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• Woman evicted from councilman's storage shed Play Video

  May 21, 2013 6:14 PM

  GONZALES - A woman filed a police report claiming Gonzales City Councilman Tim Vessel was stealing utilities from neighbors to power his storage shed where she lived for nearly a year. In a Gonzales Police report obtained by News 2, Debra Williams gave detectives copies of monthly rent receipts... more »

• Raceland woman dies after car crash

  May 21, 2013 11:40 AM

  GRAY, La. - State police say a 24-year-old Raceland woman has died from injuries she suffered in a head-on collision April 27 with a driver troopers allege was drunk. Jeneva Billiot died over the weekend at University Hospital in New Orleans, where she was taken after the crash. Troopers say... more »

• Woman accused of locking kids outside for days Play Video

  May 20, 2013 3:03 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a Baker woman accused of locking her four daughters out of their home for at least three days. Baker Police arrested Danielle Kinchen, 25, of 4330 Jefferson St. on May 16 for child desertion charges. Investigators said a witness told them they saw the... more »

• Police ID woman killed in morning wreck

  May 8, 2013 11:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A St. Francisville woman died in a wreck this morning in Baton Rouge, according to police. Lt. Don Kelly said Jeane Peters, 85, tried to turn off of Old Hammond Highway at St. Regis when she narrowly missed one oncoming car and hit a second car.... more »

• Woman, son rescued from flooded van Play Video

  April 24, 2013 1:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency personnel rescued a woman and her son when flooding trapped them in their van this morning. Mimi Vidrine said she was driving in downtown Baton Rouge when she got to Napoleon Street, which had water over the road. She ventured in anyway, and the... more »

• Woman dies in I-10 crash

  April 9, 2013 11:24 AM

  GONZALES - Gonzales Police are investigating a crash that killed a woman on Interstate 10. Police Chief Sherman Jackson tells The Advocate the accident happened about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday between the Burnside and La. Highway 30 exits. Jackson says the woman's car ran off the road and struck... more »

• Authorities accused of letting priest flee

  April 3, 2013 7:40 PM

  PHILADELPHIA- A lawsuit accuses church and local authorities of letting a Philadelphia-area priest flee to Poland during a sex-abuse investigation that stalled. The suit says the priest assaulted a woman last year while he was counseling her. The priest is not named because he could not be reached for comment.... more »

• Woman admits to killing husband with crowbar

  April 2, 2013 11:20 AM

  LAKE CHARLES - A Lake Charles woman has admitted to killing her husband with a crowbar. The American Press reports 53-year-old Darlene Sias pleaded guilty Monday to an amended charge of manslaughter in the death of 62-year-old Joseph Sias. Darlene Sias, who was scheduled to go to trial Monday, was... more »

• Woman accused of hitting co-worker with bottle

  March 28, 2013 8:54 AM

  BOSSIER CITY- A Shreveport woman is accused of battery after police say she hit a co-worker with a bottle of steak sauce. Bossier City police say 30-year-old Lashonda Turner and 23-year-old Heather Mattingly were working at steak house Sunday when they got into an argument and Turner allegedly grabbed a... more »

• Woman dies in Hwy 74 crash

  March 23, 2013 5:42 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE, La. - A 49-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 74 in Ascension Parish Saturday shortly after 2:00 p.m., according to Louisiana State Police Tpr. Jared Sandifer. Cheryl Babylon of Slidell was driving a 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser eastbound on LA Hwy 74. At the... more »

• Woman falls with baby in arms

  March 13, 2013 8:05 PM

  NEW YORK- A woman holding a baby plunged eight stories out of an apartment building in New York City and died, but the child survived. Police found the body of the 45-year-old woman with the baby in her arms. The baby is listed in critical condition and is believed to... more »

• EBRSO arrests woman in ice cream shop robbery

  March 12, 2013 2:50 PM

  Baton Rouge- A woman accused of robbing a Baton Rouge ice cream shop is now behind bars. Deputies arrested 21 year-old Hannah Pressley for robbing the Cold Stone Creamery on Corporate Blvd. on Monday. Witnesses say Pressley entered the business wearing a bandana on her face, and pulled... more »

• Sheriff: Pineville woman confesses to casino theft

  March 11, 2013 3:51 PM

  PINEVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a Pineville woman after they said she admitted to stealing thousands from the truck stop casino she used to work for. St. Landry Parish Sheriff's deputies arrested Tabitha McKee, 33, on suspicion of stealing around $68,000 from the casino. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said... more »

