BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark says preliminary autopsy results show the 2-month-old infant found dead Tuesday in a puddle of water in Zachary had been badly beaten. Clark tells The Advocate Prince Javeion Deshaun Brown suffered blunt force trauma to his head... more »
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 »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Baton Rouge man who was accused of shaking his 8-week-old son to death in 2006 has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide charges and avoided prison time. Under the terms of a plea bargain agreement, state District Judge Chip Moore placed Derwin Oubre on... more »
A Breaux Bridge mother is enduring yet another loss, after a home invasion. Kelly Breaux says her family came back from a weekend of camping on Sunday to find their home had been ransacked. She said the thieves took off with 3 laptops, a camera, cell phone and other small... more »
BATON ROUGE - Accidental suffocation is the leading cause of all injury-related deaths of infants 1 month to 12 months of age in Louisiana, and the Department of Health and Hospitals is educating parents and caregivers on the best ways to keep babies safe. According to the latest figures, 53... more »
A wrongful death case in St. Landry Parish is over. An Opelousas jury awarded a $7.5 million verdict to a Krotz Springs couple. The two week trail ended Saturday morning, but the case began 7 years ago.
It was January 3, 2003 when the parents of Brianna Hutto took... more »
Abbeville Police Department Detectives arrested Adolfo Iracheta, Jr Thursday afternoon for the murder of his 28 day old daughter.
Detectives responded Saturday morning to a complaint made by OCS that an infant child from Abbeville was in a hospital in Lafayette apparently the victim of child abuse... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State wildlife officials say they had to put a Lafayette Parish woman's pet monkey to death after it bit a child. It happened last week in Lafayette, according to a news release from the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The 3-year-old girl was at... more »
Deputies and Swat Team members swarmed a house Sunday night after a report of a hostage situation involving a two year old child. The Acadia Parish Sheriff's office was called out to 430 Roxie Highway at 4:30 after receiving a call that a man was shooting at his family. Law... more »
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Lawsuit Filed in Stork Craft Crib Recall
Louisiana Firms File Suit on Behalf of Family Whose Infant Died In Recalled Crib
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana - A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a 7-month-old Louisiana boy who suffocated to death in a... more »