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• Woman booked in husband's death

  May 18, 2012 9:40 AM

  HAMMOND, La. (AP) - Hammond Police have booked a woman with second-degree murder in the death of her husband. Lt. Vincent Giannobile tells The Advocate officers found 45-year-old Jermaine C. Williams dead in the couple's home Thursday morning. Giannobile said Williams was found in the bedroom with what appeared to... more »

• Man found guilty in wife's death

  May 18, 2012 9:09 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Rapides Parish jury has convicted a Tioga man of second-degree murder of his wife, who was shot to death in May 2010. The Town Talk reports the jury of nine women and three men deliberated 50 minutes before finding Joseph Anton Chehardy Jr. guilty. Authorities... more »

• Couple pleads guilty in toddler's death

  May 11, 2012 9:08 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A couple scheduled to stand trial in the 2007 fatal beating of the woman's 16-month-old daughter have pleaded guilty to lesser charges. A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury indicted Jeremy Jordan and Shaelsie Jason in November 2010 on counts of principal to second-degree murder... more »

• Relatives Sue School Over Girl's Hanging Death

  May 5, 2012 1:44 PM

  Two women are suing a Louisiana school because they say officials didn't stop persistent bullying that led the girl to hang herself from the football bleachers in March. The Advocate reports that ( http://bit.ly/KyFNGu ) the lawsuit was filed Thursday by relatives of 17-year-old Tesa Middlebrook, a Pointe Coupee Central... more »

• Man indicted in 2010 death of Pineville woman

  April 30, 2012 8:16 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Rapides Parish grand jury has indicted the 30-year-old Pineville man in the death of Amanda Lee Stroud, whose body was found in Kincaid Lake in January 2010. The Town Talk reports Reginald Deron LaCour faces a charge of second-degree murder. A fisherman spotted Stroud's body... more »

• Woman faces murder charge in death

  April 27, 2012 10:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge woman accused of shooting a man in February, stealing his bike, riding a few blocks and then fatally shooting another man has been indicted on murder and attempted murder charges. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 29-yeaer-old... more »

• More pretrial issues in 12-year-old's death

  April 26, 2012 10:06 AM

  MANSFIELD, La. (AP) - Unresolved pretrial issues could mean more delays in the case of Brian Horn, charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 death of a 12-year-old boy from DeSoto Parish. At a hearing Wednesday, Judge Robert Burgess granted defense and prosecution attorneys new deadlines for briefs concerning a... more »

• Coroner rules out stun gun in suspect's death

  April 26, 2012 8:58 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - The Ascension Parish coroner says the February death of a Donaldsonville man shot twice with stun guns was cocaine related. Dr. John Fraiche tells The Advocate the cause of death for 30-year-old Charmin Bennett of Donaldsonville was listed as "excited delirium due to acute cocaine toxicity,"... more »

• Woman takes plea deal in toddler's death

  April 18, 2012 7:30 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - Prosecutors say a 29-year-old woman facing prosecution in the death of her 2-year-old godchild has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge. The Advocate reports Shantell Watts Donahue and her husband, 29-year-old Terrell Devon Donahue, both of Gonzales, were indicted in May on charges of first-degree murder... more »

• Man found shot to death in driveway

  April 16, 2012 7:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating the shooting death of a 29-year-old man. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says Brandon Harris died early Sunday morning of multiple gunshot wounds. The Advocate reports Harris was found dead in his driveway. Police have not identified a motive or a suspect. more »

• Police probe shooting death of real estate agent

  April 4, 2012 10:40 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - The death of a Terrebonne Parish real estate agent, at first believed to be suicide, will be further investigated because of suspicious circumstances, Houma police say. The Courier reports that Russell Soulet, 47, of Bourg, La., was found Sunday morning inside an abandoned Houma building he... more »

• Man found guilty in death

  April 2, 2012 8:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Jurors deliberated less than an hour before unanimously finding Franklin Meredith Jr. guilty in the 2010 rape and murder of a 29-year-old Zachary woman whose body was found in Monte Sano Bayou. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish jury of five women and... more »

