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• Three accused of filing false Medicaid claims

  May 17, 2013 12:01 PM

  ZACHARY - The Louisiana Attorney General's Office announced three Zachary women have been arrested and charged with filing false Medicaid claims. Investigators said the three women, all personal care attendants, filed timesheets claiming they were working with Medicaid recipients at the same time they were actually working for another... more »

• News 2 Investigates: Crime camera costs, criticisms Play Video

  May 16, 2013 2:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A News 2 investigation into crime cameras in the city of Baton Rouge revealed thousands of dollars are being spent on the current system, but there hasn't been one conviction in court as a result of the expensive crime fighting tools. At least one Baton Rouge Metro Council... more »

• News 2 Investigates: Crime camera costs, criticisms

  May 16, 2013 10:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Ever since crime cameras went up on Baton Rouge's streets, critics called their effectiveness into question. While they have been used in courts they've never resulted in the conviction of a suspect in the Baton Rouge area. Documents obtained by News 2 show the cameras... more »

• Officials to give Texas explosion probe results

  May 16, 2013 8:48 AM

  WEST, Texas - Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people. Officials from the Texas State Fire Marshal's Office and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are scheduled to... more »

• 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities

  May 14, 2013 1:27 PM

  WASHINGTON - Nearly 100 people, including 11 in Louisiana, are being charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges spanning eight cities. Tuesday's announcement by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder marks... more »

• AG removed himself from decision to subpoena AP

  May 14, 2013 12:46 PM

  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department says Attorney General Eric Holder removed himself from a decision to subpoena phone records of The Associated Press. A Justice Department statement Tuesday says that Holder stepped aside - a procedure known as recusal. The statement says Holder stepped aside because he had been interviewed... more »

• Two houses torched by arsonist

  May 13, 2013 10:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A fire at an abandoned home spread to an occupied house next-door Monday. Firefighters said flames had burned through half of the second home by the time they arrived. The original fire, on the 1800 block of Birch Street, was ruled arson fire investigators said. It was... more »

• Pastor owes rent money, proof of licensing Play Video

  May 13, 2013 5:43 PM

  B ATON ROUGE - The fate of dozens of people with mental challenges who relied on a Baton Rouge pastor to help them is in legal limbo. Reginald Stewman collected money from his "patients" to meet their daily needs, but has yet to hand over the money to the... more »

• Police: Progress in Mother's Day shooting probe

  May 13, 2013 3:20 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The head of the New Orleans Police Department says investigators have made significant progress in their investigation of a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said at a news conference on Monday that information began flowing into the police department after a... more »

• President calls IRS targeting of conservative groups "outrageous"

  May 13, 2013 11:28 AM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama is calling the IRS focus on conservative groups 'outrageous,' and says people are 'properly concerned' The IRS apologized Friday for scrutininzing the tax-exempt status of groups with conservative titles such as "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their applications. The Democratic chairman of the... more »

• Police vow to solve shootings in New Orleans

  May 13, 2013 7:04 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A medical student who witnessed the shooting that wounded 19 people during a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans says it was hard to tell whether the gunman was picking targets randomly or was trying to hit specific people. Jarrat Pytell said the gunman he saw pointed... more »

• Texas launches criminal probe into plant explosion

  May 10, 2013 10:53 AM

  WACO, Texas - Texas law enforcement officials are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion. Investigators have up to now largely treated the West Fertilizer Co. blast that killed 14 people as an industrial accident. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a Friday statement... more »

• La. company agrees to pay $2M in back wages

  May 6, 2013 3:26 PM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette-based industrial services employment agency has agreed to pay nearly $2 million in back wages to more than 2,000 employees following a U.S. Labor Department investigation. The Labor Department said Monday that Hutco Inc. employees in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas were denied overtime compensation as a result... more »

