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• La. firefighters find man dead inside burning camper

  April 22, 2022 10:12 AM

  JEANERETTE - A man was found dead in south Louisiana after a camper caught fire Friday morning. The Louisiana fire marshal's office said the fire was reported around 5 a.m. at the intersection of Jones Road #1 and LA 318. After responding to the fire, the St. Mary Fire... more »

• Woman allegedly set her roommate on fire, tried to do it again

  February 23, 2022 9:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 66-year-old man told investigators his roommate doused him in rubbing alcohol and tried to light him on fire earlier this month, less than a year after she allegedly sent him to a hospital by doing the exact same thing. East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputies arrested... more »

• Pair accused of burning down bar arrested after returning to crime scene weeks later Play Video

  January 18, 2021 4:46 PM

  PORT VINCENT - Two people are charged with setting fire to a deserted bar on C hristmas Day after deputies found them at the scene of the crime more than three weeks later. The suspects, identified as 33-year-old Bridget Boutwell and 32-year-old Joseph Solar, were arrested Monday at the... more »

• House fire near Gus Young Ave. believed to be arson, firefighters say

  April 5, 2020 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A vacant house caught fire Sunday afternoon. Around 1 p.m. the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded a vacant house located at 1674 N. 44th St. near Gus Young Ave. When firefighters arrived they found flames coming from the back of the house. The blaze was... more »

• Funeral arrangements set for Plaquemine Mayor

  September 13, 2015 7:31 PM

  PLAQUEMINE, La. - The funeral arrangements have been set for Plaquemine Mayor Tony Gulotta, who died on Friday. The body will lie in honor at Plaquemine City Hall for public visitation on Tuesday, September 15, from 4 until 8 p.m. Visitation will also be held at St. John the... more »