• La. man arrested in Miss. shooting death

  April 2, 2012 8:30 AM

  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A Franklin County man is dead and a Louisiana man behind bars following a shooting in Natchez. The Natchez Democrat reports the victim, 41-year-old Cleveland Ezell Wilson of Roxie was killed by gunfire shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday. Natchez Interim Police Chief Danny White says police... more »

• Man indicted on murder charge in wife's death

  March 30, 2012 10:01 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 44-year-old Woodworth man has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge by a Rapides Parish grand jury in the October 2011 death of his wife. Donald Pickney, originally was charged in a bill of information with manslaughter, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 40... more »

• Man acquitted of shooting death of 3-year-old

  March 28, 2012 10:41 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A man accused of second-degree murder for leaving an unattended gun that killed a 3-year-old-boy has been acquitted. The defense contended that Brashaun Blue was shot in the face in November 2010 after finding the gun in a couch. Tyrone Brown was his caretaker that night... more »

• Manslaughter verdict upheld in Natchitoches death

  March 27, 2012 8:34 AM

  NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Shawn Shelton, a former police officer convicted of the killing of a 19-year-old Winnfield man in Natchitoches. The conviction and sentence were previously upheld by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal in Lake Charles. Natchitoches Parish District... more »

• Man stabbed to death by estranged girlfriend

  March 26, 2012 9:12 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police are investigating the stabbing death of a man following a domestic dispute. Police spokesman Garry Flot tells The Times-Picayune the 39-year-old man, whose name has not been released, died at a nearby hospital Sunday. Flot says 31-year-old Monica Pollard was booked with second-degree... more »

• Lake Charles Woman Held in Husband's Death

  March 25, 2012 1:53 PM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Calcasieu Parish judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a Lake Charles woman charged with second-degree murder of her husband. Judge Clayton Davis stopped a motions hearing Friday and said nothing more would be heard until the examination of 52-year-old Darlene Sias was completed,... more »

• Hearing in Lafayette beating death moved to April

  March 23, 2012 9:36 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A hearing for two suspects in the October 2010 death of a Louisiana-Lafayette student at an off-campus home has been continued to late April. The Advertiser report an Trahan and Wayland Guillory, who have both pleaded not guilty to one count of second-degree murder and one... more »

• Death penalty off table in Dutchtown slaying

  March 13, 2012 10:46 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - Prosecutors in Ascension Parish say they have decided not to seek the death penalty against a man accused in a 22-year-old kidnapping, rape and slaying of an 18-year-old Dutchtown woman. The Advocate reports prosecutors agreed Monday to reduce a first-degree murder charge against 56-year-old Tolbert Morris... more »

• Teenage boy stabbed to death in Dorseyville

  March 9, 2012 11:20 AM

  DORSEYVILLE, La. (AP) - Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says a 15-year-old boy was fatally stabbed on a residential street in Dorseyville, a small Assumption Parish community between Belle Rose and Paincourtville. Waguespack tells The Advocate deputies received a call just after 6 p.m. Thursday about the stabbing. He says... more »

• No gun found on man shot to death by police

  March 9, 2012 8:53 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police chief Ronal Serpas says a 20-year-old man who was fatally shot by an officer as police executed a narcotics search warrant appears to have been unarmed. The shooting happened Wednesday night at a New Orleans residence. Serpas met with reporters Thursday. Serpas identified... more »

• Tot's shooting death ruled an accident

  March 7, 2012 8:19 AM

  FLUKER, La. (AP) - Tangipahoa sheriff's deputies say an investigation into the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy has shown it was accidental. Deputies tell The Advocate some children were playing with a loaded weapon Monday night at a home in Fluker when the gun discharged. The child's name or... more »

• 2 wanted in Baton Rouge shooting death

  March 7, 2012 7:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say two people are wanted in the death of a 25-year-old man who was shot during an apparent drug deal. Police tell The Advocate that arrest warrants have been issued for 23-year-old Lashonda Sanford and a 17-year-old. They face charges of first-degree... more »

