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• Decades in prison for teenage gang member who killed another teen, wounded 10-year-old

  September 1, 2023 7:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE -- A gang member arrested in connection with a Christmas Eve double shooting that killed another teen and wounded a 10-year-old boy has been sentenced to decades in prison. The terms are mostly stacked, meaning that Koverias Garner will likely spend most of his life in confinement.... more »

• Woman convicted in cold case killing tried to claim her sentence was illegal Play Video

  April 17, 2023 4:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in exchange for leniency tied to the killing of Gary Kergan in 1984 claimed the sentence she received was illegal and asked a court to correct it. Things took an interesting twist when Leila Mulla withdrew her request this... more »

• Man allegedly killed neighbor he says broke into his house, poisoned his food

  February 26, 2022 2:09 PM

  MONROE - A man is accused of killing his neighbor who he believes broke into his home and poisoned his food. The Monroe Police Department told KNOE that the attack happened shortly before 1 a.m. Friday at a residence on McKeen Place. When police responded to the scene,... more »

• Alec Baldwin speaks out regarding deadly shooting on movie set

  October 22, 2021 12:12 PM

  After a fatal shot that killed a woman and injured a man was accidentally fired on the set of a film called 'Rust,' the actor who pulled the trigger released a statement Friday morning. Alec Baldwin took to Twitter to address the shooting incident that led to the death... more »

• Three dead and three in critical condition after traffic accident on I-20

  August 7, 2021 9:27 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Three people died, and three others are in critical condition after a major accident on I-20. KLSA reported the Shreveport Police Department was called to a multi-vehicle accident on I-20 West near Fairfield Avenue around 2 a.m. Saturday morning. Officers said a truck lost a tire... more »

• Police identify man found dead in Nicholson Drive neighborhood, one arrest made

  June 2, 2020 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have arrested one person in connection with the death of a 49-year-old man who was found dead in a home off Nicholson Drive. According to Baton Rouge Police, Oscar Davis lost his life during an altercation with 39-year-old Neketa Battieste at their Duane Street home.... more »

• Marksville deputy sentenced to 40 years for 6-year-old's death Play Video

  March 31, 2017 10:21 AM

  MARKSVILLE – The deputy city marshal convicted of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter last week was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday. Jurors found Derrick Stafford guilty in the shooting death of a six-year-old and injuring of the child’s father in November 2015. Jeremy Mardis, 6, died when... more »

• Man guilty of manslaughter in 2007 arrested for attempted murder

  December 13, 2016 5:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A man, who previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2007 and sentenced to 10 years in prison, has been arrested for attempted second degree murder, according to arrest records. 39-year-old Ricardo Singleton was arrested for attempted second degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, aggravated damage... more »

• Bourbon St. shooter receives 60-year sentence

  April 4, 2016 10:22 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Trung Le, convicted of manslaughter in a Bourbon Street shooting that left one person dead and another nine injured, has been sentenced to 60 years in jail. The sentence was handed down Monday in court. Le had been convicted of manslaughter in January by a jury that... more »

• Mistakenly released killer arrested in Georgia

  October 2, 2015 1:52 AM

  ATLANTA- Authorities have captured an inmate that was mistakenly let out of a jail earlier this week in Louisiana. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Benjuiel Johnson, 32, just after midnight Friday morning at a motel just outside of Atlanta. Authorities in Georgia said a Gwinett County deputy assigned to... more »

• Search expands to other cities for escapee

  January 2, 2013 3:16 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - Authorities expanded search efforts for a woman convicted of manslaughter who escaped from a state prison in St. Gabriel. State corrections officials said they've called in U. S. Marshals to help find Keana Barnes, 33, after her escape from the La. Correctional Institute for Women early... more »

• Woman who escaped prison has run before Play Video

  January 1, 2013 5:56 PM

  ST. GABRIEL- Authorities said the woman who escaped overnight from a state prison in St. Gabriel was serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, and offered a reward for information leading to her capture. St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau said 33-year-old Keana Barnes climbed over a fence at the... more »

• Escaped prisoner was serving manslaughter sentence

  January 1, 2013 11:45 AM

  ST. GABRIEL - Authorities said the woman who escaped overnight from a state prison in St. Gabriel was serving a 25-year sentence for manslaughter, and offered a reward for information leading to her capture. St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau said 33-year-old Keana Barnes climbed over a fence at... more »