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• Woman arrested for leaving children without food for two days

  September 3, 2017 3:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge woman is behind bars after police say she left her children alone and without food for two days. According to the affidavit, Baton Rouge Police officers responded to a public assist call to Frey Street around 5:30 p.m. on September 2. Upon... more »

• LSU will have two No. 18s in 2017

  July 31, 2017 5:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE – LSU will have two players wearing the number 18 on their jerseys this season, the team announced on Sunday. Senior J.D. Moore will join defensive end Christian LaCouture in wearing the number. LaCouture was presented with the jersey during the spring. Moore was presented... more »

• 2 dead, one injured in overnight shooting on Spanish Town Road Play Video

  July 3, 2017 7:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Two people are dead after an early morning shooting on Monday. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Spanish Town Road around 1:30 a.m. According to the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office, 39-year-old Timothy Armstrong and 52-year-old Tyrone Brumfield were killed during the... more »

• Baker double murder suspect released due to lack of evidence Play Video

  June 2, 2017 8:18 PM

  UPDATE: Dashawn Whitfield has been released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after a judge found no probable cause. Police Chief Carl Dunn says Whitfield was released due to the witness changing his story and a lack of evidence to hold Whitfield on. Dunn says police are... more »

• LSP: Two people killed in Terrebonne Parish crash

  April 15, 2017 12:21 PM

  DULAC - Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on LA 57 near Dulac in Terrebonne Parish early Saturday morning. According to State Police, Troopers began investigating the single-vehicle fatal crash on LA 57 shortly before 3:30 a.m. Through the initial investigation, State Police discovered a 2003... more »

• EBRSO: Women wanted for stealing money from College Drive Walmart

  April 10, 2017 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies are searching for two women who they say stole money from cash registers at Walmart in the 3000 block of College Drive. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred on April 9 when two women entered the store, walked to the... more »

• Woman abandons 2-year-old for nearly 15 hours to do drugs

  April 1, 2017 7:45 PM

  ZACHARY - A woman was arrested Friday after she left a 2-year-old child alone for more than 14 hours to do drugs with a friend. Deputies responded to a home on Samuels Road after receiving a report that a child had been left alone at the residence when child's... more »

• Three killed in rural highway crash Friday

  March 25, 2017 11:41 AM

  GREENSBURG - Three people, including a mother and her 3 month old daughter, died in a car crash along a rural stretch of highway in St. Helena Parish Friday night. Shortly after 7:30 PM Friday Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on... more »

• Two wanted for using stolen credit card at Target

  March 16, 2017 3:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE – East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Detectives are looking for two men wanted for using a stolen credit card at the Target on Siegen Lane. On Feb. 17, a woman lost her debit card while shopping at the Mall of Louisiana. The victim stated that after losing the... more »

• LSP: Unrestrained man dies in Lafourche Parish crash

  February 19, 2017 3:56 PM

  DES ALLEMENDS - A fatal two-vehicle crash on US 90 claimed the life of one driver Saturday evening. According to State Police, 39-year-old Jamie Delatte of Des Allemends was involved in a crash on US 90 just east of Cypress Drive shortly before 7 p.m. The initial investigation... more »

• Police: Fatal New Year's Day crash leaves one dead in Hammond

  January 1, 2017 12:20 PM

  HAMMOND - A two vehicle wrong direction crash on Interstate 55 claimed the life of a 23-year-old early New Year's day. According to State Police, around 5:00 a.m. January 1, Troopers responded to the two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 north of Wardline Rd. in Hammond. The crash claimed... more »

• Two Livingston Parish disaster recovery centers to close Nov. 15

  November 11, 2016 3:08 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Two Livingston Parish disaster recovery centers will close at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15. One of the centers closing is located at the St. Joseph Catholic Church at 15710 La Highway 16 in French Settlement. A second center is closing at the Sidney Hutchinson Park located at... more »

• Two-alarm fire destroys Baton Rouge apartment Play Video

  January 23, 2016 12:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three apartments were damaged after a kitchen fire Saturday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department received a call around 4:30 a.m for a fire at 460 Community College Dr. Firefighters arrived on scene to find Unit 1 engulfed in flames. The fire reached the attic... more »