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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 »
  • 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 »
  • Woman loses pregnancy after boyfriend allegedly punched her in the stomach

    August 15, 2021 4:34 PM

    OUACHITA PARISH - A man was arrested after beating his pregnant girlfriend and killing her unborn baby. KNOE reported that Monroe Police said the victim was beaten by her boyfriend, 19-year-old Cameron Criner, on August 10. Court records said Criner threatened to punch the victim in the stomach... more »
  • Baby born with COVID antibodies after mom got vaccine during pregnancy, doctors say

    March 16, 2021 3:34 PM

    PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. - Doctors in Florida say a baby delivered in January was born with COVID-19 antibodies after the mother received a vaccine during her pregnancy. WPBF spoke with the two pediatricians who made the discovery , saying they believe it's the first known occurrence of COVID... more »
  • Mom accused of abducting kids from Louisiana arrested in Florida

    March 8, 2021 1:24 PM

    SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. - A woman accused of kidnapping her biological sons from their father's driveway in Tangipahoa Parish and then driving them across multiple state lines was arrested over the weekend. WKRG reports Shawntel Heck, 38, was taken into custody late Friday night after she turned herself... more »
  • After delivering baby, Gonzales woman dies from COVID-19 Play Video

    April 17, 2020 10:46 AM

    GONZALES - Earlier this month, an EBR mother lost her baby to complications from COVID-19. Now, a newborn baby has lost a mother the same way. “It's hard because we need each other. We can't get through this without family and being able to lean on each other,” Kyra Cushenberry... more »
  • Mother, grandmother get 20 years for chaining Alabama boy

    February 28, 2020 9:27 PM

    PRATTVILLE, Ala.- A mother and grandmother were sentenced to 20 years in prison after chaining up a naked boy. The boy's mother, Dannielle Nicole Martin, 32, and his grandmother, Vickie Seale Higgenbotham, 58, were given maximum sentences on Thursday after pleading guilty to aggravated child abuse. Autauga County... more »
  • Mississippi girl, 14, arrested in mother's murder

    January 7, 2019 7:27 PM

    PIKE COUNTY, Miss - A 14-year-old girl was arrested in the murder of her mother, Mississippi officials said Monday. According to a report from WAPT , Amarioyna Hall is being held on a $150,000 bond at the Pike County jail and will be charged as an adult. The... more »
  • Man once accused of shooting at BRPD officer released from prison Play Video

    October 2, 2018 5:36 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Raheem Howard, the 21-year-old once accused of shooting at a Baton Rouge Police officer was released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Tuesday morning. Howard spent nearly two months in jail for prior misdemeanors, but his charges could have been much more severe. In... more »
  • 96-year-old woman killed in Deville fire

    April 1, 2017 8:08 PM

    DEVILLE - Fire marshals are investigating a residential fire that killed a 96-year-old woman Friday night. Crews responded to the fire on Truman Cole Road around 7 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, firefighters found the home completely engulfed in flames with the roof collapsed. After suppressing the fire, crews... 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 »
  • Family reunited with team who saved son's life in flood Play Video

    December 21, 2016 6:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A mother and son were reunited Wednesday with the team of emergency officials that helped to save the boy's life in August's historic flooding. Jessica Michot needed help during the August flood in getting out of her home to get medicine for her medically fragile son,... more »
  • Homeless man wanted for rape arrested; victim's son fights back during attack

    December 20, 2016 10:29 AM

    BATON ROUGE – A homeless man has been arrested for the rape of a woman whose 10-year-old son fought back during the attack. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office arrested 32-year-old Daniel Hinton for forcible second-degree rape. The incident occurred on Dec. 16 when the victim met with... more »
  • BRPD: Mother says Jesus told her to slash 8-year-old's throat Play Video

