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• Grand jury planned in Medicaid case

  May 16, 2013 11:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has asked a Baton Rouge judge to block access to records requested by a company whose $200 million Medicaid contract was canceled by the state. In a court filing Wednesday, Caldwell's staff told Judge Tim Kelley the records requests by Client Network Services... more »

• Jury reaches verdict in Louding murder trial

  April 26, 2013 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A jury found accused hitman "Marlo" Mike Louding guilty of first-degree murder charges today. Louding had been accused of killing Terry Boyd back in October 2009. He faces five additional murder charges for a series of killings over a 14-month period. Investigators said Louding confessed... more »

• Jury receives case in Louding murder trial

  April 26, 2013 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for the prosecution and defense wrapped up their closing arguments a short time ago in the murder trial of "Marlo" Mike Louding. Judge Trudy White issued jury instructions afterward and presented the case to them for deliberation. Louding is on trial on suspicion of... more »

• Police jury adopts new mobile home ordinance

  April 3, 2013 7:53 AM

  CLINTON - East Feliciana Parish Police Jury has approved a new ordinance regulating the placement of mobile homes in unincorporated areas of the parish. On Monday the jury chose a version supported by the parish's Planning and Zoning Commission over a proposal jury official Joe Rouchon said he developed in... more »

• Dominique Smith trial goes to jury

  March 25, 2013 12:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After about two hours hearing closing arguments from the defense and prosecution, a jury of nine women and three men will decide the fate of Dominique Smith. During closing arguments prosecutor Darwin Miller methodically went through the timeline of events refreshing its case to the jury... more »

• Jury gets rare look at scene in BREC park murder trial

  March 21, 2013 6:05 PM

  ZACHARY- A jury got a rare first-hand look Thursday at the BREC park where Dominque Smith is accused of killing a mother and her son, and trying to kill two more of her children. Smith is accused of killing Jessica Johnson Palmer, 23, and her son, three-year-old Jaun Palmer... more »

• Jury selection starts in Zumba prostitution case

  January 22, 2013 4:11 PM

  ALFRED, Maine - The process of finding a jury for the trial of the business partner of a Zumba instructor charged with using her Maine studio as a prostitution front has broken for the day. About a third of 140 potential jurors called for the trial of Mark Strong Sr.... more »

• LA jury awards $4.5 million to Filipino teachers

  December 18, 2012 3:10 PM

  LOS ANGELES- A federal jury in Los Angeles has ordered a company to repay $4.5 million to Filipino teachers who paid large fees to obtain U.S. jobs through a placement agency. The jury on Monday found that Los Angeles-based Universal Placement International and its owner, Lourdes Navarro, failed to properly... more »

• Jury clears NO supplier of faulty Chinese drywall

  December 5, 2012 10:40 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has ruled in favor of a New Orleans drywall supplier that distributed the faulty Knauf-brand imported Chinese drywall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Rick Duplantier, the lead trial lawyer for the firm, told The Times-Picayune that the trial which ended this week found... more »

• East Feliciana Police Jury adopts budget

  December 4, 2012 10:33 AM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury has adopted a $7.6 million budget for 2013. The jury's financial adviser said Monday the budget conservatively estimates revenues and anticipates spending to remain nearly the same as this year. Accountant Phil Graham, who prepared the budget proposal, tells The Advocate the... more »

• Calmes given 30 months in jail for money laundering

  November 29, 2012 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A federal judge sentenced Denham Springs businessman Kevin Calmes to 30 months in prison and a $25,000 fine today after his conviction on money laundering charges, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office. In August, a federal jury found Calmes guilty on five of the eight... more »

• Bomb threat suspect indicted by federal grand jury

  September 20, 2012 3:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against the man accused of phoning in a bomb threat to the LSU campus earlier this week. The grand jury charged William Bouvay Jr., 42, with one count of willfully conveying false information concerning the attempt to destroy... more »

• Tolbert Morris found guilty of 1990 rape, murder Play Video

  September 13, 2012 5:55 PM

  GONZALES- Jurors took about an hour to find a Carville man guilty of kidnapping, rape and murder for the 1990 killing of an Ascension Parish woman. Tolbert Morris, 56, was accused of abducting 18-year-old Tammy Bowers and raping her before killing her. The jury returned guilty verdicts for... more »

• Jury finds Morris guilty of 1990 rape, murder

  September 13, 2012 2:39 PM

  GONZALES - Jurors found a Carville man guilty of kidnapping, rape and murder for the 1990 killing of an Ascension Parish woman. Tolbert Morris, 56, was accused of abducting 18-year-old Tammy Bowers and raping her before killing her. The jury returned guilty verdicts for the charges of second-degree... more »