• Jefferson Parish woman killed by gunshots at home

  February 17, 2013 10:34 AM

  GRETNA, La. - Jefferson Parish authorities say an 81-year-old woman has been shot and killed after someone fire into her home in the Bridge City community. Sheriff Newell Normand says in a news release that it's not clear if the woman was the intended target in the shooting, but she... more »

• District judge postpones Texas woman's execution

  January 29, 2013 2:16 PM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas - A Dallas judge has halted the scheduled execution of a Texas woman that was set for Tuesday evening. She would have been the first woman put to death in the U.S. in three years. The order from state District Judge Larry Mitchell moves the execution of 51-year-old... more »

• Texas to execute woman for neighbor's stabbing

  January 29, 2013 2:45 AM

  HUNTSVILLE, Texas - The execution of a Texas woman convicted of murdering her 71-year-old neighbor will mark the first time in three years that a woman has been put to death in the U.S. Fifty-one-year-old Kimberly McCarthy is scheduled for lethal injection Tuesday evening for the 1997 fatal stabbing of... more »

• NC woman sues NYPD over Empire State shooting

  January 22, 2013 3:04 PM

  MINEOLA, N.Y. - A University of North Carolina student wounded in last summer's shooting outside the Empire State Building is suing New York City police department. Chenin Duclos (SHEHN'-ihn DOO'-kloh) and eight other bystanders were wounded by police gunfire, ricochets and fragments. Officers were engaged in a gunfight with a... more »

• Woman dies in Baton Rouge accident

  January 18, 2013 12:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge police say an elderly woman involved in an accident Thursday on Coursey Boulevard has died. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said in an email that 90-year-old Gladys Sonntag died Thursday evening at a local hospital. McKneely said Sonntag was attempting to make a left turn from Coursey... more »

• Police identify victim in deadly shooting

  January 11, 2013 2:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of a woman killed when someone shot at her apartment on La Margie street in Baton Rouge last night. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said Shaquanan Jones, 26, died around 9:30 p.m. last night. He said she'd been hit by... more »

• Woman seeks to keep middle finger light display

  January 7, 2013 2:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The holidays may be over, but a Denham Springs woman wants to keep her unusual light display on her roof, showing an extended middle finger to her neighbors. A federal judge heard testimony Monday about whether Sarah Childs should be granted an injunction, barring the city of... more »

• Woman saved from fiery crash Play Video

  January 3, 2013 5:26 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Livingston Parish woman told News 2 today she was eternally grateful for three heroic first responders who pulled her from a fiery wreck. Around 7 a.m. Wednesday, St. George firefighter Jonathon Dixon was leaving home and heading toward a part-time job when he noticed smoke... more »

• Woman pulled from fiery wreck

  January 2, 2013 6:17 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Several law enforcement officers are being credited with saving a woman's life after pulling her from a burning wreck this morning in Livingston Parish. State Police said the wreck happened on Magnolia Bridge Road around 7 a.m. They said the woman passed out behind the wheel... more »

• Search expands to other cities for escapee

  January 2, 2013 3:16 PM

  ST. GABRIEL - Authorities expanded search efforts for a woman convicted of manslaughter who escaped from a state prison in St. Gabriel. State corrections officials said they've called in U. S. Marshals to help find Keana Barnes, 33, after her escape from the La. Correctional Institute for Women early... more »

• BRPD: Man arrested after hitting woman, child

  January 1, 2013 3:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a Baton Rouge man this weekend after they said he hit and woman and a teen during an argument. Police accused Robert Brown, 34, of domestic abuse battery, simple battery and cruelty to juveniles after the incident Sunday. According to investigators, Brown and... more »

• Woman stumbles, falls on subway tracks, dies

  January 1, 2013 1:06 PM

  NEW YORK - New York City police say a young woman stumbling around on a Manhattan subway platform not far from Times Square fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train. The accident happened at around 5 a.m. on New Year's Day at the No. 2 line station... more »

• NY woman arrested in connection with slaying of two

  December 28, 2012 2:15 PM

  WEBSTER, N.Y.- Police say a 24-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the ambush slaying of two volunteer firefighters responding to a house fire in upstate New York. New York State Police Senior Investigator James Newell says Dawn Nguyen, of Rochester, faces a state charge of filing a falsified... more »