• Supreme Court Says Storm Death Files Can Be Secret

  March 4, 2012 3:21 PM

  The Louisiana Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by two news organizations to examine the files of a state investigation into allegations that doctors at a New Orleans hospital euthanized patients in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In a 4-3 decision issued Friday, the high court said the files concerning... more »

• Shreveport Man Gets Life for Infant's Death

  February 14, 2012 10:10 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his infant son. Grady Thornton was convicted last week of second-degree murder for the killing of his 3-month-old son, Terrell. The Times ( http://bit.ly/y20Pni ) reported that Thornton was sentenced Monday... more »

• Early Morning Fight Leaves One Dead

  February 4, 2012 8:07 AM

  A 19 year old male is dead after suffering several stab wounds in a fight early Saturday morning. Just after two o'clock, Lafayette Police Officers working in the parking lot of Café Habana City, located in the 900 block of Bertrand Drive, responded to a fight in front of... more »

• Woman indicted in death of husband

  February 3, 2012 9:33 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Calcasieu Parish grand jury has indicted a Lake Charles woman on a count of second-degree murder in the December slaying of her husband, 62-year-old Joseph Sias. The indictment was returned Thursday. The American Press reports 52-year-old Darlene Sias was arrested on Dec. 22 at... more »

• Woman given 12-year term in toddler's death

  January 25, 2012 10:37 AM

  LIVINGSTON, La. (AP) - A state judge has sentenced a Walker woman to 12 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction in the death of her 15-month-old daughter. District Attorney Scott Perrilloux tells The Advocate in a news release that 29-year-old Johnnie Garner pleaded guilty to the crime Oct. 24.... more »

• Couple indicted in death of son

  January 20, 2012 10:13 AM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - A Marrero couple was indicted with second-degree murder in the death of their 4-month-old son. A grand jury returned the indictment against 24-year-old Lameeka McKinney and 26-year-old Robert L. Scott III on Thursday. Authorities say the child died from severe dehydration and overall neglect, as shown... more »

• Woman shot to death in Jefferson

  January 10, 2012 10:52 AM

  JEFFERSON, La. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a Jefferson Parish woman. Col. John Fortunato, a department spokesman for the sheriff's office, says a man walked into Ochsner Medical Center about 2:25 a.m. Tuesday and reported that he had found a woman, who appeared to have been... more »

• Man gets 20 years in death of toddler

  January 6, 2012 10:39 AM

  DERIDDER, La. (AP) - A DeRidder man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the 2008 death of a toddler. Clarence Taylor pleaded guilty to manslaughter as part of an agreement with prosecutors. State District Judge C. Kerry Anderson sentenced Taylor Thursday. He had initially been charged with... more »

• DHH Warns Improperly Using a 'Neti Pot' Could Kill You Play Video

  December 6, 2011 7:53 PM

  Many of us suffer from sinus problems and will do just about anything to clear them up. A popular over-the-counter method is a Neti Pot. It's been around for years, but state health officials are now warning people about its dangers after two recent deaths in Louisiana. . People... more »

• Lake Charles Family Blames Girl's Suicide on Bullying Play Video

  October 31, 2011 11:58 PM

  Hannah Pauley was a typical teenager. By all accounts, she was athletic, popular and always had a smile on her face. Looking now at the collages of photographs that were on display at his daughter's wake, Len Pauley now realizes her smile was masking the torment. "She was bullied,"... more »

• Family files lawsuit in 2010 student hayride death

  October 7, 2011 8:29 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - State higher education officials, Nicholls State University and a fraternity are being sued over last year's death of a Nicholls student who fell from a homecoming hayride. The lawsuit filed by the family of 19-year-old Nathan Trepagnier says the student fell from a trailer last year... more »

• Man pleads guilty in off-duty officer's death

  September 21, 2011 6:44 AM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty and will serve less than three years in prison for punching and killing an off-duty Gretna police officer on Bourbon Street last summer. The Times Picayune reports that Joshua Miner pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter in the death of 28-year-old... more »

