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• Man who served 10 years for robbing Baton Rouge bank pleads guilty to another robbery at same bank Play Video

  October 15, 2025 8:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A Zachary man pleaded guilty to a bank robbery at a Baton Rouge Regions Bank, the same bank he was convicted of robbing in 2014. Quarles Harris, 52, pleaded guilty to the May bank robbery on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to one count each of bank... more »

• Former Regions Bank manager sentenced to 30 months in prison after embezzling $250k from customers Play Video

  December 4, 2024 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A former Regions Bank manager found guilty of embezzling $250,000 from the bank's Plank Road branch was sentenced to 2½ years in prison by a federal judge Wednesday. Eric Jason Schouest, 53, must also pay $86,376 in restitution and serve two years of supervised release following... more »

• Former Regions Bank manager pleads guilty in embezzlement of $250,000 from Plank Road branch

  June 27, 2024 4:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Plaquemine man pled guilty to bank fraud charges after more than $250,000 was taken from customer accounts at a Regions Bank branch, according to the United States Department of Justice. Eric Schouest, 53, received convictions for embezzlement and bank fraud after managing Regions Bank Plank... more »