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• Baton Rouge event connects formerly incarcerated women with housing, benefits and legal help Play Video

  April 22, 2026 7:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Women recently released from prison got a chance to connect with support services at an event held by Operation Restoration. The Second Chance Pop Up Event took place at New Ark Baptist Church. It offered help with legal cases, SNAP and Medicaid applications and utility assistance.... more »

• Two indicted in allegedly cartel-involved drug bust in Livingston Parish Play Video

  February 11, 2026 2:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A Honduran man and a Salvadoran man were indicted Wednesday morning after deputies allegedly found them carrying nearly 400 pounds of methamphetamines for the cartel through Louisiana. A Livingston Parish deputy stopped Jostin Antonio Orellana-Romero, 22, and Edenilson Alexander Castaneda-Del Valle, 22, as they were driving... more »

• Louisiana Democratic leaders gather to discuss firsthand accounts of ICE's Operation Catahoula Crunch Play Video

  January 26, 2026 12:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — Several congressmen convened at a Democratic forum in New Orleans on Monday to hear firsthand accounts regarding the Trump administration's actions during ICE's Operation Catahoula Crunch in Louisiana following a second fatal shooting by a member of ICE in Minneapolis this past week. Louisiana Congressman Troy... more »

• Gonzales City Council passes part of budget with little discussion during Monday night meeting Play Video

  June 16, 2025 11:12 PM

  GONZALES - The Gonzales City Council passed part of its budget on Monday night: the capital outlay budget. The group preparing the partial budget says its main function is to keep all the city's contracts moving forward. Some, like Gonzales Councilman Eddie Williams Jr., are in favor of the... more »

• Two women accused of stealing customer's credit card at Burger King still wanted after two months Play Video

  November 12, 2024 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Police has released images of two women accused of credit card theft at a Burger King after issuing warrants for them in August. Kaisie Jenkins, 28, and Rachel Henderson, 47, are both wanted for 29 counts of felony theft, 58 counts of access device... more »

• Seven arrested after year-long 'Operation Hellcat' investigation face rare racketeering charges Play Video

  May 29, 2024 5:42 PM

  PORT ALLEN — Seven people arrested in March in a car heist ring that stole new vehicles from a railroad yard in Port Allen were formally charged Wednesday with racketeering, as well as theft charges, a state prosecutor said. District Attorney Tony Clayton said members of the group were... more »

• 14 arrested in Tennessee sex-trafficking sting

  December 13, 2020 6:14 PM

  CHATTANOOGA - An undercover operation in Tennessee let to the arrest of more than a dozen men accused of seeking sex from children. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the two-day operation began Dec. 9 in eastern Tennessee. The agency said it placed several decoy advertisements on website with... more »

• Operation 'Murder Gang Meltdown' in Terrebonne Parish results in $1 million in seized drugs, multiple arrests

  July 2, 2019 7:59 AM

  TERREBONNE - Authorities in Terrebonne Parish announced the current results of "Operation Murder Gang Meltdown", a major investigation into methamphetamine and heroin trafficking in Terrebonne Parish, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of more than $1 million in illegal drugs, cash, and guns. Earl Johnson was the latest... more »

• 15-year-old girl rescued during human trafficking bust

  June 22, 2016 2:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three people were arrested and a 15-year-old girl was rescued when East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies busted a human trafficking operation. On June 21 detectives located the girl during the course of an undercover operation with a woman, identified as 22-year-old Jennifer Anselmo, and a man,... more »

• Tangipahoa Parish residents blessed with arrival of more flood relief groups Play Video

  March 15, 2016 8:59 PM

  ROBERT - Help arrived Tuesday in Tangipahoa Parish, and a new relief effort will begin Wednesday morning. An estimated 2,000 home were damaged by water in the southern end of Tangipahoa Parish alone. Some of those homes were inundated with several feet of water. Homeowners now have help in the... more »