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• Man convicted in Ponchatoula stabbing death

  May 17, 2013 8:47 AM

  AMITE, La. (AP) - A Tangipahoa Parish jury has convicted a 33-year-old Springfield man of second-degree murder and aggravated burglary in the stabbing death of 65-year-old Rube Rogers, of Ponchatoula. The Advocate reports Eric Maurer was accused of killing the man who raised him and then fleeing with his real... more »

• Man arrested in death of 18-month-old

  April 18, 2013 8:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has been arrested, accused in the Monday death of an 18-month-old child. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office says 23-year-old Willie Stone, the boyfriend of the child's mother, faces a charge of first-degree murder. Detectives booked him Wednesday after the... more »

• Larose man indicted in child porn case

  April 17, 2013 9:17 AM

  LAROSE, La. (AP) - Federal authorities say a 20-year-old Larose man has been indicted on charges of receiving child pornography. The Justice Department tells The Council Justin Doucet was indicted by a federal grand jury last week, and the FBI arrested him Monday. Doucet is accused of receiving images and... more »

• Vidalia man pleads guilty to illegal discharges

  April 17, 2013 9:06 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 58-year-old Vidalia man has pleaded guilty to his role in the illegal discharges of pollutants into state waters in Cameron Parish. Carr William Brown, a field technician for T&F Oil, a Mandeville-based company owned by his brother, Lobdell Brown, entered the plea Tuesday in... more »

• Westlake man dies in crash

  March 18, 2013 9:19 AM

  MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) - An early Sunday morning traffic accident in Moss Bluff claimed the life of a Westlake man. Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies say 26-year-old Jerry W. Sonnier Jr. was traveling west on Gateway Drive around 2:45 a.m. at a high rate of speed when his car ran... more »

• Prairieville man killed by train

  March 18, 2013 8:58 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - Deputies say a 21-year-old Prairieville man died when he was hit by a southbound train in Ascension Parish. Lt. Col. Bobby Webre tells The Advocate a Kansas City Southern train ran over Ryan Freeman around 3:15 a.m. Saturday as he lay between the railroad tracks. Webre... more »

• N.O. man pleads guilty to stealing federal funds

  February 22, 2013 8:15 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently receiving Social Security benefits intended for his late mother. Forty-year-old Lam Nguyen (win) faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty plea Thursday to theft of government funds. Federal... more »

• Hattiesburg man creates New Orleans Pelicans logo

  February 4, 2013 10:02 AM

  HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi may not have its own major league professional sports team, but one Hattiesburg resident can at least say he had a major part in developing one. Rodney Richardson, founder and principal of RARE Design in downtown Hattiesburg, recently designed a new logo for the NBA's... more »

• Bogalusa man convicted in 2011 BR slaying

  February 4, 2013 9:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 25-year-old Bogalusa man faces an automatic sentence of life in prison for killing a sleeping Baton Rouge man in 2011. The Advocate reports that Anthony Peters was convicted Friday night of second-degree murder of 41-year-old Gregory King. State District Judge Richard Anderson scheduled sentencing... more »

• Man sentenced for shooting man in wheelchair

  January 24, 2013 9:24 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 23-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for gunning down a man in a wheelchair during a drive-by shooting in October 2010. The Times-Picayune reports Derrick Allen was sentenced Wednesday to 15-year in prison and avoided a March trial on a charge of... more »

• Man scales Vatican scaffolding in message to pope

  January 1, 2013 8:17 AM

  VATICAN CITY (AP) - A man has scaled the scaffolding around St. Peter's Square and draped a banner calling on Pope Benedict XVI to "Stop Terrorism." The man identified himself on the banner as Julian Jungarean, a Romanian who has previously scaled the colonnade around the piazza. Witnesses say uniformed... more »