• 1 killed, 3 hurt in head-on crash

  December 20, 2012 2:18 PM

  AMITE- A Ponchatoula woman died in a head-on collision west of Amite in Tangipahoa Parish, state police say. Trooper Nicholas Manale tells The Advocate that Carly Cutrer, 25, was traveling west on Louisiana Highway 16 about a mile west of Interstate 55 around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, when her car... more »

• St. Amant woman arrested for child desertion

  December 13, 2012 3:20 PM

  St.Amant- Authorities in Ascension Parish have arrested a woman from St. Amant for child desertion. When deputies arrived at the home on Teddy Babin Road, they found an eight year-old child home alone sleeping in a bedroom. Deputies also noticed that the oven in the residence was on, as... more »

• Coroner: Woman who crashed into creek died of natural causes

  December 12, 2012 2:23 PM

  Baton Rouge- An 89-year-old woman whose car crashed into Wards Creek from an Interstate 10 East exit ramp near the Mall of Louisiana died of natural causes shortly before the car plunged into the water, that's according to the parish coroner. Autopsy results show Vivian Augustin died of a... more »

• Gretna woman sentenced for stealing SS funds

  November 22, 2012 11:17 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- A 76-year-old Gretna woman has been sentenced to three years of probation for theft of government funds. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced Shirley A. Bunda on Wednesday and ordered her to pay restitution to the Social Security Administration in the amount of $133,297. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's... more »

• Woman gets 17 years in stabbing death

  November 14, 2012 4:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 29-year-old Baton Rouge woman has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for the stabbing death of her boyfriend after an argument at their home. State District Judge Bonnie Jackson sentenced Katina Carter, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in the July 15th death of 26-year-old Ladrian... more »

• Judge tosses woman's "too fat to fly" lawsuit

  October 31, 2012 3:31 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by a New Orleans woman who claims a gate agent told her she was "too fat to fly" and couldn't board a flight last year without buying two tickets. In her order Wednesday, U.S. District Judge... more »

• Man given 35 years in "Good Samaritan" shooting

  October 29, 2012 4:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced Jonathan Murray, one of the men connected to the 2010 shooting which injured a Baton Rouge "Good Samaritan", to 35 years at hard labor for his part in the crime. Murray pleaded guilty in April to armed robbery and taking part in a... more »

• Investigators: Woman set herself on fire

  October 23, 2012 5:07 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Authorities said today that their investigation revealed a woman who claimed she'd been set on fire by three men in Franklin Parish had actually set herself on fire. Sharmeka Moffitt, 20, was in critical condition today after the incident this past weekend. Police said she'd told then... more »

• Sheriff: "Gruesome" scene where baby cut from mother Play Video

  October 23, 2012 3:20 PM

  WALKER - Livingston Parish authorities charged a man with feticide and attempted murder after they said he stabbed his pregnant wife this morning, and cut her unborn child from her. "It's a gruesome scene," Sheriff Jason Ard told News 2, "very challenging for our investigators." Ard said his... more »

• Livingston SO: Pregnant woman stabbed, fetus dead

  October 23, 2012 2:37 PM

  WALKER - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says a 28-year-old pregnant woman has been stabbed in the abdomen and her baby cut out of her. Sheriff's spokeswoman Lori Steele says the woman survived the attacked Tuesday, but the baby died. Steele did not immediately provide information on how pregnant the... more »

• Mother arrested in deaths of 2 toddlers

  October 18, 2012 10:32 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans woman arrested in the death of her 3-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter is expected to make her initial court appearance Thursday. The children were found by their grandmother in their New Orleans apartment around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police said the boy had been shot... more »

• Boyfriend emotional after arrest in pregnant woman's death Play Video

  September 25, 2012 4:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested the boyfriend of a pregnant woman after she was shot and killed earlier today in Baton Rouge. He was emotional and proclaimed his innocence as he was escorted into a police car bound for Parish Prison. Police said investigators arrested Adam Sterling. He was... more »

• Princeton's first female president to retire

  September 22, 2012 1:41 PM

  PRINCETON, N.J. - The first woman to serve as president of Princeton University says she'll leave her post at the end of the academic year. Shirley Tilghman announced her intentions in an email Saturday to students, faculty, staff and alumni. She had informed university officials a day earlier. Tilghman, who... more »

• Police: Wash. man pointed gun at pregnant smoker

  September 14, 2012 9:23 AM

  BELLINGHAM, Wash. - A Washington state man has been arrested on allegations that he pointed a handgun at a pregnant woman because she was smoking a cigarette. Bellingham police spokesman Mark Young says 24-year-old Justin Dain Palmer reportedly stopped his pickup truck Wednesday to shout at a smoker on... more »

