BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - East Baton Rouge Parish deputies have arrested three people who allegedly broke into and ransacked two Baton Rouge schools. Sheriff's spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said in an email to The Advocate the trio broke into LaBelle Aire Elementary School through a classroom window at about... more »
NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (AP) - Assumption sheriff's deputies have arrested three men for an attempt to rob a Napoleonville bank. The incident happened shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at First American Bank. A deputy at a nearby gas station was alerted to the attempt and then saw the men, all masked... more »
GONZALES, La. (AP) - Ascension Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested three of four people wanted in the home invasion-robbery and slayings of three people the night of Feb. 18 in an apparent plan to steal rare gold and silver coins. Sheriff Jeff Wiley told The Advocate the suspects are Michael... more »
BALL, La. (AP) - Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested three Pineville residents in the theft of vases from a cemetery in Ball. The Town Talk reports Kimberly Deville, Billy Johnson and Deborah Price were arrested this week and were each booked with 612 counts of theft from a religious... more »
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) - The West Feliciana Parish sheriff says one of three teenagers accused of stealing approximately 60 street-name signs from rural roads says he did it because he was "bored." The signs were taken over the New Year's holiday weekend from several areas of the parish. Sheriff... more »
Three men have been arrested in connection with the Mckinley Street murder that left a UL Student dead. 20-year-old
Kenneth Donnelly Junior was found beaten to death in his home on October 28th and his roomate was severely beaten.
Police are expecting release more specifics on the arrests,... more »
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities have arrested three suspects and are searching for a fourth in a deadly drive-by shooting on a New Orleans interstate. Police said two of the suspects, 20-year-old Dale Elmore and 22-year-old Seyuntray Noel, were arrested Thursday, while 22-year-old Jamal Harris was arrested Wednesday. All three... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Vernon Parish logger iions between Muslims and Americans. Rauf said tish timber without paying, and two brothers from northwest Louisiana are accused of taking $336,000 in timber from Caddo Parish without paying most of the 55 owners. Garvis W. Hickman, 34, of Hornbeck, was... more »
In the early morning hours of August 2, 2010 Scott Police Officers observed a suspicious vehicle at the entrance to a Scrap Yard in the 4000 block of Cameron Street. Officers made contact with the occupants of the vehicle who stated that they were just turning around in the driveway.... more »