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12/29/2025
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Inmate serving time in Dixon Correctional Institute dies of overdose
Posted 3:09 PM 12/30/2025 by WBRZ Staff
JACKSON — An inmate who died of a drug overdose at the Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson was the second unexpected death at the facility this month.
Sources told the WBRZ Investigative Unit on Monday that Tyran Jones, 33, died Dec. 21 from a drug overdose. Two weeks earlier (More)
12/23/2025
WBRZ Investigative Unit: New video allegedly shows deadly drugs being prepared inside cell at Elayn Hunt
Posted 5:45 PM 12/23/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. GABRIEL - Video leaked exclusively to the WBRZ Investigative Unit shows an inmate allegedly preparing the deadly drug 'mojo' inside their cell at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.
Mojo is a synthetic marijuana that is sprayed onto paper, which can be mixed with almost anything, and is (More)
12/19/2025
Former St. Gabriel police officer pleads guilty to malfeasance
Posted 5:45 PM 12/19/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
PLAQUEMINE - Former police officer Stacy Paul will no longer be allowed to work in law enforcement in the state of Louisiana after pleading guilty to malfeasance in office.
The 26-year-old was arrested (More)
12/18/2025
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Zachary Police chief found in contempt
Posted 5:59 PM 12/18/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
ZACHARY - Zachary Police Chief Daryl Lawrence, who also serves as city marshal, was found in contempt of court Thursday.
Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit that a Zachary City Court judge had previously ordered deputy marshals to deliver a check from a civil ruling. When it was not (More)
12/15/2025
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Family wants changes after 20-year-old dies waiting for first responders
Posted 10:36 AM 12/16/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
WHITE CASTLE - The death of a young woman in White Castle who was waiting on first responders is making Iberville Parish officials take a second look at dispatch protocols.
The family of Ryleigh Daigle, 20, says she may still be alive if it hadn't taken Acadian Ambulance more than 40 (More)
12/3/2025
Commissioner considering if convicted murderer should get hearing that could free him
Posted 6:30 PM 12/3/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
What was supposed to be a routine status conference in an inmate's petition for post-conviction relief turned in to something unexpected when the defendant spoke for himself.
Lee Lucas has been in prison for nearly 30 years serving a life sentence for the murder of Eric Howard, but alleges (More)
