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State Police issue statement after DOJ outlines excessive use of excessive force
Posted 5:57 PM 1/17/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana State Police issued a statement Friday after a U.S. Justice Department report was released that said the agency engages in (More)
1/16/2025
INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Freshman QB 'stable' after serious wreck on LSU campus
Posted 6:16 PM 1/16/2025 by Bess Casserleigh & Logan Cullop
BATON ROUGE - Pieces of Colin Hurley's sportscar were scattered alongside Highland Road near the South Gates of LSU's campus on Thursday morning, hours after a crash that sent the Tiger (More)
1/15/2025
Months-long LSP investigation into drugs, illegal activity at EHCC results in one arrest for gambling
Posted 5:44 PM 1/15/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
Four months after Governor Jeff Landry requested State Police launch an investigation into Elayn Hunt Correctional, it appears it quietly concluded with a single arrest.
Following a WBRZ Investigative Unit report with an (More)
1/13/2025
Fired BRPD officers going before review board in February after board rules not to toss out appeals
Posted 7:41 PM 1/13/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Three BRPD officers fired during a probe of police misconduct can continue efforts to get their jobs back next month after a police disciplinary board ruled Monday not to toss out their terminations before a hearing.
The three officers — (More)
1/10/2025
EBR DA says making arrests in non-fatal shootings is key to lowering homicide rate
Posted 10:03 PM 1/11/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - The arrest of two men in Baton Rouge charged with multiple counts of attempted murder is the type of police work EBR District Attorney Hillar Moore says will eventually drive down the homicide rate.
Ladarius and Michael Miller, both 22, are in jail for a pair of non-fatal (More)
1/9/2025
Former Iberville Parish Sheriff employees conspired to steal thousands by padding timesheets
Posted 7:04 PM 1/9/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
PLAQUEMINE - Two former Iberville Sheriff's Office employees conspired to steal taxpayer dollars by padding their timesheets, Sheriff Brett Stassi told The WBRZ Investigative Unit.
The grift involved the drivers of transport buses used to pick up residents with different disabilities.
(More)...1/7/2025
Family scared for their safety after son's accused killer let out on bond
Posted 6:43 PM 1/7/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - The family of an 18-year-old Broadmoor High senior who was killed two days before Christmas says they are living in fear and frustration.
Loved ones of Kyle Earthly Jr. are angry with the system after accused killer Jeremiah Howze, 17, was released on bond just days (More)
1/3/2025
EBR D.A. discusses city's 'violent street group' problem and why they are not 'gangs'
Posted 5:54 PM 1/3/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - In 2024, statistics show domestic violence homicides went down, but gang-related violence drove the murder statistics in the parish 11 percent higher than the year before.
The recent arrests of Roger Parker, Yancey Jarrell Jr., Tremell Harris, and Kendrick Profit, who police (More)
1/2/2025
EBR district attorney says despite efforts, homicides rising again and courts backing up
Posted 8:28 AM 1/3/2025 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — Despite a sharp decline from the all-time high in 2021, East Baton Rouge Parish has again seen an increase in total homicides year-to-year.
Across the entire parish, there were 113 homicides in 2024, up 11 from 2023. District Attorney Hillar Moore III says the increase (More)
12/31/2024
What to know about the three accidental hunting shootings over the past year
Posted 6:12 PM 12/31/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - Roberto Garcia, 61, of Baton Rouge was accidentally shot to death over the weekend while hunting on the Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area near (More)
12/23/2024
BRPD has stern warning for anyone aiding remaining murder suspect nearly a month after fatal shooting
Posted 6:42 PM 12/23/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — As the family of eight-year-old Diellon Daniels prepares to have their first Christmas without him, Baton Rouge Police are still searching for the (More)
12/19/2024
Coroner: Burned body in sugarcane field is missing teen from Plaquemine
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)