• Shooting on I-10 leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  May 6, 2013 7:14 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police in New Orleans are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another in stable condition. Police say the men were shot in a car on Interstate 10 westbound near the Metairie Road exit early Monday. Authorities closed the westbound lines for several... more »

• Obama defends FBI handling of Boston investigation

  May 4, 2013 10:35 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is defending the FBI's handling of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation as Republicans ready for oversight hearings on the attack. Obama tells the Spanish-language television network Univision he doesn't think it's fair to say law enforcement "dropped the ball" The president says "there are going... more »

• Man dies after eating drugs during search

  May 2, 2013 10:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man died after eating drugs the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday. Deputies said Baton Rouge Police were executing a search warrant on Flag Street when the man is believed to have ingested crack cocaine. Police called deputies to handle the death investigation... more »

• BRAVE, narcotics agents make big busts Play Video

  May 2, 2013 4:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Members of the Baton Rouge Police BRAVE unit and Narcotics Division made nine arrests and seized a variety of drugs, guns and cash during recent busts in the city. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said a series of searches and a traffic stop Wednesday netted nearly $80,000 in... more »

• News 2 Investigates: Top Ticket Violators

  May 1, 2013 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Drivers are racking up parking tickets by the dozens in Baton Rouge, and a News 2 investigation revealed who's at the top of the list. There are more than 45,000 individual cars with unpaid tickets in the city-parish. Some of those have more than 150 outstanding... more »

• Man sought in stolen credit card case

  April 30, 2013 3:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies released the image of a man sought in connection with a stolen credit card used at an East Baton Rouge Walmart. Detectives said the stolen card was used to purchase a touch screen computer at the store on April 2 around 3 p.m. Surveillance... more »

• New allegations of possible wrongdoing by Port Allen Mayor Play Video

  April 30, 2013 3:34 PM

  PORT ALLEN- More allegations of possible wrongdoing by Port Allen Mayor Deedy Slaughter surfaced after a contempt hearing was continued in West Baton Rouge Parish today. In court, we learned Slaughter hired a new legal team of attorneys to represent her after a judge overturned her firing of Chief... more »

• EBRSO: Three sought in identity thefts

  April 30, 2013 12:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives in East Baton Rouge Parish released photos of three men sought in connection with a stolen identities case. Deputies said on Feb. 26 the three men used two victims' credit card information at the Walmart on North Mall Drive to buy gift cards worth $1,200.... more »

• Authorities investigating shot alligators

  April 30, 2013 10:32 AM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - The owners of Alligator Bayou Swamp Tours said authorities are investigating the killing of several alligators on their property. The gators were found shot sometime Monday, according to the business. News 2's Michael Shingleton will have more details starting at 5 p.m. more »

• Bayou Vista shooting death being investigated

  April 29, 2013 11:45 AM

  BAYOU VISTA - St. Mary Parish sheriff's detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man found on Columbus Avenue in Bayou Vista. Deputies tell The Advocate that gunshots were fired around 12:45 a.m. Monday. When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive man who was later pronounced dead by the... more »

• Refinery fire under investigation Play Video

  April 25, 2013 4:48 PM

  KROTZ SPRINGS - A refinery plant fire in St. Landry Parish is under investigation. The fire happened at the Alon USA Refinery in Krotz Springs. It started around 8:15 this morning in the reformers unit of the facility. The refinery's emergency response team had the incident under control... more »

• AG: 9 arrested in child predator roundup Play Video

  April 24, 2013 2:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's attorney general announced nine arrests today as part of an undercover operation investigating child predators across southern Louisiana. AG Buddy Caldwell said the state Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force made the arrests with the help of state, local, and federal authorities. "Louisiana's ICAC... more »

• AG to announce results of child predator investigation

  April 24, 2013 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Attorney General's Office scheduled a press conference this afternoon to announce the results of an undercover operation targeting child predators in southern Louisiana. The investigation involved the Louisiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. AG Buddy Caldwell will be joined by Louisiana State Police... more »

