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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.
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.”
Central police arrest juvenile after crash leads to discovery of drugs, stolen gun
CENTRAL - A juvenile was arrested after a traffic crash led to officers seizing drugs and guns from his car. The Central Police Department arrested an unidentified juvenile following a crash on Monday afternoon at the intersection of Greenwell Springs and Frenchtown Roads. Police spoke to one of the drivers...
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.
Local plastic surgeon among three dead after plane leaving Gonzales crashes near Nashville
LEIBER'S FORK, Tenn. — A Baton Rouge-based plastic surgeon was one of three people killed when a single-engine airplane crashed south of Nashville, the local coroner said. Flight logs showed the plane left Louisiana Regional Airport at Gonzales at 8:53 a.m. Wednesday for Bowman Field Airport on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky. The pilot reported trouble before crashing in Williamson County — about 20 miles southwest of Nashville — around noon Wednesday.
Woman details moments before husband was shot by deputy Sunday night
CLINTON - Shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, 22-year-old Zachary Williams was shot outside of his home in Clinton by an East Feliciana Parish deputy. Zachary's wife, Victoria, says it all started when she and her two children arrived home from church. "Things started escalating right off the bat. I could...
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.
Car catches fire outside Scenic Highway auto shop
BATON ROUGE - A car caught fire on the side of an auto shop early Thursday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said the car was outside of Capital City Collision on Scenic Highway. The fire was quickly placed under control. There appeared to be no damages to the building...
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...
Louisiana State Police investigate large drug bust at East Feliciana prison
LSP, the Dixon Correctional Institute and the East Feliciana Sheriff’s Office started an investigation in November 2023. DOC investigators and DCI security seized large bundles of contraband. The items included drugs, cell phones, chargers, mobile WiFi devices and knives.
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