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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Who's responsible for a 7-month-old's broken skull? Parents or daycare? Play Video
April 27, 2023 4:35 PM
GONZALES - The Louisiana Department of Education conducted an inspection at a daycare in Gonzales after allegations surfaced that a 7-month-old child picked up from the facility had a broken skull. The daycare blames one of the parents, but the parents are now pointing fingers at the daycare. Melodie... more » -
Still no sign of imported infant formula in Baton Rouge area Play Video
June 22, 2022 3:56 PM
BATON ROUGE - Operation Fly Formula is still ongoing through the formula shortage as Abbott's formula plant in Michigan remains closed due to weather issues. Jen Nicklas, Director of Nutrition Services with the Louisiana Department of Health, says domestic formula product is slowly coming back as WIC redemption numbers... more » -
No lifeguard on duty when toddler from Port Allen drowned at Margaritaville resort Play Video
May 23, 2022 10:56 AM
BILOXI, Miss. - A 2-year-old from Louisiana drowned in a hotel swimming pool at Biloxi's Margaritaville resort Sunday. According to WLOX , the child was rushed to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead around 5 p.m. that same day. No other details on what led to... more » -
Police: 4-year-old died after she was forced to drink alcohol; mom & grandmother booked for murder Play Video
April 22, 2022 10:48 AM
BATON ROUGE – A girl died of alcohol poisoning after she was forced to drink half a bottle of whiskey as a form of punishment, police said. Inside the home on Wallis Street on Thursday morning , police found firefighters and paramedics fighting to save a little girl... more » -
Parents charged with 8-month-old's murder will remain jailed without bond Play Video
February 24, 2022 2:57 PM
BATON ROUGE - The parents of an 8-month-old who was beaten to death will not be allowed to bond out of jail, a judge decided Thursday. Both parents also appeared in juvenile court for a custody hearing Thursday involving their other children. Three were removed from the home and... more » -
Mother, boyfriend plead not guilty in 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen's murder
January 28, 2022 5:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - A couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the girl's disappearance was formally charged with her murder Jan. 27 and plead not guilty Feb. 7. Court records show a grand jury indicted Phillip Gardner and Lanaya Cardwell, each on a count of... more » -
Mother died of heart disease days before 2-year-old was found dehydrated in apartment
August 5, 2021 2:47 PM
BATON ROUGE - Officials say a woman died of a heart condition at her Baton Rouge apartment last month, leaving her 2-year-old son to survive on his own for days. The boy was rescued July 30 after a maintenance worker spotted him naked on the balcony of his mother's... more » -
2-year-old found dehydrated in BR apartment days after mother died Play Video
July 30, 2021 11:26 AM
BATON ROUGE - A child spent days inside an apartment with his dead mother's body before both were finally discovered Friday, police said. The body was found around 10 a.m. at an apartment building along North Boulevard near S 17th Street. Authorities confirm the 37-year-old woman was found dead... more » -
Newborn reported missing from Monroe hospital safely returned to officials
October 23, 2020 8:03 AM
OUACHITA PARISH - Authorities say an infant reported missing in Monroe has been found. According to Louisiana State Police, a male newborn named Travis Hargrove, Jr. was safely returned to St. Francis Medical Center in good health on Friday morning. The baby had been reported missing after Travis... more » -
Couple in St. Martinville arrested after allegedly giving infant drugs
February 10, 2020 8:29 PM
ST. MARTINVILLE - St. Martin Parish Sheriff Deputies arrested a couple after they allegedly gave a small child dangerous drugs. Investigators learned the eleven month old infant tested positive for a controlled narcotic substance. A search warrant was obtained for the parent's residence and during the search, authorites were... more » -
Police arrest man after video shows him punching baby in jaw
January 6, 2020 5:40 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man was booked into jail Monday after police found a disturbing video of him abusing a small child. Police arrested Aaron Brand, 19, and booked him for cruelty to a juvenile. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Brand was arrested after officers viewed... more » -
EBR Coroner: 8-month-old died of blunt force trauma
May 23, 2017 5:08 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police have launched an investigation after it was determined that an 8-month-old died of blunt force trauma. According to the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office , 8-monthold Bryaneisha Washington-Dixon died Wednesday, May 17 after sustaining blunt force trauma to her abdomen. The coroner says the... more » -
New Roads Police arrest mom accused of giving birth, dumping newborn baby in Walmart bathroom trash can Play Video
December 24, 2016 2:33 AM
NEW ROADS - Just before noon, on Christmas Eve, police from New Roads arrested Kyandrea Thomas. Thomas is accused of giving birth in a Walmart bathroom, then dumping her newborn baby in a bathroom trash can before leaving the store. Thomas was arrested after she checked herself in to Lane... more » -
6-week-old baby rescued after manhunt for father on Goudchaux Street Play Video
September 22, 2016 11:15 AM
BATON ROUGE – Authorities apprehended a man who they say took a 6-week-old-child and bound the mother with an extension cord at a home on Goudchaux Street and Pembroke Street Thursday morning. According to BRPD, 38-year-old Marcus Hardesty, choked his girlfriend and took their 6-week -old child around 9:50... more » -
State troopers find infant covered in vomit during DUI stop
August 25, 2016 3:14 PM
PRINCETON, W. Va. - It must have been a heartbreaking sight during a routine traffic stop -- a baby in the backseat, covered in vomit. But no worries, because West Virginia state troopers knew just what to do. The baby was found after troopers pulled... more » -
Deputies: Child died after being hit in driveway Wednesday
October 28, 2015 9:03 PM
BATON ROUGE - A child died after being run over in a driveway Wednesday evening. Sheriff's deputies said the child was taken to the hospital by family members and pronounced dead from the injuries. The incident is still under investigation, a department spokesperson said in a news release. ... more » -
Woman accused of leaving infant in alley
September 22, 2015 12:31 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a Baton Rouge woman after officers said she recently abandoned her infant in an alley. According to arrest records, police charged 19-year-old Miochia Paul with child desertion and arrested her on Sept. 21. The arrest affidavit said BRPD officers were called to 10210... more »