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‘I thought it was over’: Truck driver credits his faith in God for surviving hit-and-run crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Mississippi truck driver says April 19 will be a day he remembers for the rest of his life. Brandon Ray said he was driving his semitruck through Louisiana that night on Hooper Road when a pickup truck veered into his lane. “First thing...
Walker High School coach arrested and accused of misappropriating school funds, LPSO says
The head baseball coach at Walker High School has been arrested for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars in school funds, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said Thursday. According to Ard, Nicholas Scelfo submitted multiple reimbursement invoices totaling $29,360.21 in September 2023 for baseball equipment he claimed to purchase with his...
Baton Rouge police investigating Thursday morning stabbing
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after a man was stabbed early Thursday morning. Officers responded to a stabbing that happened before 2:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of La Annie Drive on Thursday, May 2. BRPD said the man had non-life-threatening injuries.
Two Teens Arrested In The Shooting Death Of Baton Rouge Man
Two 16-year-olds are in custody and accused in the fatal shooting of a man over the weekend. Baton Rouge police responded around 3:15 a.m. Saturday to the reported shooting near Longfellow Park. They found 23-year-old Daon Scott dead at the scene with several gunshot wounds. The two teen boys are...
BRPD officer placed on administrative leave, target of grand jury investigation
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department confirmed in an email that officer Martele Jackson was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of a grand jury investigation involving himself and four other officers. Ironically, in 2023, Jackson was the whistleblower in that 2020 incident that...
New wealthy, white city in Louisiana just became one of state's largest towns
A wealthy, white community in Baton Rouge got the OK from Louisiana's highest court to form its own city separate from the state's capital. Why it matters: With its incorporation, St. George becomes one of Louisiana's largest cities, with a population similar to Lake Charles. Catch up quick: The fight...
See what restaurant is set to open in former Rite Aid building at Perkins and Staring
The former Rite Aid/Walgreens at the corner of Staring Lane and Perkins Road will soon be a hot pot, Korean barbecue and sushi restaurant. Legend Pot is set to open in early 2025 at 2159 Staring Lane. Ace Landing Investment LLC bought the over 11,000-square-foot building in March for $2.8...
BRPD: 1 person injured in overnight shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened in the early hours of Thursday, May 2. According to BRPD, one person was shot around 2 a.m. on West Muriel Drive near Old Hammond Highway. The victim suffered injuries that are not considered...
A murdered neighbor, a wounded mother: Chaotic shooting upends Baton Rouge neighborhood
When the shooting started, Michael Thomas tried to take cover. The gunfire outside a Scotland Avenue convenience store was between two other men, and Thomas was a bystander, Baton Rouge police believe. But as one of the shooters fled, spraying bullets as he ran, he turned his aim on Thomas, hitting him in the back.
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