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CRIME & SAFETY
18-year-old transported to OLOL after head injury in Geismar
GEISMAR - An 18-year-old was taken to Our Lady of the Lake after suffering a head injury, according to emergency officials. Officials were unable to provide the condition of the victim, but the victim was transported via AirMed. No other information is available at this time.
3 killed in plane crash in Nashville that took off from Gonzales
A plane that took off in Gonzales with three people on board crashed about 20 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday afternoon, officials say. According to Nashville-based outlet The Tennessean, all three were killed in the crash. In a news conference Wednesday, Williamson County Chief Deputy Mark Elrod told local...
Family, friends gather for prayer vigil for 11-year-old girl who was shot in Livingston Parish
LIVINGSTON, La. (BRPROUD) — As Tai’lynn Hines recovers in a Baton Rouge hospital, dozens of her family and friends gathered for prayer in Tickfaw. Last Saturday, the 11-year-old girl was in the bathroom when the family says more than 50 bullets tore through her home. She was shot in the upper torso by a stray bullet. They say three men stood in the front yard and shot at the house.
BRPD looking for man who broke into 26 storage units Saturday, outran officers
BATON ROUGE - Police officers are searching for a man who got away after breaking into 26 storage units early Saturday morning. An arrest warrant says 30-year-old Nathaniel Henry picked up an accomplice at an OYO hotel sometime before 4 a.m. on May 11. Henry allegedly told his collaborator that he "knew where to break into some storage units for an easy lick," paperwork said.
BPRD officer hit by vehicle on Airline Hwy.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge police officer was hit by a vehicle on Airline Highway near I-110 while on duty Tuesday morning. The officer’s injuries are not considered to be critical, a police spokesman said. The officer was transported to a hospital in an ambulance that...
Woman dies, tree falls on trailer in Baton Rouge
PORT ALLEN, La. — A woman has died in Baton Rouge after a tree fell on a trailer in Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish. It's been reported one man and a 5-year-old boy were taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. WDSU is working to get more information.
Charges dismissed in felony case against BR man
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Charges have been dismissed against a Baton Rouge man accused of inappropriate behavior with an underaged girl. Ronald Thibodeaux, 53, was arrested in 2022 on charges of cruelty to a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile. During a court hearing Monday, May 13, prosecutors...
6 Baton Rouge men indicted in 'Bleedas' gang conspiracy arraigned in court
Six accused “Bleedas” gang members stood clustered inside a Baton Rouge courtroom Tuesday, some of them wearing bright orange jail scrubs while others sported striped black-and-white East Baton Rouge prison uniforms. A grand jury indicted the six men on an assortment of drug, theft and weapons charges last...
22 people displaced after fire at Baton Rouge apartment complex
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Twenty-two people were displaced after an apartment fire in Baton Rouge. The St. George Fire Department responded to a two-story apartment complex with heavy smoke in the 8300 block of Ned Avenue around 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Firefighters learned that all the occupants...
11-year-old Livingston Parish girl recovering from stray bullet
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The family of an 11-year-old girl hit by a stray bullet is speaking out. It happened in Livingston Parish over the weekend. “We’re just devasted. We’re praying and believing in God for the best outcome,” said Elnora Johnson Brown, the girl’s great-great-aunt. “This little girl, she’s the sweetest angel you’d want to meet, and she didn’t deserve this.”
Police charge second juvenile after one killed in Baton Rouge shooting
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A second juvenile was apprehended in connection with a fatal shooting on Clayton Street Monday, May 6. The juvenile was taken into custody on Tuesday, May 14 by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for the second juvenile on a...
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