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• Hit-and-run driver accused of injuring 8 in Ponchatoula wreck arrested Play Video

  September 23, 2025 11:01 AM

  PONCHATOULA — A 69-year-old man was accused of causing an accident that hurt eight people, including three children, and lying to police afterward. Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson said two trucks and a car collided on U.S. 51 North near St. Patrick's Boulevard on Monday night. Layrisson said... more »

• Siblings arrested after Hammond shooting leaves one person dead, toddler hospitalized Play Video

  May 12, 2025 2:46 PM

  HAMMOND — Hammond Police arrested two people after an early Monday morning shooting left one dead and two others, including a toddler, hospitalized. Janvourian Franklin, 23, is accused of shooting three people in the parking lot of The Soap Opera laundromat on North Morrison Boulevard. When Hammond Police... more »

• Trial for man accused of murdering 2-year-old Nevaeh Allen underway Play Video

  April 30, 2025 4:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The trial for a man accused of burying his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter and faking the toddler's disappearance after the mother allegedly attacked the child, causing fatal injuries, is underway Wednesday. Phillip Gardner and his girlfriend Lanaya Cardwell were booked with second-degree murder after Nevaeh Allen was... more »

• Police recover two-year-old child from home of a mother accused in death of infant son Play Video

  April 16, 2025 12:50 PM

  NEW ROADS - Police retrieved a two-year-old child from the home of a mother accused of killing her infant son. Ke'Iondra Butler, 19, was arrested for murder after her child died Monday morning in New Roads, the New Roads Police Department said. Officials said they were dispatched to... more »

• Three-year-old caught in crossfire during shooting is 'stable,' police say Play Video

  April 16, 2025 9:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A three-year-old was injured in a shooting on North 26th Street, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. The shooting happened around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday. Neighbors on the scene said a car pulled up and started shooting at a group. The three-year-old was caught in the... more »

• Four plead not guilty to drive-by shooting that left 8-year-old dead, other children injured Play Video

  March 17, 2025 4:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Four people pleaded not guilty Monday after they were indicted in a November drive-by shooting on Swan Avenue that killed an 8-year-old and injured multiple other children. In a 19th JDC courtroom, Tremell Harris, Yancy Jarrell, Roger Parker and Kendrick Profit all pleaded not guilty to... more »

• Man shot, killed one-year-old daughter before shooting himself following police chase, deputies say Play Video

  November 14, 2024 9:46 AM

  CONVENT - Following a police chase Wednesday evening, a man shot and killed his one-year-old daughter before killing himself. Deputies with the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office said the first call came from a woman requesting deputies to oversee a man collecting his belongings from a residence in Paulina,... more »

• Toddler struck in hit-and-run on Harry Drive, brought to hospital in stable condition Play Video

  July 26, 2024 3:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A toddler was brought to the hospital Friday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run on Harry Drive, Baton Rouge Police said. The two-year-old was struck by a vehicle on Harry Road near North Carrollton Avenue and was found unconscious in the street. The... more »

• Infant girl found dead at Louisiana home; couple arrested in murder case

  December 13, 2022 1:40 PM

  LAPLACE - A couple was arrested after sheriff's deputies found a 1-year-old girl who was seemingly beaten to death over the weekend. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff said the child was found unconscious Sunday morning at a LaPlace home. Paramedics were called in to check on the... more »

• Parents charged with 8-month-old's murder will remain jailed without bond Play Video

  February 24, 2022 2:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The parents of an 8-month-old who was beaten to death will not be allowed to bond out of jail, a judge decided Thursday. Both parents also appeared in juvenile court for a custody hearing Thursday involving their other children. Three were removed from the home and... more »

• 2-year-old found dehydrated in BR apartment days after mother died Play Video

  July 30, 2021 11:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A child spent days inside an apartment with his dead mother's body before both were finally discovered Friday, police said. The body was found around 10 a.m. at an apartment building along North Boulevard near S 17th Street. Authorities confirm the 37-year-old woman was found dead... more »

• Toddler's senseless killing brings outrage as family questions crime in Baton Rouge Play Video

  June 2, 2021 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sadness summoned anger and in the days following the shocking murder of a one-year-old earlier this week, the victim's family has turned from grief to outrage. They're worried the child, Ja'tyri "JT" Brown, will become another crime statistic and bothered with influencers who they believe are... more »

• Officer speaks out after son killed in Baton Rouge shooting spree: 'He took an angel from Earth' Play Video

  October 19, 2020 5:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The father of a toddler who was gunned down inside a Baton Rouge home last week said evil came to his son's house Thursday night. Vince Hutchinson Jr. is a New Roads Police Officer who had just finished his shift and spent time with his son Thursday.... more »

• Toddler killed in wild Baton Rouge roadway shooting Play Video

  September 4, 2020 11:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A 3-year-old girl was shot to death Friday night in a shooting between two vehicles that left one overturned in a ditch, police said. Authorities were called to the 500 block of South Flannery Road around 9 p.m. after shots were fired at a driver from... more »

