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Man having a tough time proving he's alive, not dead Play Video
December 17, 2018 6:43 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man who is clearly alive says he was marked dead by the Social Security Administration and Veterans Affairs. For the last few weeks, Lonnell Brister has been fighting for his life and come up unsuccessful. It's why he contacted 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss Monday... more » -
Former VA nurse arrested for falsifying records in patient death
May 16, 2016 11:24 AM
BATON ROUGE - A Veterans Affairs nurse was arrested on a felony warrant after she was accused of falsifying records following a patient death at a veterans home in Reserve. 58-year-old Cheryl Poirrier, of LaPlace, is charged with four counts of filing false public records and one count of... more » -
Veterans Affairs employee arrested in state investigation
October 22, 2015 11:47 PM
JACKSON - A state employee was arrested on a warrant from the Office of State Inspector General Thursday. Todd Price is accused of deleting public records dealing with a patient who fell out of a bed at the Louisiana Veterans Home. Price was the director of nursing at the... more » -
Amid VA probe in La., administrator on leave
October 9, 2015 8:45 PM
BATON ROUGE – An administrator at the Louisiana Veteran’s Home in Jackson was placed on administrative leave with pay, WBRZ learned a day after reporting the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs resigned amid scandal. There have been allegations that the administrator, identified as Todd Price, deleted... more »