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• Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Livingston Parish couple

  May 25, 2021 10:21 AM

  LIVINGSTON - A man who a Livingston Parish jury convicted as guilty of murdering a local middle-aged couple has been sentenced to life in prison. On May 20, 48-year-old Michael Collins was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Eugene Gurley, Jr. and Patricia Gurley,... more »

• Gunman in 2018 accidental shooting death sentenced to two years in prison, $5,000 fine

  November 12, 2020 6:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - In February of 2018, a 23-year-old Baker woman named Cherish Smith was accidentally shot to death by her partner , Rhykem Rogers and now, over two years later Rogers' fate has been decided by a Louisiana court. According to court documents, the 30-year-old Rogers father of... more »

• Louisiana man sentenced to 25 years for string of church fires Play Video

  October 30, 2020 11:16 AM

  LAFAYETTE — A man charged for intentionally setting fire to multiple African American churches in Opelousas last spring was sentenced to more than two decades in prison. KATC reports a federal judge sentenced Holden Matthews to 25 years in prison for the fires he set at three different churches... more »

• Man sentenced to life in prison for 2015 Thanksgiving murder

  February 10, 2020 6:32 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A judge sentenced a man to life in prison plus 20 years for his involvement in a murder nearly five years ago. Jerome Gray was convicted for Second Degree Murder back in 2019 after killing Derick Askins on Thanksgiving day in 2015. You can read about the... more »

• Accused sex offender sentenced to five years in prison for possession of child pornography

  December 30, 2019 9:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Henry Babin, 30, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after being convicted for possession of child pornography. In January of 2018 the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force obtained a search warrant for Babin's property. During their search of his property, authorities... more »

• Former fraternity member sentenced to prison, probation in hazing death of Max Gruver Play Video

  November 20, 2019 9:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A former fraternity member accused of pressuring an 18-year-old LSU student to consume alcohol to the point of drinking himself to death has received a five-year prison sentence and three years supervised probation. Matthew Naquin, who was found guilty of negligent homicide in the 2017 hazing... more »

• Highly-anticipated John Paul Funes sentencing for Thursday rescheduled Play Video

  October 16, 2019 6:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Sentencing for the former head of the Our Lady of the Lake Foundation has been delayed a week, WBRZ has learned. Sentencing for John Paul Funes was scheduled for Thursday (Oct. 17) but it was rescheduled for next week because of a scheduling conflict with the... more »

• Woman sentenced to 16 years in sex trafficking case

  June 30, 2016 3:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – U.S. Attorneys say a Baton Rouge woman was sentenced to 16 years in prison for trafficking a minor for sex. Last year, a federal grand jury indicted 37-year-old Kellie M. Dominique with sex trafficking of a minor, attempted sex trafficking of a minor, obstruction of justice... more »

• Man sentenced to 40 years in 1990 Ascension Parish murder case Play Video

  April 18, 2016 1:05 PM

  GONZALES - A man who pleaded guilty to the rape, kidnapping and murder of his aunt in 1990 was sentenced to 40 years on a kidnapping charge in Ascension Parish Monday morning. Kenneth Lavigne was sentenced back in January to 21 years for the murder. Lavigne will serve 61... more »

• Sentencing for "wrong neighborhood" attacker postponed

  January 28, 2016 11:14 AM

  ROUGE - A judge ordered that sentencing for a man convicted of beating a man and wife at a Baton Rouge gas station in May 2013 be put off so the court can hear arguments about whether he's a habitual offender. Donald Dickerson faces a possible life sentence if... more »

• Murdered man's brother addresses killer at sentencing

  October 7, 2015 11:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The brother of a man murdered in 1984 was able to give an emotional address to his brother's killer Wednesday morning. Ronald Dunnagan was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the 1984 murder of Gary Kergan. Jurors found Dunnagan guilty of second degree murder in... more »

• Gerald faces sentencing for drunk driving deaths

  March 12, 2013 7:26 AM

  CLINTON - The man who police say was more than twice the legal limit when he crashed into another car head-on, killing seven people, will learn his fate today in an East Feliciana Parish courtroom. Brett Gerald pleaded guilty in December to seven counts of vehicular homicide, after originally... more »