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  • Bomb found in the back of a truck

    May 12, 2013 1:22 PM

    WEST BATON ROUGE - A device found in the back of a truck on Plantation Avenue in West Baton Rouge Saturday night was a bomb. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to a truck behind Minnow's Truck Stop, off of Highway 415, around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The... more »
  • Woman in anti-smoking PSA says her daughter helped her kick the habit Play Video

    May 8, 2013 5:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Pictures are all that Tiffany Roberson has left of her mother, who died from lung cancer when Tiffany was just 16. "She missed out on, of course, senior prom, my high school and college. She missed out on the birth of my daughter," she told News... more »
  • Ascension students to present anti-bullying campaigns

    April 16, 2013 11:41 AM

    GONZALES - Students from all eight Ascension Parish middle schools are presenting projects to inform the public about bullying. It's part of the "Stop the Silence" project showcase taking place at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the Gonzales Civic Center. Students will present their projects including a... more »
  • Officer dragged by vehicle during traffic stop

    January 8, 2013 10:20 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A traffic stop in Baton Rouge turned into something else entirely early this morning. Sources tell News 2 a Baton Rouge Police officer stopped a vehicle, and was then dragged some distance by that vehicle near the 16000 block of Florida Avenue. Baton Rouge Police... more »
  • More teachers filing suit to stop education changes Play Video

    June 21, 2012 3:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Teachers say new education laws touted by Governor Bobby Jindal do not support them, despite what Jindal's administration may say, and they're filing a lawsuit to stop the laws from going into effect. The Louisiana Association of Educators plan to file the suit tomorrow morning in... more »
  • Tips to spot, stop child abuse Play Video

    June 14, 2012 5:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A day after two parents were arrested for child cruelty, state leaders want you to know about a tool that can help prevent child abuse. The Department of Children and Family Services offers a 24/7 hotline that you can call when you suspect abuse, 1-855-4-LA-KIDS. ... more »
  • Truck stop tiger hearings today, Monday

    May 3, 2012 7:01 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An animal rights group says a state district judge has scheduled a hearing Thursday on its lawsuit demanding that he order the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to remove an 11-year-old tiger from a truck stop in Grosse Tete. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued last... more »
  • Washington state trooper killed after traffic stop

    February 23, 2012 7:35 AM

    BREMERTON, Wash. - Police are looking for the killer who shot a Washington State Patrol trooper early Thursday during a traffic stop about 20 miles west of Seattle. Patrol communications manager Monte Simpson says the trooper had stopped the vehicle near the town of Gorst before 1 a.m. on Highway... more »
  • Wikipedia blacks out site to protest US bills

    January 18, 2012 11:48 AM

    NEW YORK - Wikipedia is blocking visitors from its English-language articles and Google has blacked out the logo on its home page as they join other sites in protesting legislation pending in Congress that's aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content. Wikipedia and Google are... more »
  • Another suit filed in truck stop tiger case

    January 4, 2012 6:41 AM

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The owner of a Grosse Tete truck stop has filed suit against the state of Louisiana and Iberville Parish in a last-ditch effort to keep a 550-pound tiger on display at the facility. The Advocate reports the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, comes two months after a... more »
  • One injured in Zachary robbery

    December 9, 2011 3:58 PM

    ZACHARY - A party turned violent early Friday morning when a patron was shot trying to stop an armed robbery at the event, according to Zachary police. Authorities say guests of small party located at 5905 Carpenter Road tried to rob other guests in attendance. That's when 20-year-old... more »
  • Louisiana judge pulls permit for truck stop tiger

    November 2, 2011 2:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A state judge in Baton Rouge has granted an animal rights group's petition to revoke the permit of a truck stop that has for more than a decade kept a live tiger on display. State District Judge Mike Caldwell on Wednesday ruled in favor of the... more »
  • Appeals court overturns Tiger Truck Stop decision

    August 29, 2011 2:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An appeals court today threw out a ruling the state couldn't issue any new large animal permits to Tiger Truck Stop, whose big cat has been the center of big controversy among animal rights groups. The decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a... more »
  • EBR Schools preparing for bus cameras

    August 25, 2011 6:45 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The process of installing cameras on East Baton Rouge school buses is about to begin, but the school district isn't footing the bill. The school board recently approved a measure to put the cameras on 35 of the district's 600 buses, at a cost of $7,000... more »
  • Judge: No more permits for truck stop tiger

    May 6, 2011 10:57 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The owner of a tiger on display at an Iberville Parish truck stop will not receive any new permits to keep the animal, according to a judge's ruling today. The Advocate reports District Judge Mike Caldwell ruled that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries can't... more »
  • Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in St. Tammany Parish

