CRIME & SAFETY

SPRINGFIELD - A 22-year-old was arrested after deputies determined they shot a man on Wednesday. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, a man was found with a gunshot wound to his lower body along Carter Cemetery Road around 2 p.m. He was taken to a hospital and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

HAMMOND, La. (WVUE) - State police have provided more information about a double crash that claimed the life of a Denham Springs man and injured two juveniles on I-12 near Hammond. Javier Morel, 34, was declared dead on the scene around 7:30 a.m. after being struck by a Kenworth commercial...

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is working with Tennessee law enforcement officers after arresting one of their wanted fugitives in Denham Springs. According to Sheriff Jason Ard, 37-year-old Fredricka Johnson, was wanted for armed robbery out of Tennessee, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, along Juban...

A Ponchatoula man was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 19, for allegedly stealing an ambulance from a Jefferson Parish hospital.

DENHAM SPRINGS - A suspected armed robber who fled another state was found in Livingston Parish and arrested Wednesday. The sheriff's office said the unnamed suspect, wanted on a warrant out of Tennessee, was stopped at a business along Juban Road and taken into custody. Posts on social media reported seeing a large law enforcement response at a dentist office just north of the Juban Crossing shopping center.

Livingston Parish residents are relieved as the wildfire that started on Tuesday, September 19 is now completely under control. The fire was caused by an accident during hay baling when the hay was caught in machinery. This, coupled with changing wind patterns and dry local conditions, let the fire spread quickly across an estimated 70 acres before the Fire Service could control it.

BATON ROUGE - A judge sentenced three Baton Rouge residents to a combined 31 years in federal prison after they were busted for operating a drug trafficking ring in the capital area. The United States Department of Justice announced the sentencing of Quentin Mabin, 31, Jabari Williams, 38, and Charles...

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office (LPSO) is requesting the public's assistance in finding Brendan Hysmith, a 27-year-old man who's missing. Hysmith was last reported to be seen on Monday afternoon, leaving on foot near the Palms at Juban Lakes in Denham Springs.

Hammond – This morning, shortly after 7:30 a.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 12 near Pumpkin Center Road in Tangipahoa Parish. The crash claimed the life of 34-year-old Javier Morel of Denham Springs. The initial investigation led...

Police Chief Edwin Bergeron, Jr. had a lot to say to the Hammond Kiwanis today.

Agents received complaints from school resources officers and concerned parents in reference to students possessing THC vape bars/THC vape pens.

LIVINGSTON PARISH - The Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office seized around $30,000 in illegal narcotics and booked five people after parents complained of students possessing THC vape bars and pens. Agents traced the sales back to two Livingston Parish locations of "The Exotic Smoke Shop," where agents were able to conduct...

DENHAM SPRINGS — Denham Springs Police officers cited a bicyclist after they say he hit a Livingston Parish Sheriff’s SUV. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon near Hatchell Ln. & Florida Blvd. Denham Police say the deputy was driving southbound on Hatchell Ln. and turning westbound onto Florida Blvd....

DENHAM SPRINGS - One person died Friday after their motorcycle was struck by a vehicle while the motorcyclist attempted to make a left turn. According to police, the motorcyclist was traveling south bound on North Range Avenue when they attempted to make a left turn across two lanes of north bound traffic onto Oak Street, where they were struck by a vehicle traveling northbound. Police responded at about 3:30 p.m..

A Louisiana driver recently caught a massive dust devil on video outside of a restaurant in Gonzales. A motorist recently caught a huge dust devil whipping around in front of a restaurant on Burnside Avenue in Gonzales. As you can see in the video, the dust devil towers over the...

GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) — Walk-On’s restaurant set to host another Allison Rice give-back event on Tuesday, Sept. 19. LSU senior student Allison Rice, 21, of Prairieville, was found shot to death in her car after a shooting over a year ago on Government Street. To remember Rice, Walk-On’s...

PRAIRIEVILLE, La. (WAFB) - A Gonzales man accused of driving his truck through a woman’s bedroom has been arrested for attempted murder. According to Sheriff Bobby Webre with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, Sept. 15 deputies arrested Michael Ray Blair, 46. Blair is charged with attempted...

Below is Ascension Sheriff’s arrest report for the week of September 7-14: Fernando Ortiz, 41, 1318 Gardina St, San Antonio TX was arrested pursuant to a fugitive warrant;. Jamall Jacque, 20, 6312 Babin Wilson St, Convent was charged w/ Negligent Injuring, Illegal Use of Weapons, and Disturbing the Peace;