Crime/Police

Mass shooting kills 4 and wounds 18 in nightlife district in Birmingham, Alabama

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
8 hrs ago

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A mass shooting killed four people and wounded 18 others in a popular nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, with many of the victims caught in the crossfire, police sa…

No solution yet as East Baton Rouge continues to house 17-year-old detainees in other parishes

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
14 hrs ago

Since April, 17-year-olds arrested in East Baton Rouge Parish have not been jailed here. Instead, they have been transferred over a hundred miles north to correctional facilities in Jackson an…

Partially decomposed body found along Mississippi River in West Baton Rouge Parish

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
21 hrs ago

A dead body was found along the banks of the Mississippi River around 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Addis.

Off-duty Louisiana State Trooper booked for battery after altercation at LSU vs UCLA game

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
21 hrs ago

A Louisiana State Police trooper was arrested on two counts of simple battery Saturday afternoon after a reported altercation with two men at the LSU vs UCLA football game.

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Rapper Boosie reportedly charged with skipping out on paying an Austin, Texas chauffeur company

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2024

Baton Rouge-area rapper Torence "Boosie" Hatch was issued a court summons Friday related to a charge of theft of services in Travis County, Texas, according to news reports.

Lawsuits name two disgraced Baton Rouge ex-priests with long list of sex abuse accusations

BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2024

A pair of recent lawsuits filed under the state’s “Lookback Window” law accuse the Catholic Church of turning a blind eye decades ago when two ex-Baton Rouge priests sexually abused underage p…

Louisiana State Police recover trafficked juvenile in Gonzales, arrest four

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2024

Four people were arrested Thursday night on counts of trafficking children for sexual purposes, Louisiana State Police reported.

Baton Rouge officers accused of covering up beating have been fired, chief says

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2024

Three Baton Rouge Police Department officers have been fired and a fourth resigned while they face criminal charges for allegedly covering up evidence of one officer beating a detainee during …

13-year-old arrested for posting Snapchat picture of someone with a gun, Livingston sheriff says

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2024

A 13-year-old student at Live Oak High School in Watson was arrested Friday, accused of sharing on Snapchat a picture of a teen holding a weapon with a caption that talked about potential harm…

'Bullets flying all over': Why Baton Rouge's drive-by, highway shootings are so hard to solve

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2024

When Casey Phillips learned Teressa Calligan had been fatally shot while driving alone on Airline Highway, he firmly believed she had been in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Port Vincent alderman, a former French Settlement police officer, accused of domestic violence

BY CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2024

An alderman for the village of Port Vincent turned himself in to authorities on Wednesday for reportedly violating a restraining order, days after he was arrested on a count of domestic abuse,…

Louisiana murder for hire: Iberville sheriff says siblings paid a man to kill their employee

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2024

A hitman put a pillowcase over the mouth of a 65-year-old Iberville Parish man and fatally shot him in his bed during a murder-for-hire plot hatched by the victim's employers, parish law enfor…

Man arrested, accused of fatally shooting another man outside Baton Rouge convenience store

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2024

A man has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing another man outside a Plank Road convenience store last month.

Baton Rouge restaurant owner shot in morning armed robbery, Baton Rouge police say

BY ELLYN COUVILLION and GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writers
Sep 19, 2024

An armed robber shot the owner of the Coffee Bean Cafe on Coursey Boulevard as he entered the back door half an hour before the restaurant opened Thursday, Baton Rouge Police said.

Person critically injured in shooting at Baton Rouge coffee shop, Baton Rouge Police say

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2024

Update: The victim was the owner; here's what we know

Baton Rouge woman's shooting death leaves friends in shock: 'She walked in the light'

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2024

Teressa Calligan is remembered as kind and funny, finding laughter in life even during difficult times. She also worked hard, earning a cybersecurity degree. And she was a volunteer who led a …

New initiative involves Baton Rouge high schoolers in setting policing priorities

BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
Sep 18, 2024

In the early Wednesday hours before school, over a dozen high schoolers stood behind a podium emblazoned with the Baton Rouge Police Department shield for a news conference at police headquarters.

Student arrested after bringing gun to Watson school, sheriff's office says

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 18, 2024

A student at Live Oak Junior High in Watson was taken into custody Wednesday morning after bringing a gun to school, the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said.

Sheriff says Pointe Coupee Parish is 'overrun with black bears,' calls for change

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 18, 2024

Multiple black bears have been seen recently in the Pointe Coupee area, reflecting a trend that Sheriff René Thibodeaux says is concerning for the parish.

Her toddler died of a fentanyl overdose in Baton Rouge. A jury found her guilty of murder.

BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
Sep 17, 2024

A Baton Rouge mother whose toddler son died after ingesting a fatal dose of fentanyl was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder.

A deputy conducted a traffic stop in Pointe Coupee Parish. A kangaroo was in the car.

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 17, 2024

A Pointe Coupee sheriff's deputy was conducting a traffic stop when he found something unexpected in the car — a kangaroo.

Inmate who died after altercation at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center identified, DOC says

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

An inmate who died Sunday after an altercation at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has been identified as Javonta Broden, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections said in a news release.

Over $15 million awarded to Baton Rouge foundation for crime victim services, DOJ says

By GABBY JIMENEZ | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

Over $15 million was awarded to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement for crime victim services, the Department of Justice announced in a news release Monday.

Former LSU Athletics employee stole cash from the softball coach's office, police say

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

A former LSU Athletics operations manager was arrested over the weekend for breaking into the Tiger Park softball stadium early Saturday and stealing cash, police said.

Woman who was killed in car in Baton Rouge before crashing into sheriff's unit identified

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

Baton Rouge police have identifed the woman who was fatally shot in her car while driving on Airline Highway before crashing into a sheriff's patrol unit.

Woman shot to death in car on Airline Highway, crashed into deputy's vehicle, BRPD says

BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

A woman was fatally shot in her vehicle on Airline Highway on Sunday night in a drive-by shooting and crashed into a sheriff's deputy's vehicle that was in traffic, Baton Rouge police said.

Her Baton Rouge toddler died of a fentanyl overdose. Should Louisiana convict her of murder?

BY MATT BRUCE | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

The trial of a Baton Rouge woman accused of causing her 2-year-old son’s fentanyl death opened last week with questions of accountability.

Baton Rouge DA explores property tax, other fund options to combat staffing and workload woes

BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2024

At the start of September, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore's office had nearly 15,000 active cases.