• Gonzales police believe two people hit four businesses

  April 18, 2013 6:21 PM

  GONZALES - The Gonzales Police Department is investigating a string of burglaries that occurred early Tuesday morning. Around 7 a.m., owners of Eugene Higgins Inc. and Bakers Distributing Inc. near Southland Avenue noticed someone had broken in to facilities, Srgt. Detective Steve Nethken said. Shortly after, workers at... more »

• Obama: Boston explosions investigated as terrorism

  April 16, 2013 10:41 AM

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says the explosions at the Boston Marathon are being investigated as an act of terror, although authorities still don't know who is responsible. He called the bombing "a heinous and cowardly act" used to target innocent civilians. Obama spoke to reporters at the White House... more »

• Minister under investigation ducks News 2 cameras Play Video

  April 11, 2013 2:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - News 2 continued to investigate a Baton Rouge minister who said he's caring for dozens of mentally challenged people, even though the state says he's not licensed to do so. Reginald Stewman is under investigation from state and federal agencies about his business, his taxes, and... more »

• Morning fires keep firefighters busy in Baton Rouge

  April 11, 2013 8:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Fire officials in Baton Rouge are investigating two separate fire calls that came in early Thursday morning. The first fire broke out just after 5 a.m. at a home in the 8900 block of Rickwood Dr. off Staring Ln. When crews arrived to the scene, heavy... more »

• Woman dies in I-10 crash

  April 9, 2013 11:24 AM

  GONZALES - Gonzales Police are investigating a crash that killed a woman on Interstate 10. Police Chief Sherman Jackson tells The Advocate the accident happened about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday between the Burnside and La. Highway 30 exits. Jackson says the woman's car ran off the road and struck... more »

• Four sought in iPad thefts

  April 4, 2013 4:32 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Detectives released photos today of four people suspected in stealing a dozen iPads from an Iberville Parish store. Investigators said on April 1 the two women and two men stole a total of 12 iPads from the Plaquemine Walmart. Deputies released their photos and a picture... more »

• Minister under investigation for fraud Play Video

  April 4, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A pastor is under investigation for the way he runs an apartment complex which houses people with mental disabilities. Reginald Stewman faces possible jail time for IRS fraud, the Social Security Administration is looking into his business practices, and now the state is investigating if he's... more »

• Deputies make heroin bust in Ascension Parish

  April 3, 2013 8:12 AM

  GONZALES - Three people face drug charges in Ascension Parish following a two-week investigation by the sheriff's office. The Narcotics Division began looking into 37-year-old Robert Stafford last month for selling heroin in the parish. On Monday, detectives say they spotted Stafford allegedly selling drugs to 29-year-old Brittany... more »

• Investigation leads to dogfight raid in Miss.

  April 1, 2013 12:33 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. - Authorities say they've broken up a major dogfighting ring after a raid in Mississippi snagged people from around the country as part of a monthslong, nationwide investigation. David Murphy is an investigator with the Benton County Sheriff's Office in north Mississippi. He says at least 200 people... more »

• Texas prosecutors on high alert after DA's killing

  April 1, 2013 8:20 AM

  KAUFMAN, Texas- Law enforcement is beefing up security for prosecutors in Texas following the killing of a district attorney and his wife. Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were found shot to death Saturday in their home near Forney, about 20 miles east of Dallas. Their... more »

• AP Source: Miami asks NCAA to end investigation

  March 29, 2013 8:54 PM

  CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Miami filed a motion with the NCAA on Friday to have the case against its athletic department thrown out altogether, citing massive improprieties with how the investigation was conducted. Also, three former Miami assistants... more »

• Fired police chief investigated for missing cell phone, theft Play Video

  March 27, 2013 7:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating Former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White for theft of a city-issued cell phone, his attorney Jill Craft explained. Craft has had the phone for weeks and said police never contacted her about the device. "Why don't you just ask me for... more »

