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• New Orleans mayor's husband has died, city says

  August 14, 2023 3:01 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jason Cantrell — the husband of New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell and a longtime lawyer in the area — has died, the city announced Monday. “It is with great sadness and heartache that we announce the passing of First Gentleman Jason Cantrell," the city said... more »

• Lawyer was wearing ankle monitor when he allegedly set ex's home on fire; brazen crime caught on camera Play Video

  January 14, 2023 12:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Texas-based lawyer is accused of repeatedly violating a protective order by harassing the mother of his child in a troubling pattern of behavior that culminated in him allegedly setting her home on fire. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, 30-year-old Christian King set the... more »

• Elderly couple's car struck by multiple semi trucks in deadly crash

  March 2, 2022 1:29 PM

  MANSFIELD - An elderly Louisiana couple died in a crash this week after their car was hit by two semi trucks. Louisiana State Police said the crash happened on US Highway 84, west of Highway 171, around 4 p.m. Monday. Louis and Inell Flanigan, ages 81 and 80, died... more »

• Man allegedly kidnapped wife at gunpoint, demanded she lift restraining order

  March 31, 2021 3:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is accused of ambushing his estranged wife at her apartment and then threatening to kill her when she refused to take back the protective order against him. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Michael Kinberger, 43, was arrested Tuesday after leading law enforcement... more »

• Suspected gunman from deadly shooting in Zachary turns himself in Sunday night Play Video

  February 21, 2021 9:35 PM

  ZACHARY - The suspected gunman believed to be connected to the deadly shooting that happened in Zachary on Sunday, Feb. 7 turned himself in to authorities Sunday night (Feb.21). On Monday, Feb. 8 police identified the suspect as 34-year-old Jeffery Neff. Neff was wanted on charges of second-degree... more »

• Steve Ensminger Jr. returns to coaching in honor of late wife Carley McCord Play Video

  July 5, 2020 12:00 AM

  For 7 years, Steve Ensminger Jr. was not involved in coaching. But like every athlete or former coach, the itch to follow a passion is always present. Finally, after the passing of his wife, sports reporter Carley McCord, Ensminger knew that she would want him to follow his passion just... more »

• Married couple steals over $1000 worth of beer

  March 9, 2020 11:25 AM

  EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH - A married couple is behind bars for allegedly stealing over $1000 worth of beer in six days. Ashley Forbes, 32, and her husband Mathew Forbes, 35, were caught on camera stealing from the Target stores located on Millerville Rd and Siegen Lane. Between... more »

• Husband's body found in dead woman's freezer could have been there for 11 years

  November 28, 2019 10:13 AM

  OOELE, Utah - The body of a man found in a dead woman's freezer may have been there for as long as 11 years. The grisly discovery happened last week when police were doing a routine welfare check on a 75-year-old woman named Jeanne Souron-Mathers that had not been... more »

• Police: Machete-swinging ex-boyfriend kicked in front door, chased victims around home

  November 26, 2019 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was booked on a slew of charges after he allegedly forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's home wielding a machete and then ran from police. Arrest documents say Gregory Paul, 40, showed up outside his ex's Spedale Street home Monday night after... more »

• STPSO investigating domestic-related homicide in Folsom

  April 15, 2017 9:49 PM

  FOLSOM - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a domestic-related homicide after a woman reportedly shot her fiance. The sheriff's office responded to a reported shooting in Folsom around 10 p.m. Friday. According to deputies, the couple was reportedly fighting when the woman fatally shot the man.... more »

• Man chokes, binds and beats girlfriend over meth

  January 17, 2017 5:13 PM

  THIBODAUX - Police arrested a man Sunday for attacking his girlfriend over methamphetamine. Police were called to 108 Iris St. after the victim ran to a house on Sanders Street and told the homeowner her boyfriend was trying to kill her. Police arrived and took Michael Globe, 43, into... more »

• Woman arrested for hitting husband with turkey; threatening him with knife

  November 25, 2016 4:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A woman has been arrested after she hit her husband with a turkey and threatened her husband with a knife. Baton Rouge Police arrested 54-year-old Helen Jackson on charges of aggravated assault and domestic abuse battery. On Thursday, officers arrived to a home on Oaklon Drive... more »

• Edgar 'Dooky' Chase, of legendary N.O. restaurant family, dies at 88

  November 23, 2016 12:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Jr. husband of Leah Chase who together built their famous New Orleans restaurant, has died. Chase was 88 years old. WWLTV reports that Mr's Chase's daughter, Stella Reese, said her father passed away Tuesday afternoon. Chase was the second child of Edgar... more »