• Man freed by South Sudan arrested for kickbacks

  December 14, 2012 4:26 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A businessman recently released from prison in South Sudan has been arrested on charges of receiving more than $73,000 in illegal kickbacks in Afghanistan. A criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in federal court in New Orleans charges Elton Maurice "Mark" McCabe III, 53, of Slidell, La., with... more »

• Relatives in "Disbelief" Over Man's Murder in His Own Front Yard Play Video

  December 13, 2012 10:45 PM

  Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office continues to investigate a murder that involved the death of 24-year-old Ruston "Rusty" Miller. He was found dead in front of his home on Evangeline Highway near Basile around 1:00pm on Thursday. While his body was found Thursday, the Sheriff's Office said the murder could have... more »

• Abbeville Man Says He Saw Heaven After Being Brought Back to Life

  December 11, 2012 11:29 PM

  This time of year, a lot of people focus on their faith. But an Abbeville man said he has a whole new outlook on faith after he died and came back to life. Ronnie Trahan said he knows Heaven is real, because he's been there. As Ronnie throws a... more »

• Accident claims the life of man, 62

  December 7, 2012 7:14 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police are investigating a single vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 62-year-old man. The accident happened shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday on the Broad Street ramp at Earhart Boulevard. Police say the unidentified driver of a Ford F-150 pickup was travelling southbound... more »

• Man indicted in fatal drive-by shooting

  December 6, 2012 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 32-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 5 drive-by shooting death of a 27-year-old man. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Wednesday charged Jermaine Remond Williams with second-degree murder in the death of David Atkins. Police... more »

• Photog: Too far to rescue man from subway tracks

  December 5, 2012 9:23 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The photographer who took the picture of a New York City man who'd been pushed into the path of a subway train says he was too far down the platform to have saved him. Freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi tells NBC's "Today" show that he wasn't... more »

• Man found dead inside car in NO neighborhood

  November 23, 2012 3:49 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans' homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man, whose body was found in the driver's seat of a car. Police say the victim, whose name has not been released, was discovered just before 9 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say he had been... more »

• Man found guilty in S. Africa honeymoon slaying

  November 19, 2012 7:03 AM

  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A South African accused of being the triggerman in the 2010 honeymoon slaying of a Swedish bride has been found guilty. Judge Robert Henney gave his verdict Monday in the trial of Xolile Mngeni, arrested for the killing of 28-year-old Anni Dewani. Prosecutors say... more »

• NY man who lost leg in crucifix mishap sues church

  November 7, 2012 7:24 AM

  NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) - A trial has been scheduled for early next year in the lawsuit filed against an upstate New York church by a man whose leg had to be amputated after a 600-pound crucifix fell on him. Attorney Kevin Kitson of White Plains tells The Associated Press that... more »

• Arkansas man gets 50 years in child porn case

  November 7, 2012 6:42 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for the production of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says Daniel Eugene Burris, of Huntsville, Ark., was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell of Alexandria. In addition, Drell sentenced... more »

• Lafayette Man Arrested for Alleged Indecency with Juvenile

  November 3, 2012 5:28 PM

  A Lafayette man is charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile. Lafayette Police arrested 39-year-old Ashward Breaux yesterday on a warrant. Jail records show Breaux was released from jail yesterday on $50,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court November 5, 2012. more »

• Man charged with threatening nuclear reactor

  November 2, 2012 3:58 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a 48-year-old Gretna man has been charged with threatening to destroy a nuclear reactor. William Dugas was charged Thursday in a two-count indictment handed down by a federal grand jury. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten charges that Dugas called the Louisiana Public Service Commission... more »

• Houston man gets prison for child porn possession

  November 2, 2012 3:56 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Coast Guard chief warrant officer who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been sentenced to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi in Lake Charles also on Thursday sentenced 50-year-old Michael Robert Gleason, of Houston, to 10 years of supervised release... more »