• Zachary police discover meth lab, arrest 3

  March 27, 2013 4:12 PM

  ZACHARY - Zachary police assisting state child welfare case workers in an investigation discovered an illegal methamphetamine lab. After officers entered the home and found methamphetamines and materials used in making crystal meth, Chief David McDavid says officers arrested three people. Officers booked Ryan Patrick Harper and Shari Kay Behrens... more »

• Labor probe finds more than $73K due to employees

  March 27, 2013 7:46 AM

  HOUMA - An electrical company has paid more than $73,000 in back wages to 15 current and former employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor. The department found that Eagle Electric Inc. failed to pay employees prevailing wage rates, overtime and fringe benefits for work on a... more »

• More wildfires could create haze in area sky

  March 26, 2013 10:17 PM

  TANGIPAHOA- More smoke could show-up in skies around the Baton Rouge-area because of three large wildfires burning in Tangipahoa Parish. The Department of Agriculture and Forestry said Tuesday evening, it is responding to the fires where more than 100 acres have already been torched. Smoke could move from... more »

• FBI looks at cruise ship death out of Baltimore

  March 26, 2013 10:05 AM

  BALTIMORE - Royal Caribbean says the FBI is investigating a death aboard one of its cruise ships. The Enchantment of the Seas returned to Baltimore as scheduled Monday after a 62-year-old woman was found dead in her cabin Sunday. Royal Caribbean says it contacted the FBI and local... more »

• Senator Mary Landrieu denies having meeting with Port Allen Mayor Play Video

  March 25, 2013 4:41 PM

  PORT ALLEN- Despite a picture Deedy Slaughter snapped with Senator Mary Landrieu for President Barack Obama's inauguration, Landrieu didn't remember ever discussing the City of Port Allen with Slaughter. "I don't know any of the details about this issue," Landrieu said. "I've heard a lot about it with a... more »

• "Mystery smoke" blamed on fires in Mississippi Play Video

  March 20, 2013 8:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Heavy smoke that has prompted numerous calls to authorities and WBRZ News 2 is being blamed on Mississippi. Forestry officials said after looking into reports of the smoke, they've determined it's the lingering effects of three large controlled burns across the state line. People across the... more »

• Crews search for source of "mystery smoke"

  March 20, 2013 7:23 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Firefighters are spending the evening looking for the source of a mysterious plume of smoke that's prompted numerous calls to the WBRZ News 2 newsroom Wednesday evening. People have reported seeing the smoke in the northeastern sky. In Livingston Parish, fire crews are checking areas of... more »

• UCF cancels classes after death, explosive found

  March 18, 2013 8:05 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - A dorm on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando has been emptied after explosive devices were discovered by authorities investigating a death. Officers responding to an alarm found a man dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police told local... more »

• Three injured in overnight shooting

  March 15, 2013 9:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said three people went to the hospital after a shooting overnight in Baton Rouge. Police responded to the scene outside the Leo S. Butler Center, near Buchanan St. and Thomas Delpit Dr., where they found two vehicles. Investigators believe the shooting happened in the... more »

• Three shot Thursday night in Baton Rouge

  March 14, 2013 11:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Three people were shot late Thursday night and police are investigating the crime. Police said two different vehicles were involved in the shooting, and the situation centered on Buchanan Street and Thomas Delpit Drive. The victims were taken to an area hospital for gun shot wounds;... more »

• Councilman wants investigation into Port Allen mayor Play Video

  March 13, 2013 4:41 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Councilman Hugh Riviere wants a thorough investigation into Mayor Deedy Slaughter. He's pushing for that at a meeting tonight. It stems from a series of News 2 reports that showed she billed taxpayers 2,400 dollars for her trip to Washington D.C. for the President's inauguration where... more »

• North Carolina officials probe agent

  March 12, 2013 10:05 AM

  RALEIGH, N.C. - Investigators in North Carolina say a Georgia-based sports agent violated sports agent laws by sending cash payments and other benefits to former Tar Heels football players. According to search warrants, investigators with the Secretary of State's office say Terry Watson of the Watson Sports Agency sent $2,000... more »