• Man convicted in woman's beating death

  September 19, 2011 9:16 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A jury deliberated for about an hour before returning a unanimous guilty verdict in the second-degree murder trial of Louis Joseph George, who was accused in the 1989 attack that left a woman lingering in a 12-year coma until her death in 2001. George now faces... more »

• Police: Bike in Roadway Blamed for Officer's Death

  September 9, 2011 6:54 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - State police investigators say a fatal accident involving a Ball police officer traveling almost 90 mph was caused by a bicycle lying in the road. Officer Russell A. "Roscoe" George died in a crash early on the morning of June 26 on U.S. Highway 165 in... more »

• Ex-day-care worker charged in death

  September 1, 2011 7:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has indicted a former Baker day-care worker on a second-degree murder charge in the October death of a 2-month-old infant. The Advocate reports Wednesday's indictment of 23-year-old Ashley Rene Reifer came six months after the doctor who performed... more »

• Teenager Dies in Crash

  July 23, 2011 10:16 AM

  On July 21, 2011, at approximately 10:30 p.m., troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a single-vehicle crash on Foreman Road near Trahan Road in Beauregard Parish that claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman from Longville. Investigating troopers report that a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer driven by... more »

• Relatives Speak Out About Police Shooting Death in New Orleans

  July 13, 2011 10:36 PM

  Relatives of the New Iberia man shot and killed on Bourbon Street last Sunday are speaking out about the incident, saying they believe there's more to the story and asking for justice for his death. 25-year-old Justin Schaubert was fatally shot early Sunday morning by New Orleans Police after... more »

• Name Released in Fatal Domestic Dispute

  July 3, 2011 1:14 PM

  The Lafayette Police Department has released the name of the man who died of a gunshot wound. Forty-nine year old Michael Davis died Saturday. Police say a domestic dispute started on Willow Street between a man and a woman. They both then got into separate cars fleeing the area.... more »

• UPDATE: I-10 Fatal Accident

  June 19, 2011 12:30 PM

  One person is dead after a two vehicle crash on I-10 Saturday night. The accident happened near the I-10, I-49 interchange at exit 103-A around 11:00. Investigators say a vehicle was traveling west bound on I-10 and lost control, crossed the median, and struck a jeep on I-10 Eastbound... more »

• St. Martinville man arrested in death of Catahoula man

  June 11, 2011 8:02 PM

  (St. Martinville, La.)- Shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning, the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office received a call regarding an alleged motorcycle crash off of Main Hwy., in St. Martinville, La. St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Deputies and State Police responded to the scene and upon initial investigation, it became apparent... more »

• Should Agents Killed in Ville Platte Get Special Death Benefits

  June 10, 2011 11:20 PM

  A Louisiana lawmaker wants to make death benefits available for State employees killed in the line of duty, such as the two insurance investigators killed Tuesday in Ville Platte. There's no doubt Tuesday's double-murder suicide still weighs heavily on the small town of Ville Platte. Many residents now turning... more »

• Terrebonne Deputies: Probe of April Death Stalled

  June 5, 2011 11:01 AM

  GIBSON, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office deputies say an investigation into the death of a 24-year-old man found face down in a Gibson waterway more than a month ago has stalled. Jamon Lutcher was found by a fisherman in late April in a canal off U.S. Highway 90.... more »

• Woman booked in toddler's hot car death

  June 1, 2011 10:27 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police have arrested a woman accused of leaving a 3-year-old boy in a parked car where he died in the sweltering heat. Police say 23-year-old Genee Brumfield was booked Tuesday with negligent homicide. Police say Brumfield picked up the toddler at approximately 8 a.m.... more »

• Boy Arrested in Burning Death of Teen

  May 20, 2011 8:01 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is facing a negligent homicide charge in the death of a 16-year-old boy who died Wednesday from injuries suffered when he was set on fire with a cigarette lighter. The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office has not releasing the name of the... more »

• Former IceGator Passes Away

  May 15, 2011 12:26 AM

  According to the Louisiana Ice Gators' Facebook Page, former IceGator Derek Boogaard passed away yesterday. Boogaard played for the Louisiana IceGators in the 02-03 season, he was known for his physical style of play. He played for the New York Rangers in appeared in 22 games with them this... more »