• Deville man gets probation in 'boxed body' case

  October 16, 2012 7:55 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A state district judge has sentenced a Deville man to three years supervised probation for killing his male companion in 2007 and hiding the body in a box until it was found the following year. But Rapides Parish prosecutor Thomas Willson tells The Town Talk Monday... more »

• Hammond man dies in I-12 ramp crash

  October 12, 2012 9:11 AM

  ALBANY, La. (AP) - A 74-year-old Hammond man was killed after he lost control of his pickup while exiting Interstate 12 at Albany and struck a ditch. State police say Bruce Beever, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from his pickup around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Trooper... more »

• Man to serve life term for 1990 rape-murder

  October 10, 2012 8:09 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - A St. Gabriel man will spend the rest of his life in prison. Tolbert Morris was sentenced by state District Judge Ralph Tureau on Tuesday to two consecutive life terms plus 30 years without the benefit of probation or parole for the kidnapping, rape and murder... more »

• Jury convicts man in girlfriend's death

  October 5, 2012 10:07 AM

  CLINTON, La. (AP) - An East Feliciana Parish jury deliberated less than 45 minutes before convicting a Roseland man of second-degree murder in the death of his estranged girlfriend. The Advocate reports 34-year-old Antwoene Irving was found guilty Thursday. State District Judge George H. Ware Jr. set sentencing for Nov.... more »

• Man indicted in drug-related shooting death

  October 5, 2012 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 20-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the June 9 drug-related shooting death of another man. An East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Thursday charged Jeremy Payne with second-degree murder in the slaying of 31-year-old Curtis Mitchell. Police tell The Advocate they... more »

• Abbeville man killed in Pointe Coupee wreck

  October 4, 2012 8:55 AM

  NEW ROADS, La. (AP) - State police say two vehicles collided on La. Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish, killing one of the drivers. Trooper says 34-year-old Jason Weill, of Abbeville, was driving north on La. 1 near the Morganza Spillway when he lost control of his vehicle after passing... more »

• Sentencing delayed for man who bribed La. sheriff

  October 4, 2012 7:41 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A sentencing hearing has been postponed for a New Orleans businessman who pleaded guilty to bribing former Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Irvin "Jiff" Hingle over a jail construction project. Aaron Bennett was scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 31, but U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. reset the... more »

• Man gets prison for La. casino cheating plot

  October 3, 2012 6:47 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Texas man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the L'Auberge du Lac Casino in Lake Charles. A federal judge sentenced 34-year-old Charbel Tannous, of Katy, Texas, last week to 37 months in... more »

• Texas man gets life in prison for drug convictions

  September 19, 2012 7:27 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Texas man has been sentenced in Lafayette to life in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation. A federal jury convicted 45-year-old Antonio Luna Valdez, of Weslaco, Texas, of a conspiracy charge in February. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty sentenced him on Monday.... more »

• State Police: Man dies in Gonzales crash

  August 28, 2012 9:01 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - State police say an unidentified man died after a crash on La. Highway 30 north of Interstate 10 in Gonzales. Trooper Russell Graham said the man's name was not released because troopers are still trying to notify his next of kin. Graham said the man was... more »

• Authorities seek man in triple killing in Larto

  August 21, 2012 9:11 AM

  LARTO, La. (AP) - A manhunt is under way for a man suspected in the shooting deaths of three people near Larto. Catahoula Parish Sheriff James Kelly said authorities are looking for Lee John Ponthieux Jr., 42, of Larto, identified as a suspect in the slayings of John Ellard Jr.,... more »

• Tangipahoa Sheriff's Deputy Fatally Shoots Man

  August 12, 2012 1:44 PM

  TANGIPAHOA, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police are investigating a deputy-related shooting in Tangipahoa Parish which left a man dead. Trooper First Class Nick Manale says it happened about 2:30 a.m. Saturday at Club 81 on Highway 51 in Tangipahoa. The deputy was on duty at the time and responded... more »