• BRPD: River Center robbed over weekend Play Video

  March 11, 2013 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a robbery at the Baton Rouge River Center over the weekend. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said a man entered the arena 12:30 Sunday morning armed with a gun and demanding cash. It happened after the monster truck show, and police said a private vendor was... more »

• S. Africa: former Pistorius detective quits force

  March 7, 2013 10:40 AM

  JOHANNESBURG - South African police say the former lead detective in the investigation of the murder case against Oscar Pistorius has resigned from the police force. Police Brig. Neville Malila said Thursday that detective Hilton Botha voluntarily applied to leave the service. Botha made several procedural errors in his role... more »

• DHH employee accused of misappropriating funds

  March 1, 2013 11:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals employee is accused of misappropriating public funds. DHH's Bureau of Health Care Integrity conducted an internal investigation and found the employee allegedly misappropriated more than $800,000 in public funds by depositing checks made payable to DHH into a non-DHH account,... more »

• Miss. town stunned by mayoral candidate's slaying

  February 28, 2013 9:23 AM

  JACKSON, Miss. - The small town of Clarksdale, Miss., is reeling after authorities found the body of a mayoral hopeful along the river levee Wednesday. Marco McMillian's SUV was involved in a wreck Tuesday, and he was nowhere to be found. Authorities were investigating the death as a homicide,... more »

• News 2 Investigates: Mayor's trip paid for by relative Play Video

  February 26, 2013 4:11 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Another door was closed in the face of a News 2 crew trying to ask more questions to Port Allen Mayor Deedy Slaughter regarding her trip to the President's inauguration last month. Her trip came to light after she said she was meeting with the state's... more »

• BRPD: Deadly shooting believed to be self-defense

  February 26, 2013 3:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police concluded today that a deadly shooting in Baton Rouge this past weekend was done in self-defense. Lt. Don Kelly said investigators learned Anthony Taylor, 20, was armed and trying to break into a home on Topeka Street Sunday night when he was shot and killed.... more »

• Search continues for SUV involved in Vegas shooting

  February 22, 2013 8:37 AM

  LAS VEGAS - Police in Nevada have contacted authorities in three states about a Range Rover being sought after gunshots and a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip. Police say someone in the SUV opened fire on a Maserati that crashed into a cab. Two people in the... more »

• Council to talk with Department of Justice about BRPD

  February 21, 2013 12:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Some members of the city's Metro Council have asked for a meeting with the Department of Justice to discuss the police department. The effort, led by C. Denise Marcelle, comes after Mayor Kip Holden fired Dewayne White as chief of police. In a hearing about his... more »

• News 2 Investigates: Port Allen mayor faces tough questions Play Video

  February 20, 2013 5:50 PM

  PORT ALLEN - The chief financial officer for Port Allen was reinstated today by a state district judge, who ruled the city's mayor didn't have the authority to fire her last week. Audrey McCain was fired by Mayor Deedy Slaughter after News 2 received public records requests involving finances... more »

• Outside expert hired to probe Super Bowl outage

  February 15, 2013 2:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The company that supplies electricity to the Superdome and the stadium's management company have hired an outside expert to investigate the cause of the power failure during the Super Bowl earlier this month. Entergy spokesman Michael Burns said Friday that the utility and SMG have hired Utah-based... more »

• Investigation: teen buys booze Play Video

  February 13, 2013 6:08 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Alcohol is one of the most commonly abused drugs among youth in the United States, responsible for thousands of deaths each year. In a WBRZ investigation, News Two went undercover with state agents to Denham Springs stores to see how they make sure underage teens aren't... more »

• School science project leads to arsenic investigation Play Video

  February 7, 2013 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A study that started as a middle school project quickly transformed as a school safety investigation. This follows a News 2 Investigation of contaminated playgrounds around East Baton Rouge Parish. Two students, Jalen Scott and Desirae Gardner, stopped by the studio to talk about their... more »