• Armed Robbery Turned Murder in Ville Platte

  May 7, 2011 11:29 PM

  A murder investigation underway in Ville Platte. According to Evangeline Today.com http://evangelinetoday.com/view/full_story/13167848/article-Robbery-turned-shooting-claims-the-life-of-one?instance=home_news_lead it all started with an armed robbery at a nail salon on West Main Street Friday night. The paper reports a man broke into the business and fired several shots, hitting the store owner who later died.... more »

• Bin Laden Died in House Near Pakistan's Capital

  May 2, 2011 1:44 AM

  ISLAMABAD (AP) - Osama bin Laden was holed up in a two-story house 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying U.S. anti-terror forces swooped in the early morning hours of Monday and killed him. Flames rose Monday from the building that was the apparent target of... more »

• Landrieu Reacts to Bin Laden Death

  May 2, 2011 12:42 AM

  WASHINGTON - United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., tonight made the following statement about breaking news that the U.S. military has killed and captured terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Sen. Landrieu said: "I am proud of our men and women in uniform for this enormous achievement. This is... more »

• Obama's Speech on Osama's Death

  May 2, 2011 12:38 AM

  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.... more »

• Early Morning Fatal on I-49

  April 17, 2011 1:55 PM

  An early morning accident claims the life of an Opelousas man. Just after 5am Sunday morning, a vehicle traveling south on I-49, north of Sunset, lost control, flipping over several times. The front passenger was unrestrained and was ejected from the vehicle. The passenger came to a rest in... more »

• 3 More Storm Deaths in Ala.; 3-State Toll Now 13

  April 16, 2011 3:26 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama official says three adult family members have died when a tornado hit a home in central Alabama. Autauga County Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Sedinger tells The Associated Press the three were killed late Friday night in the Boone's Chapel community of the county, about... more »

• Convicted Killer Threatens Jury, Faces Death

  March 27, 2011 11:38 AM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - A 28-year-old Jefferson Parish man convicted of killing a store clerk in 2005 opted to take the stand during the sentencing phase of his trial and he told the jury he'd like to kill them all. He told one juror he wanted to cut his head... more »

• New developments in the investigation of the death of Mitch Jackson Play Video

  March 17, 2011 9:47 AM

  New developments in the investigation of the death of a man whose body was found last week in the Vermilion river. A private investigator is now digging up information on Mitch Jackson, the man who was involved in a hit and run accident and found dead about a week later. more »

• Japan Quake-Tsunami Death Toll Likely Over 10,000

  March 13, 2011 10:50 AM

  TAGAJO, Japan (AP) - People across a devastated swath of Japan suffered for a third day Sunday without water, electricity and proper food, as the country grappled with the enormity of a massive earthquake and tsunami that left more than 10,000 people dead in one area alone. Japan's prime minister... more »

• $2.5M Bond Upheld for Teen Held in Parent's Deaths

  March 13, 2011 10:27 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A state district judge says bond will remain at $2.5 million for a teenager charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, who were shot in their West Monroe home in September. The News-Star in Monroe reports that Judge Daniel Ellender said Dalton Fletcher... more »

• Stepmother charged in child's death

  January 25, 2011 8:09 PM

  BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) - A Bossier City woman being held on negligent homicide charges in the death of her 5-year-old stepdaughter has seen the charge upgraded to first-degree murder. On Tuesday, Bossier Parish Undersheriff Doyle Dempsey said the charges were upgraded because his investigators feel Catherine Murray Lowe intended... more »

• Geological Scientist Discusses Bird Deaths Play Video

  January 5, 2011 10:49 PM

  South Louisiana can be added to the growing list of places to report massive bird deaths, but what does it all mean? KATC's Maddie Garrett sat down with geological scientists to find the answers. Dr. Wylie Barrow is the expert when it comes to migratory birds in South Louisiana.... more »