• Baton Rouge Man Indicted in 1987 Rape Case

  August 2, 2012 9:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 47-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the 1987 rape of a woman at the Bellemont Hotel on Airline Highway. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury on Wednesday charged Charles Jones with aggravated rape of a 32-year-old woman on... more »

• Louisiana Man Sentenced to Life in Prison

  July 29, 2012 4:05 PM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the shooting death of a Marine during a 2009 party in Lake Charles. The American Press reports that Bryce Perkins was sentenced for second-degree murder this past week in the death of... more »

• Arkansas Man Sentenced to Death in Officer's Death

  July 28, 2012 2:55 PM

  PARAGOULD, Ark. (AP) - A judge has sentenced an Arkansas man to death for killing a police officer who was pleading for his life. Prosecutor Scott Ellington says a Greene County judge on Saturday read the sentence for 38-year-old Jerry Lard. The jury had recommended the death sentence. Lard was... more »

• Man dies after being shot in the legs

  July 25, 2012 8:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say a 39-year-old man died after he was shot in both legs. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs tells The Advocate Louis Spears was shot Tuesday morning while standing on the front porch of a home. Stubbs said Spears was taken to a hospital where... more »

• Man pleads guilty in embezzlement case

  July 13, 2012 6:48 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 69-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of theft of government funds. U.S Attorney Jim Letten's office says Robert P. McFarland entered the plea Thursday before U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon. McFarland, as executive director of New Orleans... more »

• Man arrested after stabbing 2 dogs

  July 6, 2012 7:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 23-year-old Baton Rouge man accused of stabbing two dogs with a barbecue pit fork has been arrested and booked into Parish Prison. The Advocate reports an affidavit of probable cause states Donnie Davis allegedly stabbed the dogs on June 8 at his home. The... more »

• Man dies after stabbing at night club

  July 2, 2012 7:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating a stabbing that killed a man outside a local night club. Capt. Elton Brown Sr. tells The Advocate in a news release the motive for the stabbing that killed 26-year-old Juan Lopez is still unknown. Brown says officers were called... more »

• Man Gets $124,715 in Damages for Arrest

  July 1, 2012 2:30 PM

  A 55-year-old Eunice man was awarded $124,715 in damages and related costs by a state judge who found that the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office and Eunice Police Department used excessive force when they arrested him in April 2009. The Advocate reports ( http://bit.ly/ONqvET ) that state District Judge Alonzo... more »

• Hammond man sentenced in drug case

  June 29, 2012 7:25 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A 34-year-old Hammond man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing more than 100 grams of crack cocaine in Ponchatoula. The U.S. Attorney's Office says Kenyatte D. Pea pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the federal Controlled Substances Act on Aug. 31,... more »

• Man dies in New Orleans apartment fire

  June 28, 2012 9:32 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans fire investigators say a 44-year-old man died in an early morning apartment fire. Capt. Edwin Holmes tells The Times-Picayune the one-alarm fire was called in about 3:01 a.m. Thursday and the fire was under control at 3:24 a.m. Holmes says firefighters forced their way... more »

• Man sentenced for possession of illegal silencer

  June 22, 2012 6:26 AM

  ELM GROVE, La. (AP) - A 52-year-pld Elm Grove man has been sentenced to two years in jail for possession of an illegal silencer. A news release says U.S. District Judge Tom Stagg on Wednesday accepted Brett Roberts' guilty plea for possessing a homemade silencer. Louisiana Wildlife and fisheries Enforcement... more »

• St. Amant man faces porn charges

  June 18, 2012 9:35 AM

  ST. AMANT, La. (AP) - State police and Ascension Parish sheriff's detectives have arrested a 29-year-old St. Amant man on child pornography counts. The Advocate reports detectives searched the home of Brandon Mayers on Wednesday and found several images "indicative of child pornography" on his computer. Mayers was booked into... more »

