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• EBR councilman says Aztek Cove proposal 'reeks' of politics, calls for peers to oppose it

  October 9, 2023 2:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An ongoing political spat over a controversial mixed-use development near the Country Club of Louisiana intensified Monday as the Metro Council is just days out from voting on a proposal to give its developer a tax break. The Aztek Cove development is already cleared to go... more »

• Feds investigating death of plant worker in LaPlace

  July 14, 2023 2:34 PM

  LAPLACE - A plant worker in St. John the Baptist Parish died Thursday after an incident involving a train, though law enforcement says they initially received a different explanation for what triggered the emergency response. A representative with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration told WBRZ on Friday that... more »

• Woman released from hospital days after being shot in deadly weekend rampage

  August 5, 2021 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One of three people shot during a man's crime spree in which he stabbed his grandmother to death was released from the hospital Thursday. Rachel Tullos and her mother, Debbie, were shot in the parking lot of a shopping center on Highland Road Sunday morning. The... more »

• Authorities investigate deadly motorcycle crash in Prairieville

  December 3, 2020 7:05 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Authorities with Louisiana State Police (LSP) and the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office (APSO) are investigating the death of a motorcyclist who was killed in an Ascension Parish crash on Thursday (Dec. 3) evening. According to LSP, 35-year-old Dutch Shirley, a resident of Gonzales, was headed south on... more »

• Police: Man found shot to death inside his home near Staring Lane

  March 12, 2020 2:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities say a man was found shot to death inside his Baton Rouge home Thursday. The shooting was reported shortly before 1 o'clock on Castle Kirk Drive. The neighborhood lies just off Staring Lane between Highland and Perkins Road. Police say the victim, 52-year-old Sullivan... more »

• Baton Rouge woman, pregnant with twins, killed alongside 7-year-old son in violent I-10 crash

  February 24, 2020 6:47 PM

  LAPLACE - State police say a woman was pregnant with twins when she and her 7-year-old son died in a crash Monday. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened shortly before noon on I-10 near Belle Terre Boulevard in Laplace. Tyandra Lewis, 27, and her son were both... more »

• Elderly man fatally struck by multiple vehicles on US 190 in Lacombe

  January 5, 2018 6:01 PM

  LACOMBE - Police say an 80-year-old man on the Northshore was standing in the middle of a roadway when he was fatally struck by several vehicles early Friday morning. The incident was reported around 5:25 a.m. in near the intersection of US 190 and Mill Road. According to... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly killing pregnant ex-girlfriend

  September 3, 2017 12:59 AM

  ST. HELENA - The St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a man they say allegedly murdered his pregnant ex-girlfriend and shot her boyfriend. According to authorities, 26-year-old Dana William shot and killed Angelica Leray near Pistol Womack Lane on Aug. 30 around 8:30 p.m. William turned himself in... more »

• STPSO seeking suspect in Abita Springs robbery

  February 27, 2017 4:42 PM

  ABITA SPRINGS - The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect in the Friday robbery of a Dollar General store. According to STPSO, the man walked around the store on LA Highway 59 for about 20 minutes before approaching the counter around 3:30 p.m. He then... more »

• Man arrested after traffic stop leads to discovery of 150 ecstasy tablets

  February 8, 2017 5:43 PM

  ST. TAMMANY - A man was arrested after deputies discovered 150 ecstasy tablets in his vehicle during a traffic stop. A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Deputy pulled over 21-year-old Dominic Walker of Houston on Jan. 31 after the deputy noticed his vehicle swerving on the shoulder of I-12. The... more »

• STPSO detectives stop burglary spree

  January 12, 2017 5:26 PM

  SLIDELL - St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's detectives arrested a man responsible for a string of burglaries that have plagued the Slidell area since late November. Steven Barrios, 27, is accused of burglarizing over 20 storage units and three businesses on Highway 190E. Barrios stole over $25,000 worth of property... more »

• APSO searching for missing 47-year-old man from St. Amant

  October 13, 2016 1:37 PM

  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a man from St. Amant that has been missing since Oct. 5. 47-year-old Dennis Kramer, Jr. was last seen driving a red 1999 Chevrolet Silverado truck with an extended cab with a Louisiana license plate: Y107566. The sheriff's... more »

• Hometown heroes get holiday appreciation Play Video

  December 14, 2015 4:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Over the past seventy years, World War II Veterans have been thanked hundreds of times. Today, at St. James Place Retirement Home, there was nothing short of that. The Red Cross teamed up with Dow Chemical to bring the residents holiday cards. Each one was signed... more »

• LSP: Sibley not at fault in deadly crash Play Video

  June 17, 2013 6:26 PM

  ST. HELENA - A State Police spokesperson said the Livingston Parish School Board president who left the scene of a fatal crash is not at fault. Investigators took Malcolm Sibley's GMC truck to the State Police Crime Lab today to see if damages are consistent with the crash report... more »