• Jury convicts Drew Peterson of 3rd wife's death

  September 6, 2012 2:54 PM

  JOLIET, Ill. - A jury has convicted former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson of murdering his third wife. Jurors returned with a guilty verdict against Drew Peterson on Thursday in the 2004 death of Kathleen Savio. The 58-year-old Peterson faces a maximum 60-year prison term. Savio's body was found... more »

• Calmes found guilty of money laundering

  August 1, 2012 2:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A federal jury found Denham Springs businessman Kevin Calmes guilty of most of the counts against him in his money laundering trial today. The jury found Calmes guilty on five of the eight counts against him, including money laundering. Both he and his business, Calmes Motorsports,... more »

• Sheriff's Office looking for help with prison

  July 17, 2012 5:56 PM

  CLINTON - The East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a little help from the police jury. The parish prison makes money by housing state inmates in part of the facility, and the sheriff's office shares much of the money with the parish. The police jury will consider... more »

• Jury sides with Costner in BP spill lawsuit

  June 15, 2012 2:21 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Kevin Costner says his reputation was at stake as he defended himself against accusations that he cheated fellow actor Stephen Baldwin out of millions of dollars in a lucrative BP contract for oil-cleaning machines after the 2010 spill. Baldwin and a friend were seeking $17 million in... more »

• 12-person jury, alternates chosen in Sandusky case

  June 6, 2012 2:36 PM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa.- The jurors who will be asked to render a verdict in Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case are in place. The seven women and five men on the main panel and four alternates were selected Tuesday and Wednesday in a central Pennsylvania courthouse. Opening statements by prosecutors and... more »

• Painter released after federal court hearing

  June 5, 2012 10:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A federal judge released former Alcohol and Tobacco Control commissioner Murphy Painter on his own recognizance after a hearing over several indictments this morning. On May 23, a federal grand jury handed up an indictment against Painter for charges of computer fraud, making false statements and... more »

• Verdict reached in John Edwards trial

  May 31, 2012 1:45 PM

  GREENSBORO, N.C. - Jurors have reached a verdict in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial. The verdict will be read Thursday. The jurors have been deliberating for about nine days. Edwards is accused of masterminding a plan to use money from wealthy donors to hide his pregnant mistress as he sought... more »

• As Edwards jury deliberates, how long is too long?

  May 28, 2012 1:01 PM

  GREENSBORO, N.C. - The jury at the John Edwards trial is set to begin deliberating a seventh day on Tuesday, and speculation is growing that there may be a deadlock. Edwards faces six felony charges. Authorities say two wealthy political donors provided $1 million to help hide his pregnant mistress... more »

• Jury at Edwards trial set to resume deliberations

  May 21, 2012 7:17 AM

  GREENSBORO, N.C. - The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards is set to resume deliberations in North Carolina today following a weekend break. The former presidential candidate faces 30 years in prison after pleading not guilty to six campaign finance corruption charges. The jury began considering its decision Friday,... more »

• Grand jury indicts man accused of assaulting LSU fan

  May 17, 2012 12:07 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A state grand jury has indicted a University of Alabama fan on sexual battery and obscenity charges for assaulting a passed-out LSU fan at a Bourbon Street restaurant in January. Brian Downing, 32, is expected to turn himself in tomorrow, according to a New Orleans newspaper.... more »

• Jury reaches verdict in Lil Boosie trial

  May 11, 2012 3:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys said jurors have reached a verdict in the murder-for-hire trial of Torrence Hatch, the rapper known as Lil Boosie. Jurors deliberated roughly an hour before returning the verdict this afternoon. News 2 will have live, team coverage of the decision starting at 4 p.m. more »

• "Stop boring the jury" says judge in Clemens trial

  May 8, 2012 10:04 AM

  WASHINGTON - Stop boring the jury. That's the instruction today from the judge at the perjury trial of former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens. The judge in Washington told lawyers for both sides today to stop wasting time with unnecessary questions. He says the jurors are getting bored with... more »

• Jury seated in Lil Boosie trial Play Video

  May 4, 2012 5:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A jury has been seated in the murder-for-hire trial of Torrence Hatch, also known as the rapper Lil Boosie. Opening statements will begin tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Baton Rouge district court. Hatch is accused of hiring Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Terry Boyd... more »