• Council to probe Super Bowl power outage

  February 7, 2013 11:14 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Officials for the Superdome's power company will go before the City Council tomorrow to talk about the power outage that happened during the Super Bowl last Sunday night. The council is the regulatory agency for Entergy New Orleans. Superdome and Entergy officials have said the 34-minute outage happened... more »

• Calmes won't get new trial, ordered to prison

  January 31, 2013 1:23 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS- A motorcycle dealer facing prison time for money laundering will not get a new trial. Kevin Calmes asked a judge in Baton Rouge Wednesday for a new trial, sighting new evidence. The request was denied. Calmes was told to report to prison next week to begin... more »

• Elusive apartment owner owes $100,000 to city Play Video

  January 30, 2013 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Conditions continue to get worse at an apartment complex with a history of trouble in Baton Rouge. The majority owner of the Brandywine Apartments, Dr. Stephen Ayers from Lake Charles, missed utility payments for years and now owes the city more than $100,000. The parish told... more »

• Husband and wife face child porn, drug charges

  January 24, 2013 4:09 PM

  LORANGER - Sheriff's deputies in Tangipahoa Parish arrested a Loranger couple after investigators said they found drugs and child pornography in their home. Deputies arrested Richard W. Dunnington, 51, and his wife Lisa Fay Dunnington, 50, yesterday after a search of their residence. Investigators said they found several... more »

• BRPD: One killed in early morning shooting

  January 22, 2013 6:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they found a teen shot to death in a driveway early this morning in Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with BRPD said Demarcus Thomas, 19, was found shot to death in the 5200 block of Washington Ave. before 5:30 a.m. McKneely said officers... more »

• Police investigating child shot in BR

  January 21, 2013 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police responded out to a report of a child shot in Baton Rouge just after 6 p.m. tonight. It happened at a home on Conrad Drive in the north part of the city. Witnesses on the scene told News 2 the child was taken to a... more »

• Boeing investigation turns to battery maker

  January 21, 2013 6:47 AM

  TOKYO - Japanese and U.S. investigators are conducting a probe of the maker of the lithium ion batteries used in Boeing's grounded 787 jets. A spokesman for GS Yuasa says the investigators visited the company's headquarters in Kyoto, Japan and that Yuasa was cooperating with the probe. He... more »

• News 2 Investigates: racist city email Play Video

  January 18, 2013 9:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A racist email distributed through government email accounts got several Department of Public Works employees suspended. The email appeared to be a press release, but carried an offensive message about the President's new health care package. The email read: "Effective January 1, 2013, aspirin will be... 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 »

• Lawyer: Tunisian suspect in Libya attack freed

  January 8, 2013 1:08 PM

  TUNIS, Tunisia - It's the latest setback to the investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya in September. Authorities in Tunisia have released one of the only men in custody for alleged links to the attack, which killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. Ali... more »

• FTC: Google to license patents, exclude snippets

  January 3, 2013 12:25 PM

  WASHINGTON - U.S. antitrust regulators say they have found no evidence to claims that Google unfairly favors its own services in search results. The Federal Trade Commission also says Google is agreeing to license patents deemed to be "essential" for rival mobile devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad.... more »

• 13-year-old shot, killed Friday night

  December 28, 2012 9:29 PM

  GONZALES- A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in a mobile home Friday evening. Sheriff's deputies are still investigating, and have not released much else. Investigators did tell WBRZ News 2, at least 5 teens were in the home on Oak Meadow Street when a gun fired, hitting... more »

• Area man on probation for riot shot, killed in hunting accident

  December 26, 2012 9:02 PM

  JENA- A man on probation for a deadly riot in Livingston Parish was shot and killed over the Christmas holiday in LaSalle Parish. Morris J. Laiche, III, was killed in what's being described as an accidental shooting at a hunting camp. Laiche was pronounced dead Christmas Eve, at the... more »