• Moderators announced for presidential debates

  August 13, 2012 10:22 AM

  WASHINGTON - For the first time in two decades, a woman has been tapped to moderate a presidential debate. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday that CNN's Candy Crowley will moderate one of three October debates between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Jim Lehrer of PBS... more »

• Woman's body found in truck

  August 6, 2012 1:10 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating the death of a woman found inside of a parked truck. Sgt. Bill Goodin tells The Times the unidentified woman's body was found just before 3 a.m. Monday. Goodin says the woman, between 35 to 40 years old, was in a white pickup parked in... more »

• Woman hides in bathroom while home is robbed Play Video

  August 2, 2012 6:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police spent the afternoon searching for two men who broke into a home in the Worthington Estates subdivision. A woman who lived there said she was taking a nap when someone knocked on the front door, but by the time she got up to check it,... more »

• Child, woman shot in Baton Rouge

  July 25, 2012 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police responded to a shooting this afternoon in Baton Rouge that injured a woman and child. It happened just before 5 p.m. at 1824 Ryder Lane. According to DA Hillar Moore, the victims were a 28-year-old woman and 11-year-old girl. He said they were walking down... more »

• Woman sentenced to 40 years in fatal stabbing

  July 18, 2012 6:49 AM

  AMITE - A Tangipahoa woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in the stabbing death of a Kentwood motel manager. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux said Tuesday that state District Judge Ray Chutz sentenced 36-year-old Joyce Stinson Myers, who pleaded guilty July 10 to a... more »

• Woman claims Geoge Zimmerman molested her

  July 16, 2012 7:20 PM

  A woman in Florida claims George Zimmerman, charged with killing teen Trayvon Martin, molested her when she was a child. The unidentified woman told investigators the abuse began when she was six and Zimmerman was 8, but its unclear what their relationship is. She says they would see each other... more »

• Clinton woman killed in EBR wreck

  July 11, 2012 4:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police investigated a two-vehicle wreck in East Baton Rouge Parish that killed a Clinton woman today. The wreck happened just after 10 a.m. on Liberty Road north of La. 64. Troopers said Nancy Pierce, 48, died at the scene. Investigators said a pickup driven... more »

• Woman, 80, injured when purse yanked away

  July 7, 2012 10:29 AM

  SLIDELL - Slidell Police say an 80-year-old woman visiting Louisiana was injured during a violent purse-snatching in a Walmart parking lot. The victim was Bernice Delery of Los Angeles. Delery and her family had flown from California to take a cruise from New Orleans. Delery suffered broken bones in her... more »

• FBI: Man dressed as woman robs New Orleans bank

  June 22, 2012 6:33 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The FBI and New Orleans police are looking for a man who was dressed as a woman when he robbed a bank in New Orleans. An FBI news release says the man entered a bank in the Gentilly area just before noon. He implied he had a... more »

• Husband sought in shooting of pregnant woman Play Video

  June 19, 2012 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police filed for an arrest warrant this afternoon, after they said the husband of a pregnant whoman shot her during an argument earlier today. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the shooting happened at 12:40 p.m. on 2025 Bay Street, and that a 26-year-old male shot a 23-year-old... more »

• Woman killed trying to flag down motorists on I-10

  June 18, 2012 3:58 PM

  METAIRIE - State police say a 35-year-old St. Bernard Parish woman who tried to flag down motorists on Interstate 10 in Metairie to avoid a man who was beating her was hit by two vehicles and killed. Trooper Melissa Matey says Lucretia Hampton was pronounced dead at the scene shortly... more »

• Some seized animals adopted Play Video

  June 14, 2012 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A Central woman is facing charges animal cruelty charges after she's accused of keeping dozens of animals in her house in central. Animal-control is still finding animals, a week after seizing dogs, cats and a bird from Cindy Browning's home. But things are starting to look... more »

• Woman using stolen credit card sought by police

  June 14, 2012 12:46 PM

  ZACHARY - Police in Zachary released photos of a woman seen using credit cards stolen from vehicles outside a local gym. A Zachary Police spokesperson said on April 17, two vehicles outside the Spectrum Fitness were broken into and purses were taken. Investigators later found out the woman... more »

