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One arrested for felony hit-and-run after Central big rig crash last week
CENTRAL - One person was arrested for causing an 18-wheeler to overturn on Hooper Road Friday night. Police arrested Joseph Montgomery for a felony hit-and-run after his vehicle crossed the center line into oncoming traffic, causing the driver of the 18-wheeler to swerve into a ditch. The Central Police Department...
Boil advisory issued for some residents of Denham Springs
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A boil advisory has been issued for some residents living in Livingston Parish. Ward Two Water District announced it is currently repairing the water main on Wax Road off of Juban Road (LA-1026). The company says the water pressure will drop below the Louisiana Department...
Deputies search for accused thieves; $4K in merchandise allegedly stolen
LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying two people accused of theft. Deputies said $4,000 worth of merchandise was allegedly taken without payment. Authorities confirmed the two suspects targeted businesses in Livingston Parish. The thefts reportedly happened this...
Louisiana man sentenced to prison, physical castration for raping teen
A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region's district attorney. Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, pled guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on April 17. Authorities began investigating Sullivan in July 2022, when a young woman told the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office that Sullivan had assaulted her multiple times when she was 14. The assaults resulted in pregnancy, and a DNA test confirmed that Sullivan was the father of the child, the district attorney's office said. Sullivan had also groomed the...
Central police say dash cam video helped ID suspect in overturn tanker crash
CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - Central police made an arrest in a crash that left a tanker overturned and the driver trapped for three hours. They said social media, police agencies working together, and dash cam video helped them in the case. That dash cam video was given to them by the 18-wheeler driver’s company.
Deputy accused of stalking, placing cameras at ex-wife's home, business in EBR, Livingston
A West Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy put up cameras outside his ex-wife's home and business in Livingston and East Baton Rouge parishes while stalking her, an arrest warrant says. Donald Dawsey is one of two deputies the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said Tuesday who have been put on paid...
Hammond-based food supplier eyes $21 million expansion in Tangipahoa Parish
HAMMOND — S&W Wholesale Foods, a Hammond-based food supplier, announced a $21 million investment into a new facility in Tangipahoa Parish on Thursday. S&W will acquire a new Hammond facility that will expand the company's operations across the Gulf Coast. The project will retain more than 100 local jobs and create around 60 new construction jobs for renovations, including a roof replacement and refitting to accommodate office space. The expansion will be done by the end of the year.
Tangipahoa Parish sheriff's office searching for suspect accused in Hammond apartment complex murder
HAMMOND, La. — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating a murder that happened Tuesday morning before just before noon in a Hammond apartment complex. Investigators said they received a call to the Tangi Village apartment complex on the West Side of the University Exit near Hammond and Quick Boulevard.
$7,000 of construction equipment stolen from Denham Springs; officers seeking person of interest
DENHAM SPRINGS - Officers are searching for a potential suspect after multiple burglaries left $7,000 worth of construction equipment missing. The Denham Springs Police Department said the equipment was reportedly stolen from the area of the Hampton Inn Hotel after multiple burglaries. Officers were seeking a person of interest and...
Are local independent bookstores making a comeback in Louisiana? One bookseller believes so.
Bookstore owner John Cavalier says the COVID pandemic may have been the saving grace of independently owned bookstores. "We're due for a renaissance," said Cavalier, who co-owns Cavalier Books, located at 114 N. Range Ave. in Denham Springs, with his wife, Michelle. The Cavaliers are getting their book shop ready...
Firefighters help save 9-year-old boy pinned between 2 cars in crash
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A 9-year-old boy remains hospitalized after the vehicle he was in was hit by a truck and he was pinned between vehicles on Sunday morning. The Walker family says their son Codi was in a parked vehicle when he went to the back to grab a toy, but that’s when a truck slammed into the back of the van, pinning him.
Louisiana resident awaiting extradition on weapons offense
A Louisiana resident wanted in Utah is now awaiting extradition after being arrested in Vicksburg. According to information from Vicksburg Police Department (VPD), 46-year-old Jerry Pettis, of Prairieville, La., was taken into custody Tuesday after officers responded to a possible auto burglary in the 2100 block of Iowa Boulevard. “Pettis was found to have warrants […]
Who led the way at Class 5A. Region 2 track meet? We've got results right here
Team totals: 1, Catholic 150. 2, Scotlandville 116. 3, Dutchtown 54. 4, Zachary 43. 5, Walker 30. Javelin: 1, Paul Catalanotto, Catholic, 205-7. 2, William Howard, Catholic, 185-0. 3, Maddox Reine, Walker, 182-9. High jump: 1, Gionni Wiltz, Slidell, 6-10. 2, Austen Nelson, Dutchtown 6-7. 3, Alden Dupree, Scotlandville, 6-5.
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