• Jury nearly selected for Lil Boosie trial Play Video

  May 3, 2012 6:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys selected their tenth juror today in the trial of Torrence Hatch, the rapper known as Lil Boosie. That leaves four seats left to fill for his trial on murder-for-hire charges. Defense attorneys filed an objection about the jury selection yesterday. They argued the compensation for... more »

• Grand jury refuses charges against dance teacher

  May 3, 2012 6:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A Lafayette Parish grand jury has declined to accept charges against a Lafayette High School dance instructor accused of inappropriately touching students in class. Prosecutor J.N. Prather says the grand jury returned no true bills Wednesday afternoon on Katie Champagne, who was arrested by the Lafayette Police Department... more »

• Lil Boosie jury up to 11 potentials Play Video

  May 2, 2012 2:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Jury selection in the murder-for-hire trial of Torrence Hatch, aka Lil Boosie, continued this afternoon with prosecutors and defense attorneys considering 11 potential jurors Attorneys agreed on seven of those jurors yesterday. The group includes four men and seven women. The jury needs 12 members and... more »

• Jury selection continues for rapper trial

  May 2, 2012 10:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Prosecutors and the defense team have agreed on seven jurors to decide the fate of Torrence Hatch also know as rapper "Lil Boosie." He's accused of hiring Michael "Marlo Mike" Louding to kill Terry Boyd in October of 2009. Jury selection continues as both sides... more »

• Two removed from jury in Boosie trial Play Video

  May 1, 2012 6:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two of the 150 potential jurors were removed from the jury in the murder-for-hire trial of Torrence Hatch also know as rapper "Lil Boosie." Those cut from the pool cited their prior knowledge of the case and said they couldn't be fair and impartial. Twelve... more »

• Jury selection begins in Lil Boosie trial Play Video

  April 30, 2012 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Jury selection could take the rest of the week in the murder-for-hire trial of Torrence Hatch, the rapper known as "Lil Boosie". Security was tight at district court, with dozens of police officers, mounted patrol, and SWAT members securing the area around the downtown building. Inside,... more »

• Jury chosen in Hudson family murder trial

  April 10, 2012 2:38 PM

  CHICAGO- A full jury and six alternates have been selected at the trial of a man accused of killing three members of Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's family. The last four panelists were chosen Tuesday, the second day of one-by-one questioning of would-be jurors. Fourteen were picked Monday. Those who... more »

• Jury selection in Hudson family murder trial

  April 9, 2012 7:49 AM

  CHICAGO - A judge will question potential jurors as jury selection begins in earnest at the Chicago trial of a man accused of murdering the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson. Selecting 12 jurors able to set aside sympathy for the star in assessing... 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 »

• Grand jury to review shooting

  March 20, 2012 11:15 AM

  SANFORD, FL. - A prosecutor in central Florida says a grand jury will consider evidence in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager by a neighborhood watch captain. Yesterday, the Justice Department said it would investigate the death of Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors have been demanding the arrest of George Zimmerman... more »

• Jury finds Va. Tech negligent in '07 shootings

  March 14, 2012 2:33 PM

  CHRISTIANSBURG, Va.- A jury has found Virginia Tech negligent for delaying a campus warning of the first shootings in a 2007 campus massacre that left 33 dead. Jurors returned the verdict Wednesday in a wrongful death civil suit brought by the parents of two students who were killed on April... more »

• Court tosses jury award in Katrina jail lawsuit

  March 12, 2012 2:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court has thrown out a jury's award of more than $650,000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina's landfall and jailed for more than a month after the storm. A three-judge panel... more »

• Jury backs US claim to $330M in Stanford accounts

  March 8, 2012 2:16 PM

  HOUSTON (AP) - A jury has ruled that U.S. authorities can try to seize $330 million from foreign bank accounts controlled by convicted Texas fraudster R. Allen Stanford. The Houston federal court jury determined Thursday that there was sufficient evidence that the frozen funds were among the $7 billion investors... more »

• Stanford found guilty on 13 of 14 charges in Ponzi scheme

  March 6, 2012 11:54 AM

  HOUSTON- A jury in Texas found financier R. Allen Stanford on 13 of 14 charges in a $7 billion Ponzi scheme. Jurors have been deliberating since last Wednesday. Defense attorneys say Stanford made money for investors who bought certificates of deposit from his Caribbean bank. Prosecutors contend that Stanford... more »