• Man Indicted in Death of 15-year-old LaPlace Girl

  January 4, 2011 8:04 AM

  EDGARD, La. (AP) - A St. John the Baptist Parish grand jury has indicted Earnest Joseph III in the death of a 15-year-old LaPlace girl. District Attorney Tom Daley says that the second-degree murder charge was returned Monday. Joseph is scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 12. The 27-year-old Joseph is... more »

• 19-year-old booked in Claiborne official's death

  December 21, 2010 8:06 PM

  HOMER, La. (AP) - A Haynesville teenager has been booked with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Claiborne Parish Police Juror Brian "Butch" Bays. Sheriff Ken Bailey told The Times that 19-year-old Donte Fielding was arrested Friday night and held at the Claiborne Parish Detention Center on a weapons... more »

• Jury convicts 3 officers in post-Katrina death

  December 9, 2010 9:46 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal jury on Thursday convicted three current or former New Orleans police officers but acquitted two others in the death of a man during Hurricane Katrina's chaotic aftermath. The jury of seven women and five men on convicted former officer David Warren of manslaughter in... more »

• Arrest made in beating death of LaPlace girl

  December 8, 2010 9:26 PM

  LAPLACE, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old man as a suspect in the weekend death of a teenage girl in LaPlace. The St. John Parish Sheriff's Office says U.S. Marshals captured Earnest Joseph III Wednesday afternoon in Gulfport, Miss., shortly after St. John Sheriff Wayne Jones announced a... more »

• Update: Arrest After Woman found dead in Moss Bluff home

  December 6, 2010 12:53 PM

  MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) - Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 48-year-old Moss Bluff woman. Sheriff Tony Mancuso tells The American Press that a man called authorities at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday and told dispatchers that he killed his wife. Mancuso said deputies responding to the... more »

• Man's Death Being Investigated in Grant Parish

  November 30, 2010 9:06 AM

  MONTGOMERY, La. (AP) - The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office has opened an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found about 10 miles south of Montgomery. The remains were located near a burned vehicle that had been discovered by a hunter earlier on Friday. The identity of... more »

• 4 teens arrested in Norco woman's beating death

  November 29, 2010 9:55 PM

  NORCO, La. (AP) - Four teenagers have been arrested in the death of a 78-year-old Norco woman who apparently was killed in a robbery attempt. St. Charles Parish sheriff's spokesman, Capt. Patrick Yoes, says two 16-year-old boys were booked Monday with first-degree murder in the slaying of Mary N. Mule... more »

• 4 Indicted in Death of Baton Rouge Teen

  November 11, 2010 7:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three men and a 16-year-old boy have been indicted in the July 18 shooting death of a Baton Rouge teenager outside his home. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 24-year-old Warren Jackson, stepbrothers Derrick Hughes and Christopher Phillip Armstead, both 19, and a... more »

• 2 Indicted in Death of 16-Month-Old Girl

  November 11, 2010 7:49 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted an Addis man and a Baton Rouge woman as principals to second-degree murder in the 2007 beating death of the woman's 16-month-old daughter. A state judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for the child's mother, Shaelsie Jason, who is currently... more »

• Officials: Suspect lived unnoticed after 'death'

  November 5, 2010 9:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After the skeletal remains of a slain Las Vegas girl were found in the woods of central Louisiana, the investigation led authorities to a startling conclusion: The man suspected of kidnapping her was supposed to have died 16 years earlier. As federal and state investigators mount... more »

• Ill. man charged with murder in student's death

  October 29, 2010 9:57 PM

  DE KALB, Ill. (AP) - Police in Illinois say they have filed charges of first-degree murder against a man in the slaying of 18-year-old Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette "Toni" Keller. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen told The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle Friday night that 34-year-old William Curl of Dekalb has... more »

• Deputies Investigate Harvey Shooting Death

  October 28, 2010 10:24 AM

  HARVEY, La. (AP) - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say a 36-year-old man was found dead near his Harvey apartment. Col. John Fortunato, a sheriff's spokesman, says deputies responding to 911 calls Wednesday night found Ellis Lamont Simmons in the breezeway of the apartment building, suffering from multiple bullet wounds. Fortunato... more »

