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NAKAMOTO: Suspect identified in St. Helena school killing; new details on what may have led to the shooting Play Video
September 14, 2023 1:51 PM
GREENSBURG - The WBRZ Investigative Unit has learned new information detailing what may have happened in the moments before a high schooler was shot and killed by his classmate this week. Watch live newscasts here Chief Investigator Chris Nakamoto has also learned the identity of the suspect: 14-year-old... more » -
Minors facing murder charges after man dies from wounds sustained in March robbery
September 8, 2023 5:21 PM
BATON ROUGE - Two teenagers accused of shooting a man during a botched armed robbery had their charges upgraded to murder after the victim died in a hospital this week. The Baton Rouge Police Department said the suspects, ages 16 and 17, were already in in the East Baton... more » -
Three more arrests made in teen's killing at Port Allen football game; 2 minors facing charges Play Video
September 5, 2023 12:05 PM
UPDATE: Jarrettin Jackson II was formally charged Wednesday in the killing of 15-year-old Ja'Kobe Queen. See the full story here . ----- PORT ALLEN - Three more people, including two minors, are facing criminal charges after a 15-year-old was gunned down at a high school football game over... more » -
After high school basketball brawl, Baton Rouge coach calls playoff ban a 'learning experience'
February 22, 2023 4:04 PM
BATON ROUGE - After a melee at a high school basketball game got his team ousted from playoff contention , Liberty High Coach Brandon White is hoping his players can take a life lesson from the experience. The Liberty High Patriots were in the final minutes of their match-up... more » -
After fleeing to Baton Rouge, mom arrested in disturbing abuse case taken back to Texas to face charges
October 31, 2022 2:59 PM
HOUSTON - An allegedly abusive mom who tried to evade Texas law enforcement by driving hundreds of miles to Baton Rouge was relocated to a Houston-area jail over the weekend. Records show Zaikiya Duncan, 40, was moved from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Saturday and booked into... more » -
Garden District neighborhood group says four suspects identified in recent attacks Play Video
May 25, 2022 3:17 PM
BATON ROUGE - The Garden District Civic Association said Friday, police told organizers detectives have at least four people identified as suspects in a series of muggings that rattled the usually quiet neighborhood over the last few weeks. Police said late Friday, no one had been charged yet. ... more » -
Teen playing with gun accidentally shot his friend, deputies say
March 15, 2022 8:53 AM
CENTRAL - An 18-year-old was arrested after he allegedly shot his friend by accident over the weekend and then tried to lie about what happened. According to arrest documents, Kendrick Johnson admitted to playing with the firearm Sunday afternoon while at a home on E Brookside Drive. Johnson told... more » -
New video shows moments leading up to Walmart brawl; 2 more arrests made Play Video
March 9, 2022 2:49 PM
GONZALES - Police have made more arrests in a violent melee in the checkout line of an Ascension Parish Walmart earlier this week. The Gonzales Police Department said Wednesday that two more were in custody. According to the department, five of the seven suspects involved have been arrested in... more » -
Hammond man allegedly tried to meet up with underage girls for sex, arrested in EBR
February 10, 2022 2:19 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested in East Baton Rouge after he allegedly tried to set up a meeting with undercover agents posing as a pair of teenage girls. Arrest documents from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety described the alleged conversations between Allen Bordelon, 33, and who... more » -
Two teens murdered in separate shootings Sunday; family says they're connected Play Video
January 10, 2022 7:57 PM
BATON ROUGE - Dion Williams, a seventh-grader at Park Forest Middle School, was one of two teenagers killed in Baton Rouge on Sunday. "I'm going to really miss that, that I'm not going to able to call him anymore," said Miranda Williams, the teen's mother. "Me being a parent... more » -
Instagram rolling out new features to prevent social media addiction
December 7, 2021 4:59 AM