• Carencro Teen Arrested for Indecent Behavior

  June 15, 2012 9:13 AM

  A Carencro teen has been arrested on charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile. Investigators arrested 17-year old Byron Keith Breaux, Jr. They say he had sexual intercourse with a 12-year old female relative. Breaux has been booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center with no bond at this time. more »

• Man sentenced for defrauding Social Security

  June 15, 2012 8:56 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a 59-year-old man to a year in prison for defrauding the Social Security Administration. U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley says Herman Smith, of Keatchie, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Thomas Stagg, who also ordered him to serve three years... more »

• Man gets 65 years for illegal weapons possession

  June 14, 2012 10:16 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - State District Judge Clayton Davis has sentenced a Lake Charles man to 65 years in prison for illegal weapons possession. The American Press reports Carl Webb Jr. was found guilty April 11 of three counts of possessing stolen firearms and one count of possession of... more »

• Man robs Baton Rouge bank

  June 13, 2012 7:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are looking for a man they say robbed a Chase Bank branch. Lt. Don Kelly tells The Advocate the suspect is described as white, 60 to 70 years old, 6 feet tall and weighing 150 to 160 pounds. Kelly says the bandit... more »

• Man faces charges in church burglaries

  May 31, 2012 10:26 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A 39-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested in connection with two church burglaries. The Town Talk reports Steven Langley was arrested by the Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies and book with two counts of burglary of a religious building. The investigation began on May 23 with the... more »

• NO police charge man in fatal shooting

  May 29, 2012 6:33 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police say they have arrested a man for shooting another man multiple times then fleeing on a bicycle with a gun in hand. Officers arrested 19-year-old Michael Matthews at around 4:15 Sunday morning and charged him with murder in the death of 29-year-old Kevin... more »

• Arraignment for man charged with exploiting kids

  May 29, 2012 6:31 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A man charged in Louisiana with sexually exploiting children is scheduled to have an arraignment Friday. Daniel Eugene Burris was indicted in September on five charges related to at least three juveniles, but he wasn't arrested until last week in Arkansas. The indictment filed in U.S.... more »

• New Iberia man charged with felony hit-and-run

  May 29, 2012 6:00 AM

  NEW IBERIA, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say 37-year-old Curtis Williams of New Iberia has surrendered to authorities and identified himself as the man driving a Ford Ranger that struck and killed a pedestrian. Troopers say 39-year-old Renee Green of New Iberia was struck Friday while walking south on... more »

• ATV wreck kills Ferriday man, 24

  May 28, 2012 10:43 AM

  FERRIDAY, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say a 24-year-old man who was not wearing a helmet was thrown from his all-terrain vehicle and died after he lost control and the ATV hit a big brick mailbox. Trooper Daniel "Scott" Moreau says Matthew Louis Evans of Ferriday was pronounced dead... more »

• Fatal Hit and Run

  May 26, 2012 1:34 PM

  State Police are investigation a hit-and-run crash on LA Highway 675 near Leon Landry Road which claimed the life of a New Iberia man. According to troopers, last night shortly before 9:00 p.m., 39-year-old Renee Green of New Iberia was walking south on LA 675. An unknown vehicle was traveling... more »

• Man indicted in death of Brusly student

  May 25, 2012 7:31 AM

  PORT ALLEN, La. (AP) - A West Baton Rouge Parish grand jury has charged a 22-year-old Port Allen man with second-degree murder in the May 13 fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Brusly High School student. Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton tells The Advocate Marcus Richardson faces life in prison without... more »

• Man accused of selling Coast Guard equipment

  May 25, 2012 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 47-year-old Denham Springs man faces federal charges of mail fraud and retaining stolen government property for allegedly selling electronic equipment from the U.S. Coast Guard. The Advocate reports an indictment was returned by a federal grand jury Wednesday in Baton Rouge. According to the... more »

• Fla. man gets 30 years for fatal blow outside club

  May 24, 2012 11:27 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Florida man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the blow that led to the 2009 death of a Louisiana man. The American Press reports David Nelson, of Crestview, Fla., was convicted of manslaughter in March for throwing the punch outside a... more »

