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Suspended New Roads firefighter arrested following investigation for inappropriate behavior with teens

41 minutes 5 seconds ago Saturday, March 14 2026 Mar 14, 2026 March 14, 2026 11:47 AM March 14, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

NEW ROADS — A first responder in Pointe Coupee Parish who was previously suspended following an investigation by the Louisiana State Police for inappropriate behavior with teenagers was arrested on Friday, according to records from the Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center. 

Aaron Edwards, 34, was booked into the Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center on Friday. As of Saturday morning, Edwards has since bonded out, records show. 

Edwards is a part-time deputy at the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office, a full-time firefighter at the Baton Rouge Fire Department and also employed at the New Roads Fire Department.

WBRZ reported in February that Edwards was suspended from all three jobs as the Louisiana State Police investigated him for inappropriate behavior with teens.

The WBRZ Investigative Unit spoke to a young woman who claimed to be one of the teens victimized by Edwards.

"This been going on since I was 16," the woman said. "I brought it to the chief. The chief said he would handle it. It never got handled. It took for someone to go to higher-ups to get this taken care of."

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