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BRPD: Parent faces criminal charges after threatening to shoot up high school
September 21, 2023 2:46 PM
BATON ROUGE - A parent is facing criminal charges after they apparently threated to show up at Istrouma High School with a gun on Thursday. A spokesperson for the Baton Rouge Police Department said the threat did not force an evacuation at the school but prompted a large law... more » -
Dora Jean Edwards, mother of Gov. John Bel Edwards, has died
January 20, 2023 1:28 PM
BATON ROUGE – Dora Jean Edwards, the mother of Gov. John Bel Edwards, died Friday morning. She was 87. "She was the matriarch of our family and, along with my late father Frank, the reason why I am the person I am today," the governor said in a prepared... more » -
Texas man fled with infant son after shooting wife and mother-in-law; shooter later found dead
June 2, 2022 11:07 AM
SPRING, Tx. - A man who shot his wife and her mother in the head before fleeing with his 3-month-old child later died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. His child has since been found safe. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the ordeal began around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday... more » -
Woman stepped in front of oncoming traffic with her baby, booked for attempted murder
May 24, 2022 10:36 AM
BATON ROUGE - A homeless woman was booked for attempted murder after she allegedly pushed a stroller onto a busy highway, nearly getting herself and the baby struck by an oncoming car. The Baton Rouge Police Department said officers were called to Florida Boulevard, just west of Airline Highway,... more » -
Mother's Day for some women may be a reminder of fertility challenges Play Video
May 8, 2022 11:54 AM
BATON ROUGE - While Mother’s Day is a special holiday to celebrate all moms, some women remember the long journey they had to take to become a mother. One out of every eight couples has trouble getting pregnant, and fertility treatments could include months or even years of procedures,... more » -
Pregnant mother of slain toddler, boyfriend both jailed on $375K bonds Play Video
October 1, 2021 12:49 PM
BATON ROUGE - Bonds have been set for a couple accused of beating a toddler to death and then faking the child's disappearance. A judge set bond at $375,000 each for Lanaya Cardwell and Phillip Gardner on Monday. At that same hearing, it was also learned Cardwell is eight... 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 » -
Woman surrenders newborn at fire station just hours after giving birth; department says she did the right thing Play Video
May 3, 2021 7:41 PM
BATON ROUGE - A mother gave up her newborn to St. George fire officials over the weekend just hours after she was born. The woman called the St. George Fire Department around 2 a.m. Sunday morning and requested that a woman meet her outside in the parking lot to... more » -
Suspected drunk driver arrested in crash that put 6-year-old in hospital
March 22, 2021 3:12 PM
WATSON - Police believe a woman was driving impaired when she flipped an SUV over the weekend, seriously hurting a 6-year-old. Louisiana State Police said the crash happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday on LA 1019 in Watson. Troopers believe the driver, 29-year-old Hannah Revoir, went off-road and... more » -
Police: Drunken mom shot child during Thanksgiving Day argument
December 4, 2020 6:54 PM
BATON ROUGE - A woman was arrested overnight after her juvenile son told police she shot him during a drunken argument on Thanksgiving Day. According to arrest records, 33-year-old Tameka Varise shot her juvenile son Nov. 26 at their home on Pawnee Street. Police said they arrived at... more » -
Mother who smoked marijuana before breastfeeding facing child cruelty charges
January 24, 2019 1:14 PM
PIERRE PART - Deputies say a woman admitted to smoking marijuana before she breastfed her infant who was taken to the hospital because of seizures. Paramedics were called to a home in Pierre Part Sunday after they received reports of a small child suffering from seizures. The Assumption Parish... more » -
Angry mom accused of knife attack
June 12, 2017 12:39 PM
BATON ROUGE - A 48-year-old woman accused of attacking her daughter's roommates with a knife was arrested after police found her pinned to the floor by one of the victims, according to arrest records. The roommates told sheriff's deputies that Roma Zerangue came to their apartment at 11580 Perkins... more » -
Mother, two children killed in Lafourche Parish crash
May 30, 2017 9:29 PM
LAROSE - Police say a woman and her two children were killed in a crash on LA 3235 Tuesday. According to Louisiana State Police, 39-year-old Carmen Valle and her two children, 5-year-old Christopher Valle and 4-year-old Valeria Valle, were traveling north on LA 3235 around noon Tuesday. Police... more » -
Louisiana mom dies 24 hours after giving birth to healthy son
May 17, 2017 11:51 AM
MOSS BLUFF – A Lake Charles family is trying to pick up the pieces after a woman died one day after giving birth to a healthy baby boy earlier this month. According to a GoFundMe page, Sarah Bertrand, 29, died on May 10, just over 24 hours after giving... more » -
EBRSO: Man locks himself inside home, attempts to set fire after fight with mother Play Video
April 3, 2017 9:28 PM
BATON ROUGE - A suspect reportedly locked himself inside a house and attempted to set it on fire after he got into a fight with his mother Monday night. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the 8000 block of Sharon Hills Blvd. after... more » -
Mother intervenes after man attempts to sexually assault 13-year-old girl
January 18, 2017 10:58 AM
BATON ROUGE - Police booked a man Wednesday for attempting to sexually assault a teenaged girl in September. According to police, Derrick Anthony, 18, forcefully pushed down a 13-year-old girl behind a residence on Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive in the early morning of Sept. 28, 2016. Anthony then attempted... more » -
Mother kills two daughters, one was to be married Monday
June 27, 2016 6:28 PM
KATY – Monday was going to be Taylor Sheats’ wedding day but she, along with her sister, were shot and killed by their mother last week outside of their Ft. Bend County home. The shooting happened Friday afternoon in Ft. Bend County near Katy, Texas. Investigators say that 22-year-old... more » -
Armed robbery suspect arrested after being identified by his mom
March 21, 2016 10:04 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police say a man arrested for an armed robbery at a Circle K in Baton Rouge earlier this month was busted after being identified by his own mother. Tevin Gunter, 24, is charged with armed robbery. Investigators released surveillance video from the incident at a Circle K... more »