• Man found guilty in deaths of mother, son

  May 23, 2012 9:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has been convicted of manslaughter in the AK-47 assault rifle shooting deaths of a mother and her son outside their Baton Rouge home in 2009. The Advocate reports an East Baton Rouge Parish jury of nine women and three men deliberated... more »

• Man claims justifiable homicide in May 2010 death

  May 21, 2012 9:31 AM

  OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - A staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force plans to claim justifiable homicide when he stands trial next month for manslaughter in the May 2010 shooting death of his wife's ex-husband. Police say Jason and Twaila Rolls had been married for only a few hours when... more »

• Man killed in Winn Parish crash

  May 18, 2012 9:42 AM

  ST. MAURICE, La. (AP) - A single vehicle crash in Winn Parish has claimed the life of a St. Maurice man. Troopers say 27-year-old Clarence Henry County was killed Thursday when his van ran off La. Highway 477 near St. Maurice and hit a tree. County was pronounced dead at... more »

• Police claim man ran Craigslist scam

  May 18, 2012 9:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police have arrested a 32-year-old man accused of running a Craigslist scam. Police tells The Advocate that Charles Hilliard had, on at least two occasions, advertised his services on Craigslist as "To Hire a Mover," then stole some of his customers' possessions while... 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 »

• Man gets prison for oil-spill fraud

  May 18, 2012 8:57 AM

  GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - A 28-year-old Gulfport man has been sentenced to prison for 37 months and ordered to make restitution of $27,000 for fraud involving an oil-spill recovery claim. The Sun Herald reports Moses W. Keys was sentenced Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. also ordered three years... more »

• NO man arrested on child porn charge

  May 18, 2012 8:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A New Orleans man has been arrested on a charge of pornography involving juveniles. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says 30-year-old Daniel R. Ponder was arrested earlier this week as part of a joint investigation involving his office's High Technology Crime Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, Baton... more »

• Man admits role in hiring illegal immigrants

  May 18, 2012 8:50 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Metairie man who worked for a home elevation and shoring company has pleaded guilty to a charge he engaged in a plot to employ illegal immigrants. Twenty-nine-year-old Adolfo Hernandez faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his guilty... more »

• Man guilty of negligent homicide in son's death

  May 16, 2012 9:09 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - A West Monroe man has been convicted of negligent homicide in the death of his 2-month-old son, who was killed in June 2009. After about five hours of deliberation on Tuesday, The News-Star reports the jury came back with the guilty verdict that could put Chase... more »

• La. man sentenced for not paying child support

  May 16, 2012 5:47 AM

  BRANDON, Miss. (AP) - A Louisiana man has been sentenced to serve eight months in prison for failing to pay support for his child in Mississippi. Attorney General Jim Hood says 49-year-old Mark Bushnell, of Alexandria, La., pleaded guilty Monday in Rankin County Circuit Court. Bushnell was sentenced to five... more »

• Man killed in motorcycle crash

  May 15, 2012 7:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigated a fatal crash involving an SUV and motorcycle. Sgt. Don Kelly said in a news release that 42-year-old Harold Irvin Anderson of Maringouin was driving motorcycle around 12:05 p.m. Monday when it collided with an SUV. Kelly said Anderson applied... more »

• Man booked in April 9 fatal shooting

  May 15, 2012 7:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 24-year-old Baton Rouge man accused of shooting and killing another man on April 9 has been arrested. The Advocate reports Raymond Robins was booked Sunday by Baton Rouge police with second-degree murder. According to an arrest warrant, Robins is accused in the death of... more »

• Trial begins for man accused of killing his wife

  May 15, 2012 7:11 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - A Tioga man accused of killing his wife then trying to run over two deputies is set to stand trial. The Town Talk reports Joseph Anton Chehardy Jr. is charged with second-degree murder of his wife, Janeva Lasyone, who was shot twice, once in the head,... more »

