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Retired officer was found tied up, shot...

Retired officer was found tied up, shot in Mississippi prior to manhunt that ended in Gonzales Thursday night

GONZALES - Eight people were taken into custody Thursday evening after a manhunt for a suspect tied to the shooting... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 27 2023 Jan 27, 2023 Friday, January 27, 2023 12:00:00 PM CST January 27, 2023 in News

Officials identify 21-year-old killed in shooting off...

Officials identify 21-year-old killed in shooting off Winbourne Avenue Thursday night

BATON ROUGE - One person is dead and one is injured after a double shooting off Winbourne Avenue Thursday evening.... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 27 2023 Jan 27, 2023 Friday, January 27, 2023 8:35:00 AM CST January 27, 2023 in News

Video shows Madison Brooks leaving Tigerland bar...

Video shows Madison Brooks leaving Tigerland bar before deadly wreck; Reggie's releases new statement

BATON ROUGE - Video obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit shows LSU student Madison Brooks leaving a bar shortly before... More >>

1 year ago Thursday, January 26 2023 Jan 26, 2023 Thursday, January 26, 2023 5:06:00 PM CST January 26, 2023 in News

Three suspects arrested in Madison Brooks rape...

Three suspects arrested in Madison Brooks rape investigation bond out of jail

BATON ROUGE - Three of the four suspects arrested after an investigation into the death of LSU student Madison Brooks... More >>

1 year ago Thursday, January 26 2023 Jan 26, 2023 Thursday, January 26, 2023 11:20:00 AM CST January 26, 2023 in News

Accused Denham Springs rapist facing new charges;...

Accused Denham Springs rapist facing new charges; suspect linked to separate rapes weeks apart

DENHAM SPRINGS - Police made an arrest in an unsolved rape case from October 2022, after they tied the crime... More >>

1 year ago Wednesday, January 25 2023 Jan 25, 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 11:47:00 AM CST January 25, 2023 in News

Officers trying to identify suspects who allegedly...

Officers trying to identify suspects who allegedly used box cutters to cut phones from store wires

BATON ROUGE - Detectives are attempting to identify two people caught on camera cutting demo phones from a T-Mobile retailer... More >>

1 year ago Wednesday, January 25 2023 Jan 25, 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 10:24:42 AM CST January 25, 2023 in News

Woman arrested months after Thanksgiving Day drive-by...

Woman arrested months after Thanksgiving Day drive-by in Baton Rouge neighborhood

BATON ROUGE - A woman accused of being behind the wheel during a drive-by shooting on Thanksgiving Day was arrested... More >>

1 year ago Tuesday, January 24 2023 Jan 24, 2023 Tuesday, January 24, 2023 3:52:00 PM CST January 24, 2023 in News

Man sentenced to 99 years after conviction...

Man sentenced to 99 years after conviction in incest case

PONCHATOULA - A man was sentenced to 99 years in the Department of Corrections over three years after he was... More >>

1 year ago Tuesday, January 24 2023 Jan 24, 2023 Tuesday, January 24, 2023 7:35:00 AM CST January 24, 2023 in News

Woman, 71, killed in hit and run...

Woman, 71, killed in hit and run on Burbank Drive; deputies looking for drivers involved

BATON ROUGE - A woman was killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on Burbank Drive Friday night, and sheriff's... More >>

1 year ago Monday, January 23 2023 Jan 23, 2023 Monday, January 23, 2023 9:30:00 AM CST January 23, 2023 in News

Families of Allie Rice and Devin Page...

Families of Allie Rice and Devin Page Jr. come together, discuss ways to stop gun violence

BATON ROUGE - The families of Devin Page Jr. and Allie Rice — two victims of violent crime in the... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 20 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 11:03:00 PM CST January 20, 2023 in News

Cafeteria worker accused of selling 'edible marijuana'...

Cafeteria worker accused of selling 'edible marijuana' to student, arrested in Tangipahoa Parish

KENTWOOD - A cafeteria worker was arrested Friday after allegedly selling drugs to a student at a Tangipahoa Parish high... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 20 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 6:03:01 PM CST January 20, 2023 in News

Two students rushed to hospital after reported...

Two students rushed to hospital after reported stabbing in Baker High gym

BAKER - A high school locked down its classrooms after a fight between students escalated into a stabbing Friday morning.... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 20 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 12:13:00 PM CST January 20, 2023 in News

Judge: Texas lawyer accused of setting ex's...

Judge: Texas lawyer accused of setting ex's home on fire will stay jailed without bond

BATON ROUGE - Christian King, the lawyer accused of setting fire to his ex's home in a brazen arson attack... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 20 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 9:58:00 AM CST January 20, 2023 in News

Body found behind Airline Highway fairgrounds was...

Body found behind Airline Highway fairgrounds was stuffed inside plastic barrel, set on fire; deputies make arrest

BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man for second-degree murder after DNA evidence helped tie him to the killing of... More >>

1 year ago Friday, January 20 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Friday, January 20, 2023 8:51:00 AM CST January 20, 2023 in News

Police searching for suspect after armed robbery...

Police searching for suspect after armed robbery at restaurant on Nicholson Drive; helicopter circling the area

BATON ROUGE - Authorities are searching for the suspect in an armed robbery at a Chinese restaurant on Nicholson Drive... More >>

1 year ago Thursday, January 19 2023 Jan 19, 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 10:35:00 PM CST January 19, 2023 in News

Police: Man robs AT&T store at gunpoint,...

Police: Man robs AT&T store at gunpoint, gets away with suitcase full of cell phones

DENHAM SPRINGS - Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who allegedly robbed an AT&T store... More >>

1 year ago Thursday, January 19 2023 Jan 19, 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 4:49:00 PM CST January 19, 2023 in News

Man convicted of fatally shooting wife in...

Man convicted of fatally shooting wife in Central gets 36-year sentence in her killing

CENTRAL - A man charged with murdering his wife at their East Baton Rouge home in 2021 was sentenced to... More >>

1 year ago Thursday, January 19 2023 Jan 19, 2023 Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:25:00 AM CST January 19, 2023 in News

Teenager shot while walking to school Wednesday;...

Teenager shot while walking to school Wednesday; former student arrested in recent muggings

BATON ROUGE - A teenager ran home for help after being shot by a former classmate who was trying to... More >>

1 year ago Wednesday, January 18 2023 Jan 18, 2023 Wednesday, January 18, 2023 11:42:00 AM CST January 18, 2023 in News

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