• Police probe similarities between 2 disappearances

  May 28, 2012 11:07 AM

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- Police in Bloomington say they have contacted authorities in Louisiana about their search for a college student whose disappearance has similarities to that of an Indiana University student who has been missing for nearly a year. Twenty-one-year-old University of Louisiana student Michaela "Mickey" Shunick was last seen early... more »

• Search continues for woman missing in Lafayette

  May 21, 2012 5:42 PM

  LAFAYETTE - The FBI has offered to help in the search for a missing Lafayette woman who disappeared over the weekend according to Lafayette station KATC-TV. Michaela "Mickey" Shunick went missing after leaving a friend's house around 2 a.m. Saturday. The Lafayette Police Department continued to search the... more »

• Woman in wedding dress stabbed to death

  May 14, 2012 3:27 PM

  BURBANK - An Illinois woman wearing a wedding dress was found stabbed to death inside an apartment building in Burbank, just south of Chicago. Police say the victim, 26-year-old Estrella Carrera, had only been married a few hours when police found her dead in a bathtub. Authorities arrived... more »

• Gay marriage amendment vote today

  May 8, 2012 10:30 AM

  RALEIGH - The national debate over gay marriage is turning its attention South. North Carolina could be the next state to pass a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman. Voters are casting their ballots today. In the final days before the vote, members of... more »

• Woman charged in theft of late mother's benefits

  May 8, 2012 6:36 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A Gretna woman has been charged with fraudulently receiving more than $173,000 in Social Security Administration benefits intended for her late mother. A court filing Monday charges 75-year-old Shirley Bunda with theft of government funds. Federal prosecutors in New Orleans say Bunda, who shared a joint checking... more »

• Woman killed in hit and run accident

  May 6, 2012 9:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a hit and run accident early this morning that left one person dead. Uniform patrol officers were called to the 4200 block of Mohican Prescott shortly after 2:30am. The body of an unidentified woman was laying in the roadway, and a witness... more »

• Burglars busted by "armed" granny

  May 1, 2012 4:42 PM

  MARION - An elderly Ohio woman says a hidden medical alert device saved her from a violent home break-in. Police say two teens broke into 93-year-old Ruby Snyder's Marion home early this morning. They reportedly tied her up and threatened to kill her. Snyder had a medical... more »

• Baton Rouge woman indicted in baby's death

  April 27, 2012 8:01 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 28-year-old Baton Rouge woman has been indicted in the death of her infant, who was found dead in a garbage truck more than nine years ago. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged JoAnn King with second-degree murder in the Dec. 6, 2002, killing of... more »

• Baker woman charged in shooting death

  April 26, 2012 6:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baker woman has been indicted in the January shooting death of another woman. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 38-year-old Kolande Williams with second-degree murder Wednesday in the death of 31-year-old Kimberly Stewart. A second-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of... more »

• Baton Rouge woman shot in neck by stray bullet

  April 25, 2012 10:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A woman is recovering after she was hit by a stray bullet while driving down the street baton rouge. It happened around 11:30 Tuesday night near the corner of Choctow and Oak Villa. Corporal L'Jean Mckneely explains, "Her window was shattered by a bullet. The bullet... more »

• Mother murdered, her newborn son abducted

  April 18, 2012 8:57 AM

  SPRING, Texas - A prosecutor says a woman has been charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a mother and the abduction of her newborn son near Houston. Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon says Verna McClain was charged early Wednesday in the killing of Kala Marie Golden.... more »

• Woman stabbed in fight at BR apartment

  April 3, 2012 4:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a woman stabbed this afternoon is in moderate condition at a Baton Rouge hospital, and police are looking for her attacker. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said the woman was stabbed during a fight with another woman at the Wood Acres Apartments... more »

• Man arrested for attack in Baton Rouge

  April 2, 2012 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of attacking a woman at an apartment complex Sunday is now under arrest. Police say Marvin Varnado chased a woman down to the parking lot of his complex, and dragged her by the the hair back to his apartment. They say Varnado... more »

• Delhi woman arrested for exploitation

  March 23, 2012 7:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 58-year-old Delhi woman has been arrested and booked with three-counts of exploitation of the infirmed. Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says Lillie W. Griffin was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Richland Parish Prison. It was not immediately known whether she remained in custody or if... more »

• Woman charged with defrauding FEMA after Gustav

  March 22, 2012 8:16 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A LaPlace woman has been charged with fraudulently receiving more than $28,000 in federal aid following Hurricane Gustav in 2008. A court filing Tuesday charges 33-year-old Shanette Raquell Kennard with one count of theft of government funds. She faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison... more »