• Louisiana Man Pleads not Guilty in Infant Son's Death

  October 28, 2010 8:44 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A 38-year-old West Monroe man has pleaded not guilty in the Sept. 16 death of his infant son. James Edward "Juicy" Clampit, who was charged with one count of negligent homicide, entered his plea on Wednesday. Police say the 11-month-old boy's death was attributed to a... more »

• 3 men plead guilty to beating calf to death

  October 20, 2010 9:27 PM

  COVINGTON, La. (AP) - Three men have pleaded guilty to stealing a newborn calf and beating it to death after the New Orleans Saints lost to the Dallas Cowboys last year. According to Wednesday's Times-Picayune, Dwayne J. Jenkins, David J. LeBlanc Jr. and Carnie B. Smith stole the 3-day-old calf... more »

• Jury Seated in trial of a former Winnfield Police Officer Charged in a Taser Death

  October 20, 2010 4:49 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A jury has been seated in the manslaughter trial of former Winnfield Police Officer Scott Nugent, who is accused in the Taser death of a man he arrested. It took eight days before the panel was seated Wednesday and came only after the district attorney... more »

• Iberia Parish Coroner Remembered Play Video

  October 14, 2010 7:14 PM

  The Iberia Parish Coroner of 18 years, Dr. James Falterman Sr. died suddenly Tuesday. Lynn Guiberteau worked in Dr. Falterman's office, she said, she's known him" since I was 18. I've known no other doctor. He took care of me and delivered my children." Guiberteau says, she has... more »

• Acadia Parish Sheriff's Investigate 15 Year Old's Death

  October 10, 2010 11:32 PM

  The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a 15 year old girl from Jeff Davis Parish. Deputies were called early Sunday morning to the Mermentau Bridge for reports that a girl was not breathing. The 15 year old was pronounced dead at the hospital. Right... more »

• Ex-Cop's Trial in Stun Gun Death to Start Monday

  October 10, 2010 6:50 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Jury selection in the trial of a former Winnfield police officer accused of killing a handcuffed prisoner by repeatedly shocking him with a stun gun is set to begin on Monday. Scott Nugent faces manslaughter and malfeasance in office charges in the death of 21-year-old Baron... more »

• Unseen Poem by Ted Hughes Details Sylvia Plath's Death

  October 6, 2010 5:30 PM

  LONDON (AP) - The New Statesman says it's publishing a previously unseen poem by Ted Hughes that details the night his estranged wife, Sylvia Plath, killed herself. Hughes, a Briton, and Plath, an American, are considered among the 20th century's greatest poets. Their stormy relationship has been the focus... more »

• LPSO Releases Patrol Dash Cam Video of Taser Incident Play Video

  October 6, 2010 4:45 PM

  The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office releases dash cam video from a deputy patrol vehicle taken the night Javon Rakestrau was tased. The 28 year old Lafayette Parish man died moments later on October 4, 2010. The video shows Javon with his right hand holding his cell phone, saying he's... more »

• Police Call Levee Death 'Senseless"

  October 5, 2010 9:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A group firing their guns into the air on the Mississippi River levee resulted in two people getting shot, and one dying. Another group thought they were being shot at, pulled their guns and fired back. Police spokesman L'Jean McKneely says Darius Augustus, 17, a... more »

• Monroe Man Enters Plea in Shooting Death

  September 30, 2010 10:46 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - Authorities say 32-year-old James Edward Floyd of Monroe has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity in state district court in connection with a second-degree murder case. Bob Noel, Floyd's defense attorney, requested Wednesday's formal arraignment. A Ouachita Parish grand jury indicted Floyd on one count of... more »

• 1 Suspect in Custody in Child's Death

  September 30, 2010 7:53 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police have arrested one of two men wanted in the shooting death of 2-year-old Jeremy Galmon. Police say Galmon was shot in the head as he sat in a parked car on Sunday. 28-year-old Jamiron Pollard was arrested at a home in the eastern... more »

• Man Pleads Guilty to 2009 Beating Death

  September 28, 2010 8:53 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A 27-year-old Lake Charles man has pleaded guilty to beating another man to death in 2009. Phillips Cooks faces up to 40 years in prison on a charge of manslaughter. Judge Kent Savoie ordered the probation and parole office on Monday to prepare a presentencing... more »