    November 17, 2016 1:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Police say a Baton Rouge mother was arrested Thursday morning after receiving reports that she tried to kill her 8-year-old son. Gloria Ross, 40, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted first degree murder and second degree cruelty to a juvenile. Ross' bond... more »
  • Mom arrested after driving drunk with children inside vehicle, crashing on Hwy. 165

    November 7, 2016 2:29 PM

    JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH – A mother was arrested for driving drunk while her four children were in the vehicle, following a crash on Highway 165. The crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 on Highway 165 south of Highway 101 when a Buick van, driven by 29-year-old... more »
  • Mom arrested for beating child with wooden board

    October 31, 2016 10:23 AM

    BATON ROUGE – Police have arrested a mother after she allegedly beat her son with a wooden board. Baton Rouge Police were dispatched to the 4900 block of Hammond Street on Sunday, Oct. 30 when a boy told officers that his mother, 40-year-old Liza Joseph, beat him after she... more »
  • Man arrested for accidentally shooting mom

    October 14, 2016 4:19 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A 20-year-old man was arrested for negligent homicide after he claimed that he accidentally shot his mom following an argument. On Oct. 13 around 6 p.m., the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to the 4100 block of East Brookstown in regards to a woman who... more »
  • Man arrested for shooting at juvenile and mother

    October 6, 2016 12:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police arrested a man for attempted first degree murder after they say he shot at a woman he had a close relationship with and a juvenile. The shooting occurred on Sept. 28 around midnight when 39-year-old Tommie Johnson began shooting into a white Dodge... more »
  • Attorney General to examine arrest of mother for "whipping" her children

    June 24, 2016 1:10 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that the Louisiana Department of Justice will be looking into the case of a woman arrested for "whipping" her children after they burglarized a home. Schaquana Spears was arrested on child cruelty charges. According to arrest reports, Spears' 13-year-old child was struck... more »
  • Acadian Ambulance members help deliver baby on side of road

    May 25, 2016 1:40 PM

    LOCKPORT- A pair of Acadian Ambulance paramedics shared an emotional moment after assisting a mother who delivered a baby on the side of the road in Lockport, LA. Paramedic Filed Supervisor Stephanie Blanchard and her partner, EMT Ashlind Chouest, were dispatched on Sunday, May 22 to a patient that was... more »
  • Judge orders sanity evaluation for mother accused of elder abuse

    February 12, 2016 8:40 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The mother and daughter that was arrested for the death of 82 year old Bessie Looney, appeared in court today for a sanity hearing. Lauren and Joleslie Looney was arrested in 2014 after Bessie Looney (Joleslie's mother) was found dead in their home, after living... more »
  • Mother arrested after child is found with brain injury, human bite marks

    January 14, 2016 10:19 PM

    ZACHARY - A mother was booked into jail Thursday, accused of abusing her two-year-old child. Deputies wrote in arrest documents, emergency care workers reported a possible case of abuse after seeing the child of Doneisha Renee Carter before Christmas. Carter complained her son would not eat, was irritable, vomiting,... more »
  • Police say armed teen forced mom to drive him to school Play Video

    November 13, 2015 5:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police said they arrested a teen whose mother told officers he got a gun and forced her to drive him to a Baton Rouge high school Friday afternoon. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said 18-year-old Jarreau Simmons was taken into custody at Scotlandville High, and officers later found... more »
  • Son tells police he 'wished he could have done more' after stabbing mother in chest

    October 26, 2015 10:06 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say a verbal spat between a mother and her son turned violent when the man grabbed a knife and stabbed her. Officers responded to the scene on N. 36th Street near Gus Young Avenue at around 7:40 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they said they... more »
  • Murder-suicide cause of death in deadly Eunice fire

    September 28, 2015 2:52 PM

    EUNICE - State fire marshals say the cause of death in a deadly house fire in Eunice that left a woman and her two children dead is murder-suicide. In a press conference Monday afternoon, Eunice Police said the mother, 39-year-old Carla Wotford, is believed to have shot her two... more »

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