• Judge may interview jurors in Grace trial

  March 2, 2012 7:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE-- Judge Maurice Hicks may interview jurors in George Grace's trial about issues that have caused contempt in the deliberation room. Grace is charged with racketeering, fraud, extortion, and bribery. The feds say Grace took bribes in exchange for completing official acts as mayor. Grace said on the... more »

• Jury asks several questions in Grace trial Play Video

  March 1, 2012 4:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Questions posed by jurors in the federal corruption trial of George Grace show that they may be having trouble reaching a unanimous decision. The former St. Gabriel mayor is accused of accepting bribes and using his position for personal gain during an undercover FBI operation. ... more »

• Pa. judge to consider Sandusky jury, bail issues

  February 10, 2012 5:07 AM

  BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A dispute about whether people from the State College area will be allowed to sit as jurors in Jerry Sandusky's child sex-abuse case is the subject of a hearing in a Pennsylvania courtroom. Today's proceeding at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte is also expected to address... more »

• Jury given Trucko Stampley murder case

  February 3, 2012 5:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Trucko Stampley's fate is now in the hands of the jury. The case was given to the jury just before 5 p.m. after a week of testimony. Stampley never took the stand in his defense. The prosecution rested yesterday after three days of testimony. The... more »

• Jury seated in Stampley trial, testimony starts Monday

  January 27, 2012 4:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Jury selection is officially over Friday afternoon in the trial against Trucko Stampley, who's accused of murdering four people in 2007. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday in Judge Bonnie Jackson's courtroom at 10 a.m. Stampley, 24, faces an automatic life sentence in prison... more »

• Jury chosen in trial of Texas financier Stanford

  January 24, 2012 2:32 PM

  HOUSTON - A jury has been chosen in the trial of jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford, who is accused of bilking investors out of $7 billion in a massive Ponzi scheme. The panel of 12 jurors and three alternates was chosen Tuesday in Houston federal court. Prosecutors... more »

• Jury convicts Angola inmate in guards 1999 death

  October 27, 2011 2:48 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE- A jury has convicted Angola inmate David Brown, 38, of first degree murder Thursday in the beating and stabbing death of Louisiana State Penitentiary security Capt. David C. Knapps in 1999. The jury deliberated for a little over an hour in a West Feliciana Parish courtroom before... more »

• Jury hears Angola 5 defendant on tape

  October 26, 2011 2:18 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE, La.- A jury heard a recording of Angola 5 defendant David Brown telling investigators that he dragged Louisiana State Penitentiary security Capt. David Knapps into an employee restroom and held the officer while a co-defendant hit him with a mallet. The 49-year-old Knapps died in the restroom... more »

• Jury selected for Port Allen police chief trial

  October 20, 2011 4:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The 12 jurors and four alternates who will deliver a verdict in the former Port Allen Police Chief's trial have finally been selected Thursday afternoon after almost two days of debating. Fred Smith is accused of violating the Rico act, mail fraud, wire fraud and racketeering... more »

• Grand jury: Jefferson to be indicted for simple battery

  September 28, 2011 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grand jury today decided LSU's Jordan Jefferson should be charged with simple battery in connection with an August 19th fight outside Shady's in Baton Rouge. That is a misdemeanor charge and could carry a fine of up to $1000 or up to six months in... more »

• Jury convicts 5 officers in post-Katrina shootings

  August 5, 2011 12:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has convicted five current or former police officers of civil rights violations in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. All five officers were convicted Friday of charges stemming from the cover-up of the shootings. The four who had... more »

• Jury deliberations resume in Katrina trial

  August 5, 2011 10:00 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has entered its third day of deliberations in the trial of five current or former police officers charged in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Jurors failed to reach a verdict Thursday after two days of deliberations. They resumed... more »

• 2 days of talks yields no verdict in Katrina case

  August 4, 2011 5:03 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has deliberated for a second day without reaching a verdict in the trial of five current or former police officers charged in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Deliberations are scheduled to resume Friday. During Thursday's deliberations, U.S.... more »

• Jury deliberations resume Thursday in Katrina case

  August 4, 2011 10:16 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jurors have returned for a second day of deliberations in the trial of five current or former police officers charged in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. The jury deliberated for several hours Wednesday without reaching a verdict. Deliberations resumed Thursday morning.... more »

• Katrina shooting trial jurors to get case Wednesday

  July 29, 2011 11:29 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jurors are scheduled to hear closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt announced Friday that he expects the jury to begin... more »

• Federal jury finds ex-NO politician guilty

  July 25, 2011 4:09 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has convicted former New Orleans City Council member and state Rep. Renee Gill Pratt of conspiring with members of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's family to steal more than $1 million from a string of charities supported with taxpayer money. The jury returned... more »

