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MORE: Kids at center of shocking abuse...

MORE: Kids at center of shocking abuse case lived in dilapidated compound, raped by foster parent

BATON ROUGE – An alleged pedophile housed the foster children he is accused of molesting and raping in an older... More >>

3 years ago Friday, August 05 2022 Aug 5, 2022 Friday, August 05, 2022 3:56:00 PM CDT August 05, 2022 in News

Kids raped by foster parent, deputies say...

Kids raped by foster parent, deputies say in shocking arrest: DCFS at center of new controversy

BATON ROUGE – A foster parent is accused of sexually abusing three children who were left in his care, according... More >>

3 years ago Friday, August 05 2022 Aug 5, 2022 Friday, August 05, 2022 11:24:00 AM CDT August 05, 2022 in News

Murder suspect booked into jail after high-speed...

Murder suspect booked into jail after high-speed chase near Mid City Thursday

BATON ROUGE - A high-speed chase involving a potential murder suspect ended in a violent wreck near Mid City Thursday.... More >>

3 years ago Friday, August 05 2022 Aug 5, 2022 Friday, August 05, 2022 8:15:00 AM CDT August 05, 2022 in News

Southern University professor spent a decade on...

Southern University professor spent a decade on the run after fleeing to Iran, sentenced years later in money-laundering scheme

BATON ROUGE - A former assistant professor who spent years stealing money from Southern University before fleeing the country, evading... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, August 04 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Thursday, August 04, 2022 2:15:00 PM CDT August 04, 2022 in News

Police: Teenage girl raped in Mall of...

Police: Teenage girl raped in Mall of Louisiana parking lot after meeting man through Snapchat

BATON ROUGE - A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, months after he allegedly forced himself onto an underage girl in... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, August 04 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Thursday, August 04, 2022 12:36:00 PM CDT August 04, 2022 in News

Car burglaries reported around LSU campus; police...

Car burglaries reported around LSU campus; police need help identifying suspects

BATON ROUGE - LSU police need help identifying a group of individuals suspected of burglarizing cars around campus. Authorities... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, August 04 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Thursday, August 04, 2022 12:02:00 PM CDT August 04, 2022 in News

Juvenile among two injured in double shooting...

Juvenile among two injured in double shooting late Wednesday night

BATON ROUGE - Two people, including a young girl, were injured in a double shooting late Wednesday night. According... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, August 04 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Thursday, August 04, 2022 11:25:00 AM CDT August 04, 2022 in News

Man, 21, killed in overnight shooting off...

Man, 21, killed in overnight shooting off Hollywood Street

BATON ROUGE - A man was killed in a shooting late Wednesday night, according to Baton Rouge Police. The... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, August 04 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Thursday, August 04, 2022 11:22:00 AM CDT August 04, 2022 in News

Suspect charged with murder months after 2...

Suspect charged with murder months after 2 people were stabbed to death in West Baton Rouge

BRUSLY - Investigators believe a man was stabbed to death after a woman, who was later killed, showed up at... More >>

3 years ago Wednesday, August 03 2022 Aug 3, 2022 Wednesday, August 03, 2022 2:37:00 PM CDT August 03, 2022 in News

Mother was reported to state 3 times...

Mother was reported to state 3 times before toddler's overdose death; Inspector General investigating

UPDATE: A grand jury formally charged Whitney Ard on Thursday, Sept. 29 with second-degree murder in death of her son.... More >>

3 years ago Wednesday, August 03 2022 Aug 3, 2022 Wednesday, August 03, 2022 2:00:00 PM CDT August 03, 2022 in News

Police: 6-year-old hurt in double shooting Monday...

Police: 6-year-old hurt in double shooting Monday evening

BATON ROUGE - Two people, including a child, were taken to a local hospital after a shooting Monday evening. ... More >>

3 years ago Tuesday, August 02 2022 Aug 2, 2022 Tuesday, August 02, 2022 6:47:00 AM CDT August 02, 2022 in News

BRPD: Suspect accused of beating 60-year-old to...

BRPD: Suspect accused of beating 60-year-old to death arrested

BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested Tuesday for his alleged involvement in beating a man to death in early... More >>

3 years ago Monday, August 01 2022 Aug 1, 2022 Monday, August 01, 2022 7:41:00 PM CDT August 01, 2022 in News

Man, 22, gets 50-year sentence for dealing...

Man, 22, gets 50-year sentence for dealing fentanyl in Livingston Parish

LIVINGSTON - A man convicted of distributing fentanyl in Livingston Parish was ordered to spend the next five decades in... More >>

3 years ago Monday, August 01 2022 Aug 1, 2022 Monday, August 01, 2022 11:01:00 AM CDT August 01, 2022 in News

New Orleans rapper Mystikal arrested for rape,...

New Orleans rapper Mystikal arrested for rape, remains jailed without bond

PRAIRIEVILLE - Mystikal, a rapper from New Orleans who has been accused of sexual assault twice in the past two... More >>

3 years ago Sunday, July 31 2022 Jul 31, 2022 Sunday, July 31, 2022 11:00:00 PM CDT July 31, 2022 in News

Body of missing Southern student found inside...

Body of missing Southern student found inside car near Covington playground; police investigating apparent homicide

COVINGTON - A Southern student was found dead inside a car sitting near a park in St. Tammany Parish after... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, July 28 2022 Jul 28, 2022 Thursday, July 28, 2022 4:04:00 PM CDT July 28, 2022 in News

WBRZ report helped identify man suspected of...

WBRZ report helped identify man suspected of exposing himself to Garden District residents

BATON ROUGE - A man accused of publicly masturbating in a quiet Baton Rouge neighborhood was caught after one of... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, July 28 2022 Jul 28, 2022 Thursday, July 28, 2022 2:10:00 PM CDT July 28, 2022 in News

Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan shot, killed after pair...

Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan shot, killed after pair of Bogalusa shootings

BOGALUSA - Two people were injured, one fatally, after a pair of possibly related shootings that happened within minutes of... More >>

3 years ago Thursday, July 28 2022 Jul 28, 2022 Thursday, July 28, 2022 5:54:00 AM CDT July 28, 2022 in News

Juveniles facing prostitution charges after botched robbery...

Juveniles facing prostitution charges after botched robbery set-up at Port Allen motel

PORT ALLEN - Two juvenile suspects are facing additional charges for prostitution after plotting out a robbery that ended with... More >>

3 years ago Tuesday, July 26 2022 Jul 26, 2022 Tuesday, July 26, 2022 4:21:00 PM CDT July 26, 2022 in News

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