• Man accused of defrauding spill victims' fund

  May 15, 2012 6:16 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a 41-year-old businessman who moved to New Orleans from Georgia after the catastrophic BP oil spill in 2010 has been charged with defrauding a compensation fund set up for victims. The Justice Department says Dwayne Smith was charged last week on one count... more »

• Ark. man killed in La. Crash

  May 14, 2012 10:42 AM

  BASTROP, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police are investigating a single car crash in Morehouse Parish that left an Arkansas man dead. The News-Star reports the accident happened around 12:16 p.m. Saturday on La. Highway 142 near the Arkansas state line. Troopers say a car driven by 45-year-old Jeffery Carr... more »

• BR man booked with 100 counts of child porn

  May 11, 2012 6:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge man has been arrested on 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says 60-year-old David Burke was booked Thursday into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison as part of a joint investigation involving his office's High Technology Crime Unit,... more »

• Shreveport man faces bank fraud charges

  May 9, 2012 10:31 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Shreveport man faces charges of bank fraud, accused of a financial crime scheme that netted him more than $18,000. The Times reports 34-year-old Anthony Guidry was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on Monday after his arrest by Caddo Sheriff's Detective Bobby Herring. The sheriff's... more »

• Man arrested in threats against district attorney

  May 8, 2012 7:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Police have arrested a 21-year-old Baker man for threatening on Twitter to shoot East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore outside the trial of rapper Torence "Lil Boosie" Hatch. The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/JZ6GEB ) Dedrick Deandre Green was booked Monday on counts of public... more »

• Rosepine man booked with indecent behavior

  May 7, 2012 8:34 AM

  ROSEPINE, La. (AP) - State police detectives have arrested a 34-year-old Rosepine man after executing a search warrant at his home. Troopers say the warrant was the result of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation initiated earlier this year. Investigators say an examination of a laptop computer at Shaun Mueller's... more »

• Man found guilty of federal drug counts

  April 26, 2012 9:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A man facing murder charges in Baton Rouge state court has been found guilty in federal court on charges that he illegally possessed drugs and pistols in a home that also contained $19,000 in cash. The Advocate reports Reginald G. Youngblood remains in custody after... more »

• Ruston man booked in slaying

  April 20, 2012 9:59 AM

  RUSTON, La. (AP) - Ruston police have arrested a 74-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a woman. The News-Star reports Carl Davis was booked Wednesday into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center on a charge of second-degree murder. Lt. Tim Parker said Davis claimed he shot his companion, 76-year-old Vergie Page,... more »

• Man takes pizza, goes to jail

  April 19, 2012 10:30 AM

  MONROE, La. (AP) - Monroe police have arrested a man who refused to pay for his pizzas. Police say Shaba A. Gorham allegedly took two pizzas from a Dominos delivery driver Wednesday night, when into his home and didn't come out again The driver told police he knocked on the... more »

• Texas Man Jailed for $500,000 Worth of Cocaine

  April 19, 2012 8:20 AM

  Louisiana State Police Troop D stopped 40-year-old Gilbert Sanchez of San Antonio, Texas late Tuesday night. Sanchez was stopped for a traffic violation on Interstate Highway 10 eastbound. Once the troopers were inside the vehicle, they recovered 17 kilos of cocaine (approximately 44.8 pounds), which has an estimated street... more »

• Pearl River man dies in crash on I-12

  April 19, 2012 7:33 AM

  SLIDELL, La. (AP) - State police say a 33-year-old Pearl River man died in a crash on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish. Trooper Nick Manale says Adam Livingston was driving east around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday when he moved into the left lane to pass a vehicle. As Livingston tried... more »

• La. man gets prison in bankruptcy case

  April 19, 2012 6:51 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - A Maurice man who was convicted of concealing bankruptcy assets has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty in Lafayette on Tuesday sentenced 52-year-old Thad Corey Theall to 27 months in prison and ordered him to repay $50,000 to... more »