• 2 brothers killed in Ascension mobile home fire

  December 24, 2012 7:52 AM

  DARROW - The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating an overnight mobile home fire that claimed the lives of two brothers. Family members identified the boys as Kevin Porter, 4, and Dimanie Elder, 6. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the boys' mother and two sisters were able... more »

• Activists push for information after cats were killed

  December 21, 2012 10:11 PM

  CLINTON- People went door-to-door Friday, talking about the investigation over some cat killings. A number of felines have bee found dead. Some were shot at point blank range, others hanged. The group of activists handed out fliers. They're hoping to get information about who might be killing the... more »

• Cleanup continues at La. explosive company

  December 19, 2012 10:36 AM

  DOYLINE - Authorities say it could take up to three weeks to finish storing military propellant at an explosives recycling company that caused the evacuation of a Louisiana town. The town of Doyline was evacuated earlier this month after authorities said they found 6 million pounds of the material improperly... more »

• Petraeus mistress won't face cyberstalking charge

  December 18, 2012 10:55 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is dropping its investigation into whether David Petraeus' mistress, Paula Broadwell, stalked a romantic rival online. Broadwell's lawyer, Robert Muse, gave The Associated Press a letter from U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill that says no federal charges will be brought in Florida related to "alleged acts... more »

• Official: Gunman's NJ brother cooperating

  December 14, 2012 5:06 PM

  NEWTOWN, Conn. - A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation of the Connecticut school massacre says the brother of the gunman has been "extremely cooperative" and is not under arrest. The official tells The Associated Press that Ryan Lanza, of Hoboken, N.J., is still be being questioned but is... more »

• Saints coach: Witnesses lied in NFL investigation

  December 13, 2012 4:01 PM

  METAIRIE - Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt says witnesses in the NFL's bounty investigation of New Orleans' pay-for-pain system have lied about him and the organization and that their stories might change in federal court. Vitt angrily said Thursday he feels the truth will come out in federal court,... more »

• Tagliabue bounty ruling coming this afternoon

  December 11, 2012 10:25 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - More than nine months after the NFL first disclosed its bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints, four players will finally get a ruling on whether their initial suspensions are upheld, reduced or thrown out. Former Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who was appointed to handle a second... more »

• Groups seek investigation in teen's death

  December 11, 2012 10:21 AM

  BREAUX BRIDGE - Several groups including relatives of a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by a Breaux Bridge police officer are demanded an independent investigation. The Advocate reports the groups have characterized the death as excessive force against an unarmed teenager who panicked. State police say Darneisha Harris was... more »

• US Attorney resigns during probe of online posts

  December 6, 2012 10:49 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Jim Letten is resigning while the Justice Department investigates alleged misconduct by two of the top deputies in his New Orleans office. The nation's longest-serving U.S. attorney announced his resignation Thursday at a news conference. Two prosecutors who served as supervisors under Letten are targets... more »

• Second La. black bear killed in a week

  December 5, 2012 5:12 PM

  POINTE COUPEE - Wildlife officials asked the public for help finding the people responsible for killing a black bear found in Pointe Coupee Parish. It's the second bear shot and killed in the past week in Louisiana, according to the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. According to... more »

• $5B in government recoveries on false claims cases

  December 4, 2012 11:55 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has recovered a record $5 billion in the past year from companies that filed false claims against the government. Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West said Tuesday that the federal False Claims Act is the most powerful tool the government has for protecting the integrity... more »

• Teen fatally shot by Breaux Bridge police

  December 4, 2012 9:57 AM

  BREAUX BRIDGE - State police continue to investigate a shooting involving a Breaux Bridge police officer. Troopers say officers were dispatched to a disturbance Sunday night. As officers arrived to the scene, they say 17-year-old female, Darnesha Harris was driving a car toward their unit. Police say... more »