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Car left decaying at mechanic lot, shop owner owes thousands Play Video
January 23, 2024 4:47 PM
BATON ROUGE - Alton Joe's car has been locked up in a fenced-in yard for three years. A judge says he's owed thousands of dollars from the mechanic shop owner who left it there to rot. "What more can I do?" asked Joe. He first dropped off his... more » -
After hours-long standoff, police enter apartment to find suspect missing Play Video
August 31, 2023 6:08 AM
BATON ROUGE - Officers said the scene of a standoff was cleared Thursday morning, but the suspect in an overnight home invasion was not found inside a barricaded apartment. Residents of Village de Province, a gated community off Boulevard de Province, were evacuated from their apartments around 5 a.m.... more » -
APSO: 'Family matter' causes road closure on Hwy. 42 in Prairieville
May 14, 2017 6:01 PM
PRAIRIEVILLE - The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office says a "family matter" was the cause for a closure on Highway 42 Sunday. The incident occurred around 3:40 p.m. on LA 42 near Cully Broussard Road in Prairieville. APSO says deputies responded to an incident involving a "family matter" in the... more » -
Child takes note to school; Mom writes she's being held hostage in East Feliciana Play Video
November 1, 2016 4:31 PM
CLINTON – A note brought to school by an 11-year-old helped authorities rescue the child's mother who was being held against her will Tuesday. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff Jeff Travis said the child went to school with the message from her mother about her situation. The handwriting insinuated... more » -
Hostage-taker's getaway car recovered in Baton Rouge Play Video
January 23, 2013 12:05 AM
BATON ROUGE- Police have found the car they believe was the planned getaway vehicle in a Monday night armed robbery that eventually led to a hostage standoff and police shooting in West Baton Rouge where the suspect was killed. Authorities had been looking for the black Pontiac Firebird since... more » -
Hostage suspect shot, killed when he began to threaten hostage
January 21, 2013 8:39 PM
PORT ALLEN- A kidnapper was shot and killed by authorities in West Baton Rouge Monday night, after threatening to shoot and kill the hostage he snatched at gunpoint earlier in the evening. The man's name has not been released. The hostage is recovering from injuries sustained after a car... more »