• Lutcher man arrested in theft of crawfish

  April 17, 2012 9:32 AM

  LUTCHER, La. (AP) - St. James Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a 24-year-old Lutcher man accused of stealing 166 pounds of crawfish from a seafood store. The Advocate reports Anthony Chauvin was booked Friday with single counts of theft of crawfish and criminal damage to property. Deputies say... 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 »

• Man, 80, admits to sex crimes

  April 12, 2012 11:33 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - An 80-year-old sex offender scheduled to stand trial this week on 50 counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile pleaded has pleaded guilty. Beth McGee, Calcasieu Parish District Attorney's Office spokeswoman, tells the American Press that Charles L. Bergeron pleaded guilty Wednesday to 12 counts... more »

• Bossier man arrested in online juvenile sex sting

  April 12, 2012 7:40 AM

  BENTON, La. (AP) - Bossier Parish Sheriff Larry Deen says a 46-year-old Bossier City man is being held on $180,000 bond after an online sex sting. He says Dennis W. Martin allegedly suggested sex to a deputy posing online as a 14-year-old girl, and suggested he could be her pimp.... more »

• Man loses appeal in post-Gustav killing

  April 11, 2012 9:21 AM

  HOUMA, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Supreme Court has denied an appeal request for a Chauvin man convicted of killing his friend after Hurricane Gustav in 2008. Authorities said 31-year-old Jason Brown killed 25-year-old Steven LeCompte in September 2008 following a night a night of drinking and arguing that led... more »

• Police: Man posing as woman in scam

  April 11, 2012 9:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police are investigating a man who has posed as a woman and contacted several area high school student athletes about offering them work or money. Sgt. Don Kelly said in a news release at least three athletes have been contacted by the man... more »

• Man accused in deadly BR holdup extradited

  April 11, 2012 9:16 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police say a 40-year-old man has been extradited from California to face charges in a botched drug deal-turned-armed robbery that left one of his relatives dead. Police Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Tuesday that Marcus Heard of Baton Rouge would be booked with second-degree... more »

• Monterey man arrested for video voyeurism

  April 11, 2012 8:12 AM

  MONTEREY, La. (AP) - State police investigators have arrested a 39-year-old Monterey man for video voyeurism. Troopers tell The Town Talk they received a criminal complaint from the Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office. Jason Hewitt was booked into the Concordia Parish Detention Center Tuesday. Troopers say the criminal complaint was alleged... more »

• Man gets 70-year sentence in double slaying

  April 10, 2012 10:30 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - A 34-year-old Donaldsonville man has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for a 2004 double slaying. The Advocate reports an Ascension Parish jury found Patrick Calvin Parker guilty of two counts of manslaughter in January in the deaths of 23-year-old Katrice Bell and 33-year-old Albert... more »

• Family Seeks Public's Help In Finding Missing Elderly Man Play Video

  April 10, 2012 1:36 AM

  The family of 85 year old William "Bill" Heath, is asking for the public's help in finding their loved one. Heath was last seen by a neighbor at his Halcott Drive home in Lafayette on Wednesday, April 4th. Family members who live around the corner became concerned when they noticed... more »

• Man convicted of raping girl gets life term

  April 6, 2012 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Baton Rouge man convicted Feb. 1 of aggravated rape of an 11-year-old girl in 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison. After the sentencing, The Advocate reports Leron Clark's attorney blasted East Baton Rouge Parish prosecutors for being uncompromising in the case.... more »

• Charge increased against man in son's death

  April 5, 2012 11:29 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A state judge in Caddo Parish has increased the charge against a Shreveport father arrested in the death of his 1-year-old son. The Times reports that 23-year-old Rodricus Crawford, who had been charged with second-degree murder, now faces a first-degree murder charge. He was arrested in... more »