• Two adults arrested for injuring three children; 2-year-old child currently hospitalized

  May 8, 2020 2:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A two-year-old was hospitalized unresponsive this week and the child's two siblings were found to be physically harmed, too, police said, leading to the arrest of their mother and her significant other. The other children were two-years-old and one-year-old. Versean Tate, 21, the... more »

• Police arrest man after video shows him punching baby in jaw

  January 6, 2020 5:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was booked into jail Monday after police found a disturbing video of him abusing a small child. Police arrested Aaron Brand, 19, and booked him for cruelty to a juvenile. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Brand was arrested after officers viewed... more »

• Police arrest driver who killed woman, toddler in crash along I-49

  August 25, 2019 12:00 PM

  ST. LANDRY - State police have arrested a man responsible for a crash that killed a woman and small child earlier this year. The crash happened before sunrise Aug. 25 on the I-49 south service road at Zick Miller Road. Lacy Leger, 35, was killed, along with her 2-year-old... more »

• Northshore teacher admits to biting 2-year-old student's face

  November 2, 2017 2:17 PM

  COVINGTON - A teacher at a St. Tammany Parish private school was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly bit down on a small child's face. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, 28-year-old Heather Marcotte is charged with felony cruelty to a juvenile after the incident. The sheriff's... more »

• Report: Three, including toddler, shot on I-10 in New Orleans

  May 31, 2017 12:28 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – A man, woman and toddler were injured on Tuesday night during a shooting on I-10 in New Orleans. The shooting occurred on I-10 east near the Poydras exit, WWL reports . Police said the victims were traveling east bound when another vehicle approached and its... more »

• EBR Coroner: 8-month-old died of blunt force trauma

  May 23, 2017 5:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have launched an investigation after it was determined that an 8-month-old died of blunt force trauma. According to the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office , 8-monthold Bryaneisha Washington-Dixon died Wednesday, May 17 after sustaining blunt force trauma to her abdomen. The coroner says the... more »

• Toddler hit by truck, mother demanding traffic slows down Play Video

  January 12, 2017 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A mother says she's had enough with cars and trucks speeding down her street and running the stop sign. Sunseray James says her toddler was hit by a truck Wednesday afternoon and that truck did not stop. It happened on Stanley Aubin Lane near Cedarcrest in... more »

• 2-year-old from Houma hit by relative's truck in Pennsylvania mobile home park

  October 18, 2016 1:41 PM

  WILLIAMSPORT, PA - A Louisiana toddler was killed after she was hit by a truck driven by a relative in a mobile home park in Pennsylvania. The undercarriage of the truck hit the girl and carried her about 20 feet. Lycoming County Coroner identified the toddler as 2-year-old... more »

• Assumption deputies find diaper-clad 2-year-old on highway

  June 30, 2016 12:20 PM

  LABADIEVILLE - Sheriff's deputies say a 2-year-old wearing only a diaper was found standing alone in the middle of a state highway in Assumption Parish after leaving a home without being noticed. Sheriff Leland Falcon said in a statement Wednesday deputies arrested 41-year-old Ivone Pina, of Labadieville (LAH'-buh-dee-vill), on a... more »

• Residents mark 15 years since Clinton toddler's disappearance

  May 15, 2016 11:09 PM

  CLINTON – Family members of a missing toddler who vanished from a Clinton home marked a somber anniversary Sunday. Wesley Dale Morgan disappeared without a trace from his Clinton home 15 years ago Sunday, May 15, 2016. He was last seen May 15, 2001 at his home off of... more »

• Police search for man accused of burning 2-year-old

  April 28, 2016 1:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives have issued an arrest warrant for a man accused of injuring a 2-year-old victim a week ago Baton Rouge Police say the toddler suffered second-degree burns to his hips and buttocks on the night of Apr. 21. 22-year-old Jamal Ackerson is now wanted for... more »

• Father arrested in missing child search had recently spent time in a mental health facility Play Video

  February 19, 2016 8:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The suspect in a missing child case overnight had just been released from a mental health facility and was wanted for a threatening tirade at a fast food restaurant hours before the child went missing, arrest documents obtained by WBRZ indicate. Donoven Bessie, 23, was arrested... more »

• Two-year-old boy in critical condition, mother charged with attempted murder

  October 27, 2015 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman in Baton Rouge is facing attempted murder charges accused of trying to kill her two-year-old son. The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He has neurological impairment and many broken bones. Samantha Snell, 29, of 8562 Rush Avenue is charged with Attempted... more »

• 16-month-old boy drowns in Denham Springs

  September 21, 2013 5:25 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A 16-month-old boy was pronounced dead today after a possible drowning in Denham Springs. Around 12:30 p.m., The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office responded to the scene on Lafourche Lane. Deputies say no foul play is suspected. The sheriff's office did not release any further details. more »