »

• Girl killed, 4 others hurt in NY house explosion

  July 24, 2012 9:48 AM

  WILSON, N.Y. - Authorities say a girl has been killed and four family members are hospitalized after their western New York home was leveled by an explosion. The Niagara County Sheriff's Office says the blast occurred around 6 a.m. Tuesday at a home in the rural town of Wilson,... more »

• Pastor, sister arrested in connection with house fire Play Video

  July 11, 2012 4:59 PM

  ZACHARY - Investigators accused two people, including a pastor from the Ministry of Love church in East Baton Rouge Parish, of intentionally setting fire to a Zachary home this week. Authorities arrested Bridgett Barnes-Steib in suspicion of arson today, in connection with a fire to the large home on... more »

• Million-dollar home damaged by fire

  July 9, 2012 3:16 PM

  ZACHARY - Investigators said they're still looking into the cause of a fire which did thousands of dollars in damage to a large home in Zachary this morning. Four departments responded to the million-dollar home on Jackcock Road around 9 a.m. today, including Zachary, Baker, Slaughter and Central fire... more »

• Tree falls on home in Baton Rouge

  July 4, 2012 6:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman escaped harm after a tree fell on her home this afternoon in Baton Rouge. It happened on Minnesota Street earlier this afternoon. The fire department says one room was damaged from a tree limb that punched a hole in the roof. The... more »

• Red Sox slugger Ortiz hits 400th career home run

  July 4, 2012 4:31 PM

  OAKLAND, Calif. - Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has hit his 400th career home run, a leadoff drive to right in the fourth inning against Oakland's A.J. Griffin. The 36-year-old Big Papi's home runs rank eighth among active players and 49th on the all-time list. Next up for him... more »

• FDA approves first rapid, take home HIV test

  July 3, 2012 11:28 AM

  WASHINGTON- The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter HIV test, allowing Americans to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their homes. The OraQuick test from Orasure is designed to detect the presence of HIV using a mouth swab within 20 minutes.... more »

• EBRSO investigating home invasion

  July 2, 2012 10:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies called out K9 units to search the area around a reported home invasion in East Baton Rouge Parish this morning. Deputies received a call around 6:15 a.m. that someone broke into a home on Jefferson Park Drive. When they arrived, they saw the man accused... more »

• International refugees find home in Baton Rouge

  June 27, 2012 12:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Refugees from across the world are getting acquainted with their new home city today, thanks to help from Catholic Charities. The group helps to introduce refugees to an American lifestyle, including giving them a brief history of Louisiana Government, the Capitol building, and how to do everyday... more »

• Realtors say boom underway in Baton Rouge area Play Video

  June 20, 2012 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Realtors say home sales in the greater Baton Rouge area are up 20 to 25 percent over this time last year. They credit a number of factors. They include the market leveling out after prices soared artificially high after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. From a financial standpoint,... more »

• A hot evening with only spotty showers

  June 20, 2012 4:56 PM

  The commute home today will be partly cloudy and hot with temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s. There are a few showers trying to pop-up, but most of you will not see any rain. Any showers that pop-up will dissipate once the sun sets, and it will... more »

• Baton Rouge area home sales up

  June 20, 2012 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- There is good news on the housing market. Home sales grew 25 percent in May while inventory dropped significantly according to the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors. One realtor says he has noticed the same trend. He compares the current market to the time just before... more »

• Time running out to purchase St. Jude Dream Home tickets

  June 13, 2012 10:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Time is running out to purchase your ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home worth $450,000. The home is located at 8902 Rockway Drive in Carriagewood Estates in Baton Rouge. Tickets are $100 and all proceeds go to help research at St. Jude Children's Research... more »

• Fire destroys vacant home, ruled arson

  May 31, 2012 2:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators say a fire that tore through a vacant home was a case of arson. Crews arrived to the scene in the 3600 block of Cadillac St., just after 9 p.m.Wednesday. Officials say a neighbor noticed the flames coming from the home. When firefighters... more »

• Baton Rouge HIV testing advocate skeptical about at home tests

  May 17, 2012 9:42 AM

  WASHINGTON - People may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes. However some advocates for more HIV/AIDS testing feel it may not be a good idea. "While it's great that more people would be get tested;... more »

• City officials to clean home of man arrested for child porn Play Video

  May 11, 2012 5:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The city of Baton Rouge plans to clean up the yard of a man who was arrested Thursday on 100 counts of child pornography. It's a story News 2 first brought you in October 2010, when the Department of Public Works said it was planning to... more »

• Shooting at home of ex-congressman's brother

  May 11, 2012 3:26 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - An early morning shooting was reported at the New Orleans home of a brother of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson. Police have identified the victim only as a woman who was in serious condition Friday at a New Orleans hospital. Police said a man said he arrived... more »

• Some parents opting to homeschool their children Play Video

  May 9, 2012 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Due to frustrations with t Louisiana's public school system, dozens of parents in Baton Rouge have decided to home school their children. But the parents we spoke to aren't home schooling their children on their own, but instead paying someone else to do it. Terri... more »