For years now, health experts have been warning against the dangers of social media addiction. According to one Healthline article , s ome experts estimate up to ten percent of people in the United States are battling social media addiction. What is social media addiction? This form... more » -
Sheriff: Missing 14-year-old girl likely with man she met online
October 14, 2021 3:23 PM
Sheriff's deputies are looking for a teenage girl who left home and is likely with an adult male she met online. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Kayla Watkins, 14, was last seen at her home Oct. 7. Detectives said they're concerned for her safety, adding she is believed... more » -
13-year-old girl leads deputies on chase in stolen car full of teens
June 14, 2021 7:37 PM
LAPLACE - A 13-year-old girl led police on a chase through a suburban neighborhood in a stolen vehicle with four other teens. Deputies with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call at 3:30 a.m. June 9 concerning juveniles trying to burglarize cars in the... more » -
Judge won't allow city to release BRPD video from 13-year-old's arrest Play Video
February 23, 2021 8:19 PM
BATON ROUGE - A juvenile court judge has refused the city's request to allow the release of police video showing a Baton Rouge officer's scuffle with a 13-year-old boy . How the teen was restrained during the arrest is under scrutiny. Though we're told the body camera video would... more » -
Two Livingston Parish teens rescue elderly woman from car stuck in pond Play Video
March 1, 2020 11:42 AM
WATSON - Two Live Oak High School students are being praised after saving an elderly woman's life last week. Around 6:30 p.m. Tristian Hilbun, 17, and Sadie Forbes, 16, were driving behind an elderly woman on Highway 16 when they witnessed a woman driving into a pond in front.... more » -
Teens allegedly stole guns, cash in burglary spree targeting multiple neighborhoods
December 10, 2019 6:00 PM
DENHAM SPRINGS - Three accused of breaking into more than a dozen cars in neighborhoods near their own apartment were booked into jail. The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says Cain Soileau, Calvin Cockerham and Sean Sattler, all 18 years old, are accused of targeting vehicles in several locations around... more » -
Handful ticketed, police on alert over city-wide paintball fight Play Video
April 6, 2018 6:08 PM
BATON ROUGE – A handful of people have been charged in what appears to be a renegade city-wide paintball “war.” As many as four people were cited for shooting off rounds from a paintball gun after police were dispatched to suspicious incidents and damage to property Thursday night. The... more » -
Police find teens reported missing from BR and Slidell
April 24, 2017 12:13 PM
UPDATE: Rebekah Lemar and Jordan Erwin were found walking in the Livingston Parish area. BRPD says both appear to be safe and unharmed. Original story: BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department is searching for two teenagers reported missing. Officers are searching for 14-year-old Rebekah Lemar of... more » -
Four teens arrested, one at large, in Ascension home invasion
July 3, 2016 9:34 PM
ST. AMANT – Deputies in Ascension Parish say that four teens were arrested and another person is on the run after a home invasion in St. Amant Sunday morning. According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office Lt. Col. Ward Webb, the incident happened around 3:30 a.m. at a home on... more » -
Teenagers jumped at abandoned Six Flags Play Video
February 1, 2016 2:11 PM
NEW ORLEANS - Two teenage girls were robbed while taking pictures at the abandoned Six Flags amusement park, WWL TV reported Monday. The attack happened Sunday around sunset, police said. The girls, both 17, were jumped by four men with guns. The guys stole the girls' purses, cell phones... more » -
Teenage siblings facing a childhood in jail for parking lot attack
October 31, 2015 2:33 AM
BATON ROUGE - A pair of brothers could spend the rest of their childhood in jail after being convicted of a crime on a college campus Friday. The victim said he was praying on the BRCC campus late at night in the summer when he was jumped. He said... more » -
Slain student remembered by former teacher
October 11, 2015 8:40 PM
GONZALES - The Ascension Parish community is mourning the loss of 18 year old Todd Toups, Jr. The teenager was killed in a stabbing incident that took place Saturday afternoon at Cobb's Trailer Park. A 16 year old male is facing a 2nd degree murder charge for Toups' death. Morgan... more »