BATON ROUGE - Shelly Dick has been sworn is as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana.
She was first nominated on April 25, 2012, re-nominated on January 3, 2013 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 9.
Dick is a 1988 graduate of the... more »
BATON ROUGE - President Barack Obama has re-nominated Shelly Deckert Dick to fill a vacancy on the federal bench in Baton Rouge. Dick, a Baton Rouge attorney, originally was nominated in April 2012. She is one of 33 candidates for federal judgeships who were re-nominated Thursday by Obama. Obama said... more »
BATON ROUGE- A 22-year-old man shot in the head Tuesday night in Baton Rouge has died.
Cpl. Tommy Stubbs of the Baton Rouge Police Department identified Dandre Robertson as the victim.
Lee Michael Williams, 24, was arrested in connection with the shooting. Police say Williams shot Robertson in... more »
BATON ROUGE - Some city workers are headed to the classroom. Metro Council passed an ordinance that requires city workers who drive city vehicles to... more »
BATON ROUGE- Lawmakers are poised to streamline laws dealing with surrogacy births in Louisiana.
Some have suggested surrogacy births are currently taking place without... more »
FRENCH SETTLEMENT- A man and woman face charges for crimes against nature and child pornography.
Doyle Trauth, 42, and Lisa Trauth were arrested after... more »
BATON ROUGE - Questions surround the state Capitol after the Legislative Auditor told the Republican Party of Louisiana to hand over financial documents.
"State... more »
BELMAR, NEW JERSEY- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says keep the politics out of getting aid to people in Oklahoma trying to recover from a... more »