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Convicts with life sentences are up for parole; district attorney says it makes no sense Play Video
March 28, 2023 5:19 PM
GONZALES- Ascension Parish District Attorney Ricky Babin said he recently had two cases involving convicts who were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole come up for parole hearings. "I don't understand it," Babin said. "I don't understand how someone is convicted of a crime, is... more » -
Man convicted in 'heinous' 1988 murder case is up for parole again, could be released from prison Play Video
March 9, 2023 3:32 PM
ST. GABRIEL - A convicted rapist and murderer who detectives and a district attorney believe is the prime suspect in other murders could be set free from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in May. The Parole Board in Baton Rouge appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards is scheduled to meet... more » -
Double-murderer serving life sentence could be released in 2 weeks Play Video
July 28, 2022 4:42 PM
BATON ROUGE- The Louisiana Board of Pardons voted to reduce the sentence of a man who was supposed to spend the rest of his life in prison without the benefit of probation or parole. Now, he could be set free in two weeks. Watch WBRZ newscasts live here ... more » -
Bill Cosby denied parole after refusing sex offender therapy program
May 28, 2021 8:27 AM
An award-winning actor and comedian who was convicted of multiple sex offenses in 2018 has been denied parole after failing to complete a series of therapy programs for sexually violent predators. According to CNN , 83-year-old Bill Cosby is currently serving a 3-to-10-year sentence at a prison outside Philadelphia... more » -
Pardon board allows murderer chance at parole 18 years before eligibility Play Video
August 26, 2019 6:35 PM
BATON ROUGE- The state's pardon board allowed a murderer to become eligible for parole after serving only 15 years of a 40-year sentence for killing a man in Vacherie in 2003. Brian Batiste appealed his sentence to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2007. A panel of judges affirmed... more » -
Suspected serial killer withdraws from parole hearing after WBRZ reports Play Video
August 3, 2017 6:37 PM
BATON ROUGE- A suspected serial killer convicted of the rape and murder of one woman was set to go before the state parole board Thursday, but withdrew a request for a hearing. Samuel Galbraith almost walked free back in April when the board cleared him for release. However, days before... more » -
Still no second chance for juvenile Baton Rouge killer Play Video
April 19, 2017 2:18 PM
BATON ROUGE- Family on both sides of a 2005 murder case had to sit through a second sentencing in a Baton Rouge courtroom Wednesday. Judge Richard Anderson told 28-year-old defendant Anthony Johnson "it doesn't appear the defendant has changed much" since being convicted of a murder he committed at... more »