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Massive Livingston Parish Fentanyl Bust Has Louisiana Man Facing 70 Years in Prison
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - One of the largest fentanyl busts in Livingston Parish history has a Louisiana man facing up to 70 years in prison, one law enforcement agency says. After being found guilty, the man faces a long prison sentence after being found guilty of attempting to...
2024 PREVIEW: Strong crop of returnees should boost Plaquemine Green Devils, Williams says
Donald Williams made a big impact in his first year as Plaquemine head football coach, but he wants to take the Class 4A program at least one step further this year. The Green Devils finished 9-3 overall and 7-1 in District 7-4A in season that ended in a 36-19 loss to Iowa in second-round playoff fare.
Growing concern as task force gets glimpse of possible future jail and detention center
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Members of the East Baton Rouge Juvenile and Jail Task Force had a chance to see how a new parish prison and juvenile detention center could look. The task force was presented with designs that showed smaller unit sizes, medical/mental health components, and views of nature and natural light.
Shooting outside Electric Depot leaves one injured, Baton Rouge police say
A shooting outside the Electric Depot music and restaurant venue on Government Street Wednesday night sent a man to the hospital, Baton Rouge police said Thursday. The victim was transported by a personal vehicle to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, a police spokesperson said. A video posted on social media...
BRPD: 5 arrested during Baton Rouge drug bust
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A joint investigation into a Baton Rouge-based group has led to multiple arrests and the seizure of various drugs. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, its special response team and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team executed several search warrants on properties in the 2600 and 2800 blocks of 68th Street on Wednesday evening, Aug. 21.
State says he shot up Baton Rouge pool party and killed 3, including toddler, as trial begins
A murder trial began Wednesday in a Memorial Day shooting that disrupted a poolside barbecue at a Baton Rouge apartment complex, killing three people, including a 21-month-old girl. Ladarius Coleman, 18, is one of two men facing three counts of second-degree murder in the May 31, 2021, triple homicide at...
Sweet deal: Former LSU star Angel Reese enters marketing deal with Reese's candy
HERSHEY, Pa. — WNBA rookie and former LSU star Angel Reese has reached an endorsement deal with The Hershey Co. after her fans began referring to themselves as "Reese's Pieces." Reese's Pieces is also a peanut butter-and-chocolate candy made by the Pennsylvania-based company. (Or is it chocolate-and-peanut butter?) The...
Chris Martin names LSU Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach
BATON ROUGE, La. – Chris Martin, the Houston Astros Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator since November 2023, has been hired as the LSU Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coach, head coach Jay Johnson announced on Wednesday. Martin, a native of Mason, Ohio, has spent the past six seasons in...
BRPD: Man arrested for deadly shooting on 75th Street
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man who allegedly shot two men, killing one of them. According to BRPD, detectives arrested Tremayne Lindsey, 23, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and charged him with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. The shooting Lindsey is accused of...
Man charged with hit-and-run, DWI after crash in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Police arrested a man accused of a hit-and-run crash in Baton Rouge. Cody Hulseapple, 32, was charged with hit-and-run, operating while intoxicated 3rd offense, reckless operation of a vehicle, flight from an officer, driver’s license suspended, child passenger restraint system and operating while intoxicated; child endangerment law.
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