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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: DOC confirms death of 33-year-old Angola inmate
Posted 5:40 PM 6/4/2026 by WBRZ Staff
ANGOLA — Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit that Patrick Jones, 33, who was serving a life sentence for armed robbery, may have been killed by another inmate on Tuesday.
West Feliciana Sheriff Brian Spillman said his office is investigating but would not confirm whether it is a (More)
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19-year-old arrested on attempted murder charges after Gonzales drive-by shooting
Posted 4:41 AM 6/4/2026 by Domenic Purdy
GONZALES — Gonzales Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with a South Burnside Avenue drive-by shooting that happened in May.
Police said that, on May 26, one person was injured along South Burnside near Gonzales Municipal Park. Keelan Irvin Jr. was later identified as a (More)
6/2/2026
Mother of Baton Rouge street racing crash victim wants harsher penalties for offenders
Posted 4:21 AM 6/3/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — The mother of a man hit and killed by a driver going more than 80 mph in a 45 mph zone is demanding harsher penalties for street racing.
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5/29/2026
Hammond officer's cases may need second look after federal arrest for witness retaliation
Posted 7:22 PM 5/29/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
HAMMOND — A Hammond police officer is in federal custody, accused of using department equipment to expose and intimidate an informant who helped get his uncle arrested in a cockfighting sting.
The officer, identified as Denver Golmon, has been with the Hammond Police Department for (More)
5/27/2026
Baton Rouge police chief addresses officer concerns over pay step restructuring
Posted 6:35 PM 5/27/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — Some Baton Rouge Police Department officers have raised concerns about what they call fine print attached to their recent pay raises, but (More)
5/26/2026
Nearly a dozen EHCC employees, all women, arrested since start of year
Posted 6:38 PM 5/26/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. GABRIEL — Nearly a dozen Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employees have been arrested since the beginning of the year, with most of them facing malfeasance-in-office charges.
All 11 employees arrested are women. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office made most of the arrests, with (More)
5/14/2026
DA files to have judges recused in West Feliciana child-sex abuse case
Posted 2:21 PM 5/14/2026 by Bess Casserleigh, Nathan Messina
ST. FRANCISVILLE — The West Feliciana District Attorney's Office wants two judges removed from a case involving rape allegations against a father.
On Thursday, District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla filed a motion to have Judges Sydney Picou Walker and Kathryn Jones recused in the (More)
5/12/2026
West Feliciana DA steps in after judge removes no-contact order for man charged with rape of child
Posted 1:10 PM 5/14/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
WEST FELICIANA — The West Feliciana District Attorney's office has stepped into a custody case that became a criminal matter involving allegations of sexual abuse against a father.
District (More)
5/11/2026
Investigative Unit: Former St. Francisville cop pleads not guilty to 2022 death, DA to ask for upgraded charge
Posted 6:09 PM 5/11/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. FRANCISVILLE — A former St. Francisville police officer pleaded not guilty to negligent homicide in connection with the 2022 death of a 39-year-old mother of three, as the district attorney is now seeking upgraded charges.
District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla said they plan to bring (More)
5/7/2026
Former Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employee arrested after phone seized from inmate, sources say
Posted 9:57 PM 5/7/2026 by WBRZ Staff
ST. GABRIEL — A former Elayn Hunt Correctional Center employee was arrested on malfeasance charges connected to a phone that was seized from an inmate, sources tell WBRZ.
Alayshia Brothers, 20, faces charges of malfeasance in office, taking contraband to or from penal (More)
5/6/2026
DA says Baton Rouge man violated ankle monitor conditions more than 100 times, he says he had permission
Posted 6:53 PM 5/6/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — A 25-year-old Baton Rouge man facing federal weapons charges is pushing back against claims that he violated his ankle monitor conditions more than 100 times.
Ashtin Ursin was out on (More)
