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East Feliciana Police Jury paying to house juvenile suspect in Clinton Mardi Gras shooting
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (374+ words) Five people were injured by gunfire at the Jan. 31 shooting spree at the Clinton Mardi Gras parade. Four others were injured in the ensuing scramble to get away from the shooters. East Feliciana Parish has spent tens of thousands of…...
Baton Rouge woman allegedly set fire to father’s home while boyfriend and his daughter were inside
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (261+ words) A Baton Rouge woman has been arrested after she allegedly set fire to her father's house last week. Isis Wright, 39, was charged with aggravated arson Thursday and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. The Baton Rouge Fire Department…...
‘Brees Airways’ takes flight as Drew Brees unveils New Orleans-themed playbook for his son
2+ day, 55+ min ago (583+ words) Baylen Brees watched his father throw hundreds of touchdown passes during his Pro Football Hall of Fame career that included 15 seasons with the New Orleans Saints. On Thursday, it was the father’s turn to see the son make plays of…...
The Atlantic has yet to see a hurricane in 2026. That’s a new 60-year record.
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (681+ words) For the first time in the 60 years since meteorologists started using satellites to track storms, the Atlantic Ocean has made it to Sept. 11 without a hurricane, a historic occurrence experts say is largely due to this year’s robust El Niño…...
Internal records show red flags raised over Baton Rouge blight contracts in LaMont Cole case
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (958+ words) Weeds build up around an abandoned home on Pintail Street on Monday, January 5, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A Baton Rouge businessman paid nearly $100,000 to identify blight in former Metro Council member LaMont Cole’s district did not log any reports about…...
Family of fallen Baton Rouge Police officer receives home as part of 9/11 observance
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (233+ words) As part of the observance of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a nonprofit organization gave a home to the family of a Baton Rouge Police officer who was killed in the line of duty. The family of Matthew Gerald,…...
Louisiana homicide victim’s family confronts suspect who left behind ID: ‘Not a very smart criminal’
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (678+ words) Logan LaCombe and his sister Jordan LaCombe. In a crowded courtroom, the family of 20-year-old Logan LaCombe had a chance to confront one of the brothers allegedly involved in his death as the man was sentenced to 15 years in prison....
Louisiana man arrested in July 4 double homicide in Mississippi, State Police said
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (161+ words) A Louisiana man was arrested Wednesday on two counts of murder and other charges stemming from a double homicide and mass shooting July 4 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, Louisiana State Police said. The agency had assisted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation…...
Four years after 3-year-old Devin Page's killing, suspect pleads not guilty
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (572+ words) A Zachary man, who eluded police for four years after the killing of 3-year-old Devin Page Jr. and had to be extradited from California, pleaded not guilty to the child's murder on Thursday. Jayden Davis, 23, is charged with second-degree murder…...
Lafayette woman wins Lotto after 8-month drought. See how much the jackpot was.
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (306+ words) A Lafayette woman is $2.7 million richer after hitting the Louisiana Lottery’s Lotto game’s jackpot, ending the eight-month drought without a winner. Susan Savoie won the Sept. 2 drawing with a ticket she bought at Super 1 Foods #641 on Ambassador Caffery Parkway. The…...