    March 18, 2011 3:12 PM

    A routine traffic stop in St. Tammany Parish, leads to the arrest of two men for drugs. During the stop, State Police searched the men's SUV and found over four pounds of marijuana in the trunk. Troopers arrested Dillon McDonald, 18 of Ft. Walton, Florida, and Cayman Shoemaker,... more »
  • High-speed pursuit ends with K9 choked, man tased

    March 14, 2011 2:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies tased a Baton Rouge man Monday night after they said he led authorities on two high-speed chases, then tried to choke a K9 when he wouldn't get out of his stopped vehicle. Jacob M. Myers, 22, of Baton Rouge is accused of several charges... more »
  • Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Terrebonne Parish

    February 14, 2011 2:09 PM

    HOUMA - A man from Violet, Louisiana is under arrest after a traffic stop turned into a drug arrest in Terrebonne Parish. On Saturday, February 12, State Police pulled over Calvin Brown on US Highway 90 for following too close. During the stop, troopers found 836 pills of... more »
  • Troopers scold police chief for pulling people over

    February 9, 2011 12:13 PM

    CROWLEY – Melissa Guerrero was driving in Acadia Parish the day after Thanksgiving when she saw blue lights in her back mirror and pulled over. But the vehicle with the lights, an unmarked white SUV, just kept going. So she followed it, calling 911 and telling dispatchers what she saw... more »
  • LSP: Assault rifles found during traffic stop

    January 24, 2011 11:00 AM

    CLINTON – State Police seized four assault rifles and a high-caliber pistol during a traffic stop in East Feliciana Parish this weekend. Troopers arrested the driver, 33-year-old James Behrnes, who investigators say is also a felon. The troopers were on patrol when they saw Behrnes speeding on LA 63 east... more »
  • Man given maximum sentence in trooper shooting

    December 22, 2010 2:40 PM

    ST. MARTINVILLE - A state judge gives a 40-year-old Baton Rouge man the maximum -- 20 years -- for shooting a state trooper at a traffic stop in St. Martin Parish. Assistant District Attorney Chester Cedars tells The Advocate that District Judge James McClelland also gave Tyrone Mack 15 years... more »
  • Group wants truck stop tiger removed

    November 23, 2010 11:55 AM

    BATON ROUGE – An animal rights group has asked state officials to revoke a truck stop’s permit to have a live tiger named Tony on display. The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a petition with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, claiming the tiger’s conditions and habitat at... more »
  • Possible drug cash seized during traffic stop

    November 15, 2010 4:04 PM

    ARCOLA – Authorities in Tangipahoa Parish seized around thousands of dollars in possible drug money after a sheriff’s deputy noticed an erratically-driving SUV on the interstate. The deputy stopped the vehicle after seeing it drive off onto the shoulder of I-55 southbound several times. The deputy noticed the driver, 28-year-old... more »
  • Six months after oil spill, much remains unknown

    October 20, 2010 3:30 PM

    The crude has stopped gushing and coastlines are largely clear of the thick goo that washed ashore for months, but the impact of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history will linger for years. Six months after the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the environment and economy of the... more »
  • Traffic stop in Livingston yields big marijuana bust

    October 20, 2010 11:07 AM

    Officers in Livingston took more than 100 pounds of marijuana off the street after a late-night traffic stop. Livingston Police arrested Donna Stanley of Florida around 9 p.m. Tuesday night after stopping her car for a traffic violation on Interstate 12. Officers said Stanley was very nervous when they asked... more »
  • La. traffic stop led to TX murder arrest

    September 28, 2010 8:53 AM

    A man accused of killing a 13-year-old girl in 1996 and leaving her body under a bridge in Chambers County, Texas was arrested after a traffic stop in Louisiana. Livonia police stopped a car in January for swerving between lanes, and arrested 45-year-old Kevin Edison Smith on a drug possession... more »
  • Arrest made in truck stop robbery

    May 17, 2010 3:25 PM

    One of the suspects wanted for robbing a truck stop in West Feliciana Parish is now behind bars. Jimmie J. Davis Jr. turned himself into authorities Monday afternoon. He is charged with armed robbery, with a bond set at $150,000. Davis and Michael Johnson are accused of robbing... more »
  • Traffic stop leads to international fugitive arrest

    May 12, 2010 9:14 AM

    A traffic stop in Livingston Parish led deputies to the arrest of an international fugitive. Deputies stopped a car that matched the description of a vehicle used in a burglary in Denham Springs. When deputies stopped Roman Nemethy, he allegedly produced an International Driver's License that he said he purchased... more »
  • Officer suspended for language during stop

    February 2, 2010 7:32 AM

    A Welsh police officer accused of using foul language during a traffic stop with children present has been reprimanded. The town council on Monday unanimously upheld Police Chief Tommy Chaisson's recommendations to suspend Officer Arthur Philips for two days without pay and place him on probation for three months. The... more »

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