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3/12/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Man accused of raping 94-year-old accused of another sexual assault
Posted 12:27 PM 3/12/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — A man arrested last week for allegedly raping a 94-year-old woman is now being accused of another sexual assault of a separate victim that allegedly took (More)
3/10/2026
Former Elayn Hunt employee alleges retaliation after reporting major's relationship with inmate
Posted 6:52 PM 3/10/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
ST. GABRIEL — A former Elayn Hunt employee says when she tried to report a higher-up's sexual relationship with an inmate, she was retaliated against and even physically attacked.
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3/9/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Another inmate dead at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, DOC says
Posted 10:37 AM 3/12/2026 by WBRZ Staff
ST. GABRIEL — An inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center died on Friday, according to officials from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
The inmate was identified as 42-year-old David Closson. The cause of death is undetermined at this time, and an (More)
3/4/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Elayn Hunt lieutenant arrested, allegedly didn't report inmate's cell phone
Posted 11:38 AM 3/5/2026 by Logan Cullop & Bess Casserleigh
ST. GABRIEL - An Elayn Hunt lieutenant has been accused of not reporting that an inmate had a cell phone inside the facility, according to WBRZ sources.
Paula LeBlanc, 40, was booked into the Iberville Parish Jail for malfeasance in office on Wednesday.
Sources told WBRZ that (More)
3/5/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Former Elayn Hunt major arrested for malfeasance, allegedly had inmate's children
Posted 5:39 PM 3/5/2026 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
ST. GABRIEL - A former high-ranking corrections officer at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was arrested for allegedly having sex with an inmate and giving birth to twins.
Major Francis Smith turned herself in to the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office on Thursday.
She allegedly gave (More)
2/27/2026
Former Broome aide Courtney Scott released from East Baton Rouge Parish Prison after corruption arrest
Posted 5:53 PM 2/27/2026 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Courtney Scott, a former aide to former Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome, was released from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Friday after she was booked on conspiracy and money laundering charges connected to a probe of city-parish programs.
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2/25/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Woman says New Roads firefighter sent explicit texts, photos when she was a minor
Posted 6:03 PM 2/25/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
NEW ROADS - First responder Aaron Edwards is currently suspended from all three of his jobs as Louisiana State Police troopers investigate him for inappropriate behavior with teens.
Edwards is a part-time deputy at the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office, a full-time firefighter at the (More)
2/18/2026
WBRZ Investigative Unit: Arrested BRPD officer with multiple disciplinary infractions resigns
Posted 6:20 PM 2/19/2026 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE -- An officer who was arrested for sexual battery last year has resigned from the Baton Rouge Police Department following a series of reports by the WBRZ Investigative Unit.
Sources say Stefan Jones was supposed to have a pre-disciplinary hearing today, but he (More)