• Juror excused from Katrina shootings trial

  July 18, 2011 10:44 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - One of the jurors hearing the case against five current or former police officers charged in the deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina was excused Monday, more than three weeks into the trial, because she is related to the wife of one of... more »

• FBI agent saw holes in Katrina shooting probe

  July 12, 2011 12:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury has heard an FBI supervisor describe her growing suspicions as she and other agents interviewed the officer who was assigned to investigate deadly police shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Testifying Tuesday at a trial for five current or former... more »

• Verdict reached in Casey Anthony Trial

  July 5, 2011 12:40 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. - The jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, who is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Judge Belvin Perry says he will read the verdict at 2:15 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The Florida jury deliberated for more than 10 hours.... more »

• Jury selected in bridge shooting trial

  June 23, 2011 4:12 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Twelve jurors, plus four alternates, have been picked to hear the case of five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath. The jury - seven men and five women - was... more »

• Jury seated in former mayor's corruption trial

  June 7, 2011 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A jury has been picked and sworn in for the federal corruption trial of former New Roads Mayor Tommy Nelson. Nelson is accused of wire fraud and bribery as part of a federal sting operation into public corruption called "Cifer 5000". Six men and six... more »

• Defense rests in Greg Harris murder trial

  April 8, 2011 11:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for Greg Harris rested their defense this morning in Baton Rouge district court. Harris is accused of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, attorney Chiquita Tate, who was found stabbed to death in her office. Harris did not take the stand in... more »

• Jury seated for N.O. cops charged in fatal beating

  April 4, 2011 2:51 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A jury has been seated to hear the trial of two New Orleans police officers charged in the beating death of a 48-year-old man. Seven men, five women and two alternates were chosen Monday to hear the case against Melvin Williams and Matthew Dean Moore. ... more »

• Jury examines photos in Chiquita Tate murder trial

  April 1, 2011 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Jurors in Baton Rouge today took a magnifying glass to crime scene photos taken during the investigation of attorney Chiquita Tate's murder investigation. The photos were passed around during testimony in the trial of Tate's husband, Greg Harris, who is accused of stabbing her to death... more »

• Jury sees evidence from inside Harris' home

  March 31, 2011 12:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The murder trial of Greg Harris, the man accused of killing his wife, Chiquita Tate, in 2009 continues today. Today the jury has been viewing pictures of items found inside Harris' home after the murder. The jury saw a bleach bottle in the kitchen with... more »

• Katrina bridge worker wins sexual harassment suit

  March 30, 2011 11:34 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- A federal jury has awarded $451,000 in damages to a post-Katrina bridge repair worker who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Boh Bros. Construction Co. in 2009. Kerry Woods, an ironworker represented in the suit, said his site superintendent flashed him and routinely taunted him about seeming... more »

• Convicted killer threatens jury, faces death

  March 26, 2011 12:33 PM

  GRETNA, La.- A 28-year-old Jefferson Parish man convicted of killing a store clerk in 2005 opted to take the stand during the sentencing phase of his trial and he told the jury he'd like to kill them all. He told one juror he wanted to cut his head off. ... more »

• Jury selection underway for accused Olive Garden shooter

  March 21, 2011 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The tedious process of selecting a jury for the first degree murder trial of Tracy Young is underway in District Court. Multiple jurors have been excused due to the high profile nature of the case and due to their personal feelings about the death penalty. Tracy Young... more »

• Jury asks more questions about entrapment in Brown Trial

  March 3, 2011 11:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Jury members had more questions and requests this morning during their deliberations in the federal racketeering trial of two White Castle officials. Here's three questions that were asked, and the answers that were given: Q - Is there an assumption we must reach a consensus... more »

• Jury seated in ex-lawmaker's corruption trial

  February 2, 2011 2:12 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal jury has been picked to hear the case against a former Louisiana lawmaker charged with conspiring to pocket grant money earmarked for charitable and educational programs. The jury of eight women and four men, plus three alternates, was seated Wednesday after more than... more »

• Beheading suspect: Wife had my unconditional love

  January 29, 2011 11:56 AM

  BUFFALO, N.Y.- A man accused of beheading his wife after she demanded a divorce told a jury in upstate New York that he had given her "unconditional love" during their marriage. Muzzammil Hassan spent hours Friday testifying about his relationship with his wife, Aasiya. He is acting as... more »

