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Zachary Police bookings for May 10-16, 2024
The following people were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison or issued a summons by the Zachary Police Department from May 10-16: Jacien Belezaire: 39; 3072 Garden Gate Ave., Zachary; prohibited acts, possession/distribution Schedule V, possession with intent to distribute, transactions involving proceeds from drug offense and money laundering.
Summer of Hope 2024 kicks off this weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Community members are invited to come together this weekend to kickoff Baton Rouge’s annual summertime proactive, community-focused effort. East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced the Summer of Hope 2024 initiative returns with the Late Night Hype event on Friday, May 24, and a pool day at Liberty Lagoon on Sunday, May 26.
Editorial: Sending juvenile suspects to Jackson Parish will exact a heavy toll
Things are bad enough for teenagers who are accused of a crime and booked into jail. But in East Baton Rouge Parish, they have become exponentially worse in the last month, as Sheriff Sid Gautreaux has begun sending 17-year-old arrestees to Jackson Parish. Gautreaux is in a difficult position. Federal...
Community shows support for officer by raising funds for him after heart transplant surgery
NEW ROADS - This afternoon the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office sold jambalaya lunches in New Roads to raise money for one of their deputies recovering from surgery. Sergeant Mike Batiste under went a heart transplant three months ago in Houston and is still recovering in the hospital. His family says they're unsure how much longer he needs to stay there.
Suspect in LA Tech stabbing ordered to mental health facility for evaluation
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - In a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday (May 21), the Third Judicial District Court in Lincoln Parish ordered Jacoby Johnson, a former Louisiana Tech student accused of stabbing four women outside the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center on Nov. 13, 2023, to be admitted to the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System in Jackson, Louisiana.
Around the Felicianas for May 22, 2024
In the Clinton Friends Facebook group, Kathy Johnson Martin posted a photo of a flower painting she made. She encourages all artists in the Felicianas to produce art in honor of the upcoming Feliciana Wildflower Festival on June 1. If you would like to share your art made in honor...
Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office holding benefit lunch for officer who underwent heart surgery
NEW ROADS - The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office is holding a benefit lunch Thursday for an officer who underwent a heart transplant. According to the PCPSO, the lunch is being held for Sgt. Mike Battiste. It will be held at the Scott Civic Center in New Roads at 11 a.m. Thursday,
Former Zachary, BRCC standout hired as Tara's new boys basketball coach
Morris Wright carved out a solid career as a basketball player, first at Zachary High School and then at both BRCC and Xavier of New Orleans. Now the 30-year-old said he believes that experience will pay off as he takes on his second head coaching job. Wright was hired as the boys basketball coach at Tara High.
Driver narrowly misses gas meter after crashing into school bus in Central
CENTRAL - A driver nearly ran into a gas meter after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into a school bus Monday afternoon. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran said the driver of a pickup truck ran into a school bus near the intersection of Joor Road and Core Lane around 4:15 p.m. There were no children on the bus.
Summer 2024: Where to find free breakfast, lunch for kids in, near Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — School systems across the Greater Baton Rouge area will be giving out free meals to kids this summer. Schools will serve breakfast and lunch to children under a certain age to help make sure they have a meal during the day throughout the summertime.
Zachary HS football player honored with moment of silence at Signing Day on Tuesday
ZACHARY - As a number of students were signing with colleges and looking forward to the future, they also took time to remember a fellow student athlete who was fatally shot Sunday. Jonathan Johnson Jr., 16, was shot and killed in New Roads along Carver Drive near Wilkins Street. A...
Baton Rouge Fire vehicle catches fire after wreck in Central
CENTRAL — After a wreck, a Baton Rouge Fire Department vehicle caught fire Tuesday morning in Central after a two-car crash, closing Old Sullivan Thruway and Greenwell Springs Road for about an hour. Central Police and Central Fire responded to the scene around 11:10 a.m. to find the Baton...
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