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Posted 6:45 PM 12/19/2024 by Logan Cullop and Bess Casserleigh

ADDIS - Officials have identified a badly burned body that was found in a fiery sugarcane field as an 18-year-old who had been missing from Plaquemine for six days.

Sahajda Doc Willis with the West Baton Rouge Coroner's Office said dental records matched Ja’Morius Mitchell, who was (More)

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Posted 11:07 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - Nine months after the shooting death of 18-year-old Jayrick Washington, his family has some answers, but little closure. 

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Posted 11:05 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE — The former head of LSU's Student Health Center says a university deal giving the Our Lady of the Lake health system control of the facility has led to religion-based decisions regarding student care.

In a lawsuit filed last week, Julie Hupperich says she was fired in (More)

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Posted 11:04 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

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Posted 11:02 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE — Police said Friday officers had arrested three men in last month's killing of an 8-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting and say they are seeking a fourth suspect. 

BRPD Chief T.J. Morse announced a second arrest in the case at a Friday news conference, and hours (More)

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Posted 5:54 PM 12/11/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

CENTRAL - Central Mayor Wade Evans is concerned with the state of the city's police department following the recent arrest of one of its officers for payroll fraud.

Former Lt. Huey Haley is accused of stealing more than $24,000 from the department through incorrect timesheets.

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Posted 12:43 PM 12/12/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

UPDATE: A Bylaws Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 12, in which the changes were going to be discussed was postponed indefinitely Thursday morning. No reason for the schedule change was given.

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Posted 3:45 PM 12/11/2024 by Bess Casserleigh, Sarah Lawrence

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Posted 3:18 PM 12/4/2024 by Logan Cullop

BATON ROUGE - A man who was jailed in August for a murder six months prior was formally charged Wednesday. 

Tremayne "Meezy" Lindsey was indicted for second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. The charges are connected to a shooting Feb. 9 that left Tedrick Owens dead (More)

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Posted 6:00 PM 12/3/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - A six-year-old civil suit against the City of Baton Rouge for its red-light ticket program has received the green light to move forward.

If the suit goes the way similar litigation in the state has, Baton Rouge could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars. New Orleans (More)

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Posted 6:25 PM 11/27/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

ADDIS - After issuing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of speeding tickets that Attorney General Liz Murrill says are illegal, the Ward Two Constable's (More)

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Posted 5:39 PM 11/26/2024 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop

ADDIS - Attorney General Liz Murrill says recent speeding citations alleging violations in school zones along La. 1 are illegal, nullifying hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines that could have been collected. 

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Posted 3:00 PM 11/26/2024 by Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - A particular stretch of interstate in Baton Rouge has turned out to be one of the most dangerous this year, not because of crashes, but for shootings.

Interstate 110 had six shootings in 2024, four of them were fatal. 

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