• Fatal shooting in drug investigation ruled justified

  January 21, 2011 5:09 PM

  PORT ALLEN – A grand jury ruled today that a West Baton Rouge deputy was justified when he shot and killed someone during an undercover drug investigation. The shooting happened two weeks ago at the Motel 6 in Port Allen. Sheriff Mike Cazes said the deputy arranged to buy drugs... more »

• Federal grand jury indicts Ariz. shooting suspect

  January 19, 2011 7:02 PM

  PHOENIX - A federal grand jury has indicted the suspect in the deadly Arizona shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The indictment against Jared Loughner accuses him of attempting to assassinate Giffords and trying to kill two of her aides. It does not include two murder charges included in an... more »

• Grand jury indicts Jackson in Engler murder

  December 9, 2010 2:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grand jury in Baton Rouge has indicted 21-year-old Aramis Jackson in the shootings of a woman and her daughter in Beauregard Town. The District Attorney's office will seek the death penalty for Aramis Jackson, who is accused of first degree murder and attempted first degree... more »

• Postal workers accused of tampering with mail

  December 6, 2010 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Four postal workers have been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of tampering with the mail in their care. All four are accused of opening, delaying or detaining mail that was intended to be delivered. If convicted they could face a five-year prison sentence, a $250,000... more »

• Manslaughter in mix for ex-cop in Katrina shootings

  December 6, 2010 11:11 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A jury will be allowed to consider whether a former New Orleans police officer committed murder or manslaughter when he fatally shot a man during Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. U.S. District Judge Lance Africk said Monday that he will instruct jurors they can consider the less serious charge... more »

• Ex-N.O. cop denies lying to grand jury

  December 3, 2010 11:41 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A former New Orleans police sergeant has denied a friend's allegation she lied to a grand jury because she held a grudge against one of the five current or former officers charged in a deadly police shooting after Hurricane Katrina. Sgt. Erin Reilly testified Friday that she... more »

• Roseland police officer indicted on felony counts

  December 2, 2010 7:39 AM

  AMITE - A Tangipahoa Parish grand jury has indicted a Roseland police officer on three felony counts after he worked a private party while he was on duty. Officer Jimmie Jamison was charged with public payroll fraud, unauthorized use of a movable and malfeasance. Jamison allegedly worked at a party... more »

• New Orleans man indicted on charges of fraud

  November 29, 2010 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grand jury has indicted a New Orleans man accused of fraudulently claiming to be in charge of a nonprofit organization to solicit donations for what he said would be a war veterans home. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced Monday that the Baton Rouge grand jury charged... more »

• Baton Rouge jury to hear '85 cold case

  November 29, 2010 6:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Twenty-five years after the body of 19-year-old Tina Marie Kristynik was found in her Baton Rouge home, jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of the man accused in her rape and beating death. State District Judge Tony Marabella will preside over Vernon Kennedy's trial... more »

• Officer admits lying to grand jury

  November 19, 2010 6:16 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- A New Orleans police sergeant says she did not tell the truth to a grand jury after a deadly police shooting after Hurricane Katrina. Sergeant Purnella Simmons took responsibilty for writing a report that showed the shooting was justified. In testimony today, Simmons said her initial testimony... more »

• Jury finds Larry Snyder guilty

  November 17, 2010 10:35 PM

  A Pointe Coupee jury has found Larry Snyder guilty of 2nd degree murder in the death of Davina Chapman. Snyder was her boyfriend, and claims her death was an accident. Prosecutors argued Snyder kidnapped and murdered Chapman last year. They believe Snyder forced Chapman into his truck, and beat... more »

• St. Helena strip club under a microscope

  November 9, 2010 10:26 PM

  ST. HELENA PARISH - A strip club could be under investigation if another club owner gets his way. The parish ordinance set up five years ago prohibits any new club if there's nudity. The owner of what was supposed to be St. Helena Parish's only strip club said a... more »

• Jury selection starts in Katrina burned body case

  November 8, 2010 9:01 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jury selection is underway in the trial for five current or former New Orleans police officers charged in the death of a man whose burned body turned up in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Former officer David Warren is charged with shooting 31-year-old Henry Glover outside a strip mall... more »

• Cottonport man convicted of slaying girlfriend

  November 8, 2010 6:41 AM

  MARKSVILLE - An Avoyelles Parish jury unanimously found Terry Day guilty of second-degree murder in the January stabbing death of his girlfriend. Day was convicted last week in the stabbing death of 33-year-old Aime Marie Harris. Autopsy reports showed Harris had been stabbed eight times. The conviction on second-degree murder... more »