• Student Dies During Homecoming Hayride

  September 27, 2010 9:48 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - State police say a Nicholls State University student died when he fell from the front of a fraternity's homecoming hayride trailer and was run over. Master Trooper Bryan Zeringue (zuh-RANG') identifies the victim as 19-year-old Nathan Trepagnier (treh-pan-yay) of New Orleans. He says 42-year-old Eric Zeringue... more »

• Baton Rouge Police Investigate Shooting Death

  September 27, 2010 7:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Police are investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old Baton Rouge man. Christopher Guillory was standing in the front yard of Baton Rouge home when a man approached and shot him early Sunday morning. Police say Guillory was taken to the hospital where he later... more »

• Kentucky Man Claims Caffeine Insanity in Wife's Death

  September 20, 2010 11:15 AM

  NEWPORT, Ky. - A Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife is poised to claim excessive caffeine from sodas, energy drinks and diet pills left him so mentally unstable he couldn't have knowingly killed his wife, his lawyer has notified a court. Woody Will Smith, 33, is scheduled for trial... more »

• Man Indicted in Baton Rouge Woman's Death

  September 17, 2010 11:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A convicted sex offender has been indicted in the rape and killing of a 29-year-old Zachary woman whose body was found in Monte Sano Bayou in April. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury charged 43 year-old Franklin Meredith Jr. with aggravated rape and second-degree... more »

• Woman Booked in Boyfriend's Death

  September 16, 2010 11:13 AM

  Ascension Parish authorities have arrested a 22-year-old woman in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. Sheriff's Chief Criminal Deputy Tony Bacala says deputies were called to investigate reports of a stabbing at a Donaldsonville mobile home park Tuesday night. When they arrived, Bacala said deputies found 38-year-old Brian Keith Norris... more »

• Body of a missing man found in Vermilion River Play Video

  September 8, 2010 6:23 PM

  Hours after reporting him missing, Deputies discover the body of Breaux Bridge man along the banks of the Vermilion River. Deputies have identified him as 32-year-old Bobby Lindsey. He was found right on the parish line between St. Martin Parish and Lafayette Parish. Deputies in St. Martin were investigating the... more »

• K-9 Officer Guilty for Death of Dog Partner

  September 2, 2010 10:30 AM

  A New Orleans Police officer has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals linked to the death of his K-9 partner who died from heat exhaustion after being left in a locked police car. It happened May 27, 2009. Jason Lewis entered the plea Wednesday before... more »

• Jeff Davis Man Killed by Tractor

  August 27, 2010 10:29 AM

  An Elton man is dead after getting run over by a tractor. It happened Thursday at 5:40pm. The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a medical call on Jacob Road just South of US 190 in Elton. Witnesses said Gary Wayne Langley, 61, was showing a coworker some implements... more »

• Mother Sentenced in Death of Son

  August 27, 2010 9:41 AM

  DERIDDER, La. (AP) - Holly A. Brewer has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleaded guilty in June to second-degree cruelty to a juvenile. State District Judge C. Kerry Anderson sentenced the 21-year-old Brewer on Thursday. Her son, 18-month-old John Thomas Anthony Brewer, died from injuries inflicted by... more »

• Lafourche DA seeks death penalty in woman's death

  August 25, 2010 9:42 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The Lafourche Parish District Attorney's Office will seek the death penalty against four men accused of raping and killing a Cut Off woman earlier this year. 21-year-old Esdras Garcia, 28-year-old Luis Nava, 24-year-old Jose Moreno and 20-year-old Gonzalo Cortes are accused of repeatedly raping and then... more »

• Monroe Man Convicted in 2008 Death

  August 21, 2010 4:05 PM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A Monroe man has been convicted in the beating and stabbing death of another man in 2008. The News-Star reports that a jury in Monroe convicted Lavern "Pee Wee" Hampton of second-degree murder on Friday. The crime O-arries a mandatory life sentence. The victim was 58-year-old... more »