• Bears WR Marshall accused of punching woman in NYC

  March 14, 2012 7:52 AM

  NEW YORK - New York City police say a woman has accused NFL star receiver Brandon Marshall of punching her in the face at a nightclub. The woman alleges the incident occurred at 3:50 a.m. Sunday outside the Marquee, a nightclub in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood. Police are investigating... more »

• Woman falls down trash chute reaching for phone

  March 12, 2012 5:37 PM

  ATLANTA - Amanda Still couldn't let her cell phone slip through her fingers. She tried to retrieve her phone from her apartment building trash chute. Instead she fell down head first into the chute. Still said she accidentally tossed her cell phone away with the garbage. Once she realized what... more »

• N.O. woman pleads guilty in gun smuggling probe

  March 9, 2012 7:08 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A New Orleans woman has pleaded guilty to making false statements to firearms dealers in purchasing six guns. 28-year-old Irna Lacayo faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each of the four counts to which she pleaded guilty on... more »

• Elderly woman beats assailant with shoe

  March 6, 2012 2:28 PM

  BAYOU BLACK, La.- A would-be assailant who tried to attack a 74-year-old Bayou Black man with a pellet gun got more than he bargained for. The ski-mask-clad man attacked Thomas Lumbley as he was leaving his home Sunday night. As Lumbley struggled with the attacker, his wife, Clara, called 911... more »

• Police work to identify woman shot in car

  March 1, 2012 9:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are trying to identity the 23-year-old woman shot dead in a car on Washington Avenue. It happened Thursday evening around 7:35pm. According to Baton Rouge Police, the woman was gunned down as she sat in the driver's seat in the 2800 block of Washington... more »

• Woman charged with extorting parents

  February 24, 2012 3:39 AM

  VIDALIA, La. - State police say a 25-year-old Vidalia woman tried to extort $350 from her parents after she called her mother and father and falsely claimed that she would be killed unless they wired the money to businesses. On Thursday, state police said they arrested Tabitha Fisher on charges... more »

• Woman booked on molestation counts

  February 22, 2012 8:45 AM

  BAKER- Police have arrested a 43-year-old woman accused of molesting a juvenile boy at a Baker group home. Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps tells The Advocate Cynthia Haynes of Baton Rouge was booked into Parish Prison Monday on five counts of molestation of a juvenile. Knaps said Haynes was accused... more »

• Police: Woman with fake beard robs bank in Kinder

  February 15, 2012 4:31 PM

  KINDER - Louisiana State Police and the FBI need your help finding a suspect they say robbed a bank in costume Monday. Investigators say a white female wearing a long, fake beard and large glasses entered the Iberia Bank on 5th Avenue with a weapon and demanded money from... more »

• Woman, dog escape house fire unharmed Play Video

  February 13, 2012 2:46 PM

  Investigators are looking into how a fire started at a home in Baton Rouge Monday afternoon. It happened just after one in the 2100 block of 68th street. Investigators say the resident of the home was sleeping, when her dog began to bark. She awoke to find... more »

• Woman charged in beheading plot to appear in court

  February 3, 2012 4:45 AM

  WILMINGTON, N.C. - A Raleigh school administrator accused of paying a hit man to behead three witnesses in a North Carolina terrorism case is due in federal court. Nevine Aly Elshiekh is scheduled to appear today. She was arrested last month after FBI agents tracked her to a meeting in... more »

• Baker woman shot and killed Saturday morning

  January 14, 2012 2:05 PM

  BAKER - Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Baker that happened late this morning. Officials found the victim's body at 3305 Sandy Drive just before noon. Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps said detectives caught 38-year old Kolande Williams in a lie. She apparently told them, she arrived... more »

• Port Allen woman fatally struck by car

  January 8, 2012 5:14 PM

  PORT ALLEN- A woman is dead after being hit by a car in Port Allen. It happened around 2:00am Saturday morning on US 190 west of LA 1145. According to investigators, 39-year-old Elodia Smith walked directly into the path of a 1999 Mercury Cougar west on US 190.... more »

• Woman worried about dog's safety in shelter Play Video

  January 3, 2012 6:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman whose dog is impounded in an East Baton Rouge Animal Shelter is worried about his safety after hearing about the killing of one dog by another in the pound Monday due to poor infrastructure. Some of Companion Animal Alliance's (CAA) cages have holes in... more »