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• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Slaughter Mayor caught on tape offering monetary rewards for warrants Play Video

  April 26, 2017 6:34 PM

  SLAUGHTER- The Slaughter mayor is under fire again for offering to pay police officers money for each warrant they execute in town. In a recording obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit Mayor Robert Jackson can be heard offering up to $25 for each warrant. Paying law enforcement a financial reward... more »

• Port Allen Police post names of people with arrest warrants to Facebook

  February 5, 2016 5:26 PM

  PORT ALLEN - The Port Allen Police Department is taking on a new strategy to clear outstanding charges. They're posting the names of people with outstanding warrants to the department's Facebook page , and its actually working well. The campaign started in October with 150 warrants. Within the... more »

• Warrants on traffic fines waived this Saturday

  November 30, 2015 5:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities in Baton Rouge said people with outstanding warrants over traffic fines can clear their records without facing a trip behind bars this weekend. Baton Rouge Police said Dec. 5 is Traffic Bench Warrant Amnesty Day for East Baton Rouge Parish. Law enforcement and court officials... more »

• Constable using license plate reader to track warrants Play Video

  October 14, 2015 12:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The constable is using a license plate reader to track down people who have outstanding warrants. The equipment is installed on a Baton Rouge Constable cruiser and takes pictures of license plates as vehicles drive by. The scanner runs the plates and can alert the officer... more »

• Raid nets crack, several arrests Play Video

  November 27, 2013 12:11 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Ascension Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested four people and seized thousands of dollars worth of crack cocaine during two early morning raids. Deputies found 2.5 ounces of crack at Robert Bennett's home, about $5,000 worth of drugs, after they say he flushed the evidence down the toilet. Deputies... more »