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• 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 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 »

• 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 »

• Tickfaw man jailed in shooting death

  October 21, 2011 8:28 AM

  TICKFAW, La. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a man in Baton Rouge on a count of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting Wednesday of a 29-year-old man in Tickfaw. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards tells The Advocate William Brown III was arrested Thursday on a murder warrant in the shooting... more »

• Ball man arrested in shooting death

  August 25, 2011 9:45 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, la. (AP) - An eight-month investigation has led to the arrest of a Ball man in the fatal shooting of a Pollock man on Christmas Eve in the Ball area. The Town Talk reports 45-year-old Ralph Cosby has been booked with second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Kenneth... more »

• Miss. man booked with La. shooting death

  July 28, 2011 9:50 AM

  GRETNA, La. (AP) - A 25-year-old Mississippi man has been arrested in connection with a shooting death during the Independence Day weekend in Louisiana. Terrance Miller of Pattison, Miss., was booked with second-degree murder Monday after being extradited from Mississippi to the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. He is... 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 »

• 2 arrested in shooting death

  July 4, 2011 10:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Two men have been arrested in a shooting at a nightclub Thursday that left one man dead. The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that police arrested 26-year-old Anthony Armstead, and 33-year-old Cedric Ray Banks were arrested Sunday. They are charged in the shooting death of 28-year-old... more »

• Man Booked In Lake Charles Shooting Death

  June 2, 2011 10:38 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Lake Charles police say a 23-year-old Mamou man has been booked with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of a 32-year-old man. The American Press reports Detective Franklin Fondel arrested Ceaser James Williams on Tuesday in the death of Corey Demond Thomas of... 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Lake Charles Man Arrested in Shooting Death

  July 29, 2010 8:55 AM

  LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Lake Charles man has been booked with second-degree murder in the death of his stepfather. Police said Coby Quinton Ceasar allegedly shot 41-year-old Patrick Myles, but officials haven't said what led to the shooting. Officers reportedly responded to a report of shots fired... more »

• Shooting Death of Newellton Bartender

  July 20, 2010 11:56 AM

  NEWELLTON, La. (AP) - State police and Tensas Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting death of a Newellton bartender. Trooper Mark Dennis tells The News-Star that 47-year-old Carl Crain, of Winnsboro, was shot during a robbery Sunday night at the Highway 4 Bar where he work. Dennis said Crain... more »

• Ethel man gets 25 years in fatal shooting

  July 7, 2010 7:23 AM

  CLINTON, La. (AP) A state judge has sentenced an Ethel man to 25 years in prison for the February 2009 shooting death of a Greenwell Springs man. District Attorney Sam D'Aquilla tells The Advocate that District Judge George H. Ware Jr. handed down the sentence Tuesday to 25-year-old Blake T.... more »

• Man's body found in car

  April 18, 2010 12:57 PM

  BRIDGE CITY, La. (AP) A Westwego man has been found shot to death in a car in Bridge City, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Newell Normand has identified the man as 24-year-old Justin Lachute. Normand says Lachute was found Saturday night sitting in the driver's seat of... more »

• N.O. man killed in neighborhood shooting

  April 4, 2010 6:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) Police were investigating the Sunday shooting death of a New Orleans man. Officer Janssen Valencia said in a news release that the 26-year-old man was shot multiple times. The victim's identity was being withheld pending notification of relatives. Valencia said officers responded to a shooting around 1... more »

• Update: Victims Identified In Deadly Shooting Of 3 Women

  March 31, 2010 12:26 PM

  Update: NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police in New Orleans are investigating three early morning shooting deaths. A 79-year-old man, Alfred J. Andrews, who was hospitalized with a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound to the face, has been identified as a suspect. Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, police responding to reports of a... more »

• Lafayette Police Make Arrest In Beaver Park Shooting Death

  January 11, 2010 12:48 PM

  Detectives arrested 42 year old Jose Segura charging him with First Degree Murder. Segura is accused of fatally shooting 22 year-old Allen Aucoin Junior. Lafayette Police say around 3:30 Sunday afternoon a woman playing tennis at Beaver Park walked into the women's bathroom and found Aucoin shot to death. Aucoin... 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 »