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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)
12/18/2024
Family of Southern student killed on I-110 says news of arrests brings little closure
Posted 11:07 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - Nine months after the shooting death of 18-year-old Jayrick Washington, his family has some answers, but little closure.
"My life has been (More)
12/17/2024
Former LSU Student Health Center director sues school over OLOL partnership repercussions
Posted 11:05 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE — The former head of LSU's Student Health Center says a university deal giving the Our Lady of the Lake health system control of the facility has led to religion-based decisions regarding student care.
In a lawsuit filed last week, Julie Hupperich says she was fired in (More)
12/16/2024
Homicides within Baton Rouge city limits down from last year, up parish-wide
Posted 11:04 AM 12/19/2024 by Bess Casserleigh
BATON ROUGE - As 2024 comes to a close, the number of homicides within the city of Baton Rouge is down from last year.
With two weeks left to go, Baton Rouge Police report 80 homicides, down from 2023's (More)
