Port Allen
CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested with drugs, gun after running from traffic stop in Port Allen
PORT ALLEN - A man was arrested after running from a traffic stop and trying to hide inside a storage shed behind a Port Allen home. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said 42-year-old Ihab Mustafa of Baton Rouge was driving recklessly near the intersection of Court Street and Lobdell Highway. Deputies said Mustafa had a handgun and drugs.
Shooter takes plea deal in teen's killing near Mall of Louisiana, sentenced to 30 years
It’s been more than four years since a Baton Rouge teenager was shot dead during a dispute near the Mall of Louisiana. On Monday, Gy’Ron Ky’relle LeBeuf’s family members watched as the man indicted in his fatal 2020 shooting was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
3rd man in fatal ambush involving car chase, more than 60 bullets, gets 25 years
A Baton Rouge felon who pleaded guilty to luring a man into a deadly ambush shooting, where gunmen sprayed the victim’s car with dozens of bullets, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. District Judge Brad Myers imposed the sentence on Johnathon Jerman West during a short hearing...
Police arrest suspect in shooting that killed one person in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – A man was arrested in connection with a shooting where one person died on Saturday, July 13. Christen Baker, 18, was charged with second degree murder and illegal use of a weapon. The shooting happened in the 1700 block of North Harco Drive and took the life of Javezz Dunn, 25, BRPD said.
Woman injured after shooting in Baton Rouge apartment complex
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a reported shooting on Monday evening. According to a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson, around 7 p.m. in the 1900 block of Brightside Drive, officers were responding to a reported shooting at an apartment complex. Police say an...
Officer arrests several members of alleged vehicle burglary ring
BATON ROUGE - An officer made multiple arrests in an alleged vehicle burglary ring, seizing a tool they used to break into the victims' cars. The Baton Rouge Police Department said an officer, Cpl. Tayveon Slaughter, was working extra duty early Sunday morning investigating vehicle burglaries when he came across the alleged burglars on Greenwell Springs Road.
Detectives attempting to identify pair of suspected vehicle burglars
BATON ROUGE - Detectives are attempting to identify two people believed to be responsible for multiple vehicle burglaries. The two individuals pictured above are believed to be the suspects in several armed burglaries on Eastgate Drive. Law enforcement did not specify when the burglaries took place. Anyone with information is...
CRIME STOPPERS: Answers sought in 61-year-old’s unsolved murder
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge police are searching for answers in the shooting death of a 61-year-old man. Police were dispatched back in March regarding a shooting on the 100 block of S.18th Street. Responding officers found the victim, Dwain Fleming, 61, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He...
Man cited after truck crashed into convenience store, injured two; residents say intersection is dangerous
DENHAM SPRINGS — The driver of a truck that crashed into a Denham Springs convenience store and injured an adult and child was cited for reckless driving and negligent injury, State Police said Tuesday. State Police responded to the crash on Monday evening, which saw a Dodge pickup truck...
Baton Rouge business owners speak up about multiple burglaries in shopping center
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Seven burglaries at Duplantier Place Shopping Center on Lee Drive within the past two weeks left many business owners with a hard hit in their wallets, damaged property and feeling unsafe. “These are all hardworking people that pay tons of taxes and they can’t...
Illegal gambling charges against former LSU player Kayshon Boutte dropped
Gambling charges against former LSU player Kayshon Boutte have been dropped. He was arrested in January for illegal online gaming. The East Baton Rouge Parish DA’s office said Boutte completed a gambling awareness program and executed a self-ban.
LSU RB Trey Holly Expected to rejoin team for 2024 season after court drops attempted murder charge
LSU running back Trey Holly is expected to rejoin the team and be available for the 2024 season, ESPN Baton Rouge's Matt Moscana reported Monday. The program suspended Holly earlier in the offseason after he was charged with attempted second-degree murder in connection to the Union Parish shooting on Feb. 9. A grand jury dropped the charges in April.
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