• Unique home school situation in EBR

  May 9, 2012 10:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of parents are taking a different approach when it comes to educating their children. Instead of in a classroom they're taught at home. But not their home, someone else's. Find out where some students are being sent to learn and why parents support it.... more »

• FBI searches for missing child

  April 25, 2012 11:12 AM

  TUCSON - The FBI has brought in specially trained profilers to help in the search of a 6-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in Tucson, Ariz., several days ago. The move comes as police scaled back their search for first-grader Isabel Mercedes Celis. More than 200 officers had been... more »

• Grandson kills grandmom and granddad

  April 24, 2012 5:18 PM

  CLEVELAND - A man has been arrested as a suspect in the slayings of his grandparents at their northeast Ohio home. Cleveland police said Tuesday that the 29-year-old man is suspected in the deaths of 75-year-old Jim King and his 72-year-old wife, Wava King. The Cuyahoga County medical examiner's... more »

• Body found in burning Lafayette home

  April 12, 2012 7:39 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette police are investigating a death of a man found in a burning home. Police say firefighter responded to a structure fire at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and once the fire was out, they discovered a body. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. The identity... more »

• Funeral home sex abuse investigation

  April 6, 2012 11:42 AM

  LONGVIEW - A Washington funeral home employee has been cleared by police of sex abuse allegations. The employee, still working at the funeral home, had been accused of fondling a deceased woman's breasts. The Washington State Department of Licensing investigated Columbia Funeral Services. A female employee told police that she... more »

• Home Depot laying off 225 more in Baton Rouge

  March 30, 2012 7:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Home Depot will lay off 225 workers in its customer support and distribution operations in Baton Rouge over the next 18 months. Company spokesman Stephen Holmes says the layoffs will hit 90 workers at Home Depot's distribution facility for online purchases. Another 135 will face layoffs... more »

• Grand jury indicts in home invasion deaths

  March 30, 2012 7:11 AM

  GONZALES - An Ascension Parish grand jury has indicted five men on three counts each of first-degree murder committed during an alleged plot to steal gold and silver coins and cash that a coin collector kept in a safe at his home. Michael Aikens, Travis Moore, Devon James, Bernard James... more »

• APSO: Tornado destroys home near Prairieville

  March 21, 2012 10:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Today's storm destroyed one home and damaged another when a tornado touched down in Ascension Parish. Capt. Lee Anderson with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the damage was along Oakleigh Road near Tiggy Duplessis Road. He said people in the area reported a tornado touched... more »

• APSO: Investigators preparing case for District Attorney Play Video

  March 8, 2012 6:34 PM

  GONZALES - Detectives in Ascension Parish are gathering all of the evidence collected in the murders of Irwin and Shirley Marchand and her son Doug Dooley Thursday in preparation to turn the case over to the District Attorney. District Attorney Ricky Babin said he will have to review all... more »

• Authorities caution citizens about potential scammers

  March 8, 2012 4:57 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Chief Deputy Jason Ard of Livingston's Sheriff's Office sent out a press release Thursday reminding people to be wary of potential scammers identifying themselves as independent contractors. LPSO encourages citizens who are approached by individuals soliciting renovations, to ask for proper identification, a contractors license, references and... more »

• APSO: More arrests possible in triple murders

  March 8, 2012 11:02 AM

  GONZALES - Even though five people are behind bars in connection with a deadly home invasion last month in Gonzales, Sheriff Jeff Wiley said today more arrests are possible in the case. Deputies arrested Michael Aikens, Rolondo Stewart, Travis Moore and Bernard James this week in suspicion of first-degree... more »

• Home severely damaged in morning house fire

  March 8, 2012 6:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Fire officials are investigation what caused a raging fire to spark at a home early Thursday morning, leaving the home severely charred. It happened around 3:00 this morning in the 10500 block of Allyson Drive. Officials believe the fire started in the carport, before spreading... more »

• APSO: Pry bars, concrete residue and a car link five men to murder Play Video

  March 7, 2012 6:55 PM

  GONZALES - Confessions, along with what investigators found inside suspects' homes, is why Sheriff Jeff Wiley calls their case strong. Thirty five-year-old Michael Aikens, 22-year-old Rolondo Stewart, 19-year-old Travis Moore, 25-year-old Bernard James were arrested, charged with 1st degree murder, aggravated burglary and armed robbery. James' cousin, 24-year-old Devon... more »

• Man charged with indecent behavior

  February 28, 2012 10:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday, charged with inappropriately touching a 12-year-old girl. The touching occurred at the victim's home; the police report did not mention when nor where it happened. The girl told her sister about what happened and she called police. ... more »

• Shreveport's Moonbot Studios brings home Oscar

  February 27, 2012 7:51 AM

  SHREVEPORT - When the Oscar for Best Animated short film was awarded, it gave a lot of people in Shreveport reason to celebrate. That's because Shreveport's Moonbot Studios' William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg won the golden statue for "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," Moonbot employees held their... more »

• House destroyed in Friday night fire

  February 25, 2012 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- BRPD is investigating a fire that destroyed a Jolson Drive home. The single alarm fire began around 7pm Friday and was under control by 7:22pm. But in only 20 minutes, the blaze managed to cause $200,000 to the $150,ooo house. A car was also damaged. ... more »