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• Houma man arrested for alleged sex crimes against missing teen

  March 5, 2024 12:15 PM

  TERREBONNE PARISH - Officials arrested a Houma man who allegedly had a sexual encounter with a missing teen. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Cameron Rodrigue, 18, on one charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile. The arrest came after an investigation by the Special Victims Unit. Deputies... more »

• Ponchatoula man arrested for rape, video voyeurism

  December 4, 2023 1:18 PM

  PONCHATOULA - After a day-long search, deputies arrested a man for rape and video voyeurism. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said 40-year-old Damien Gaston of Ponchatoula is accused of filming sexual encounters with women and distributing the videos. No more information on the accused crimes was released. more »

• Tangipahoa Parish man sentenced to 35 years, chemical castration

  March 16, 2023 1:16 PM

  AMITE - A Tangipahoa Parish man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison and will undergo chemical castration following his conviction on charges of rape, molestation of a juvenile under the age of 13 and sexual battery. Prosecutors with the 21st Judicial District announced the sentence for Ryan... more »

• Man sentenced to 99 years after conviction in incest case

  October 21, 2019 5:53 PM

  PONCHATOULA - A man was sentenced to 99 years in the Department of Corrections over three years after he was arrested for first-degree rape charges which were later changed to charges for aggravated crimes against nature. Malcolm Chester was 32 at the time of his arrest for first-degree rape... more »

• Police: Suspect wanted for indecent behavior with a minor

  August 16, 2017 3:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives are looking for 23-year-old Zachary Hughes after receiving a report that he convinced a 15-year-old female to engage in multiple sex acts in late May. According to police documents, the victim was staying with family members in downtown Baton Rouge when she decided to run... more »

• Teenager accused of raping prep school classmate at drunken house party

  July 27, 2017 5:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 17-year-old student-athlete at an area private high school was booked into jail this week, accused of raping a classmate during a drunken party after prom. The arrest was made in July after weeks of investigative work by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies... more »

• Former school employee arrested in non-school rape of 10-year-old

  April 19, 2017 1:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 21-year-old woman who had worked for several months as a teacher's assistant at an area private school, was charged Tuesday with two 2015 rapes of a ten-year-old boy. Harlie Vanosdell was booked into jail overnight on two counts of first-degree rape. According to social... more »

• Parking attendant arrested in underage girl's bedroom overnight Play Video

  November 22, 2016 11:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man employed as a ticket writer at an area university was arrested overnight after being found in the bedroom of an underage girl. Forice Burrel, 21, was booked into jail on carnal knowledge of a juvenile, simple battery and aggravated assault charges. Burrel was found... more »

• First from WBRZ Investigative Unit: Area fire chief arrested on child porn charges Play Video

  March 10, 2016 11:21 AM

  GONZALES- A District Fire Chief in the City of Gonzales is locked up, accused of possessing child porn. According to booking records, 35-year old Kristopher Johnson was charged with possession of child porn and being a fugitive from another jurisdiction. Johnson was booked on 11 counts of pornography involving... more »

• Baton Rouge man charged with 350 counts of child porn possession

  January 28, 2016 10:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was arrested after authorities say they found more than 350 child porn images during a search of his apartment. Officers arrested 31-year-old Evan Taylor at his place of work on Jan. 28. Authorities say the Louisiana Department of Justice's Cyber Crimes... more »