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• 2 Die in Wreck with 18-wheeler

  January 28, 2012 4:00 PM

  A wreck with an 18-wheeler near Kentwood, La., left two women dead and two injured. State Police say about 6 p.m. Friday four women were stopped in the eastbound lane of La. 38, waiting to turn left into a private drive. According to police, the truck driver did not see... more »

• Mother, son die in Christmas fire in Enterprise

  December 26, 2011 9:27 AM

  ENTERPRISE, La. (AP) - The state fire marshal's office says a house trailer fire in Enterprise killed a mother and her son. The office says when firefighters arrived around midday Sunday, the home was engulfed. They found the bodies of 67-year-old Annette Salter and 46-year-old Dudley Salter inside. The marshal's... more »

• Authorities say Pit Bull should Die

  October 7, 2010 10:24 AM

  THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is asking a judge to order a pit bull killed after its unprovoked attack on a 12-year-old Larose boy last week. The boy's mother also wants the dog to be put to death because of the injuries it inflicted and the... more »

• Man, 2 Grandchildren Die in House Fire

  August 6, 2010 8:38 AM

  PIERRE PART, La. (AP) - Authorities say a grandfather and two grandchildren -- a two-year-old and a four-year-old -- died in an early morning in a house fire in Pierre Part. Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack said that the grandmother was forced to jump from the second floor of the... more »

• Dangerous Heat in Cars

  July 15, 2010 7:34 PM

  It's that time of year when the temperatures are soaring. Those numbers are in the mid-to-high 90's and the heat index in reaching 110-degrees. The hot summer days are also a time when folks often participate in out-door activities. But, officials are warning of the dangers that may come along... more »

• Accused Murderer Says He's Willing to Die

  June 29, 2010 8:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The man accused of killing two women at a construction company again says he did it and is willing to die. Fifty-three-year-old Richard Matthews has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder of 44-year-old Dianna Tullier of Walker and 55-year-old Cheryl Boykin of Denham Springs. Both... more »

• Arson Suspects Die of Burns

  June 8, 2010 9:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Two men police believe set a house on fire over the weekend have died from injuries they received in the blaze. Baton Rouge police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said that 18-year-old Jamar Boatner and 22-year-old Jermaine Scott died Sunday at a local hospital. McKneely said... more »

• Woman indicted in fatal wreck

  February 23, 2010 7:51 AM

  NEW ROADS, La. (AP) - A Pointe Coupee Parish grand jury has indicted a Ventress woman on a count of vehicular homicide in a wreck that killed a New Roads woman in December. The grand jury on Monday also indicted 23-year-old Victoria Gosserand on a count of first-degree negligent vehicular... more »

• UPDATE: Victim Identified in Fatal Car Crash

  February 17, 2010 7:37 AM

  Investigators have identified the victim in the car crash as Shonte Yvette Frank (46) of Heflin, Louisiana. The other passengers and driver remain hospitalized. The crash remains under investigation. ##################################### On February 16, 2010, at approximately 4:40 pm, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to the 2700... more »

• 2 men plead guilty in drive-thru killing

  December 1, 2009 8:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Two men have pleaded guilty for their roles as accessories in the 2008 shooting death of a Burger King manager. Meanwhile, the trial of the accused shooter was reset Monday for March 29. Trent Isiah Mitchel and Davientray Lee Breaux pleaded guilty on Monday to accessory... more »

• Interstate Tragedy Claims Five Young Lives, Injures Ten Others

  November 30, 2009 2:36 PM

  UPDATE - Ariel Hines (B/F, age 12) of Harvey was pronounced deceased just after noon today by doctors at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. Ariel is the sixth person who has died as a result of injuries sustained in the I-10 crash in Ascension Parish on... more »

• 3 more La. deaths blamed on flu

  November 10, 2009 9:26 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The state Department of Health and Hospitals says three more people in Louisiana have died from complications of swine flu bringing the total to 33 deaths in the state since August. Health officials say the latest deaths include a man and a woman from the... more »

• Allen Parish DA to Conclude Charges in Ledet Case

  September 24, 2009 8:41 AM

  A decision is expected soon in the case involving zydeco musician Rosie Ledet. The Allen Parish district attorney is expected to decide whether charges will be filed within the week. Rosie Ledet could be charged with unlawful disposal of human remains. She's accused of giving birth to what is thought... more »