CRIME & SAFETY
Teenager Arrested For Stabbing Another Girl At Hammond High School
A teenage girl is in custody after reportedly stabbing another girl during a fight at Hammond High School on Monday. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office says the suspect attacked the victim with a folding key knife as the two girls fought in a bathroom at the school. The wounded girl...
Springfield man sentenced to physical castration, 50 years in prison for impregnating juvenile
LIVINGSTON - A man from Springfield was sentenced to 50 years in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl multiple times. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux's Office said 54-year-od Glenn Sullivan Sr. pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on Wednesday. The DA's office said...
Two West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office employees on leave during criminal investigation
BATON ROUGE - Two West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office employees have been placed on administrative leave while deputies conduct a criminal investigation. A WBRSO spokesperson said there are criminal investigations in both East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes and one of the employees was charged in EBR for stalking. The officers will be on leave until both sheriff's offices wrap up their investigations.
Ponchatoula Police ask for help in identifying suspects in mailbox theft
PONCHATOULA - Police are asking for help in identifying people who stole from a Ponchatoula church's mailbox. The Ponchatoula Police Department shared photos on Monday of individuals in a dark red minivan stealing items out of the New Zion Baptist Church mailbox. It is unclear what was taken. Anyone with...
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