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• Teenager dead in accidental shooting

  June 27, 2012 7:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputies say a 14-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself. The Advocate reports deputies were called to the teen's home at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sheriff's office spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said the boy, Devaronte Carter, had already been taken to... more »

• Olla teenager dies in accident

  March 27, 2012 8:34 AM

  OLLA, La. (AP) - State police say a teenager from Olla was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The victim was identified as 16-year-old Madison Breann Shelton. Troopers says Shelton was driving a pickup west on a parish road near Olla Monday when the vehicle went out of control, left the... more »

• Police: Teenager dies in early morning crash

  March 26, 2012 7:05 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) - Denham Spring police say a 16-year-old boy died in a car crash after a vehicle carrying five people lost control and hit a tree. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs identified the victim as Julio Gomez-Dominguez of Denham Springs. The accident happened around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Stubbs tells... more »

• Teenager killed in Gonzales shooting

  March 12, 2012 7:44 AM

  GONZALES, La. (AP) - Gonzales police are investigating a fatal shooting that stemmed from a fight at the Geismar Community Center. Sgt. Steven Nethken tells The Advocate a 17-year-old girl, 18-year-old boy and an unidentified shooter were involved in a large fight at the community center around 11:45 p.m. Saturday.... more »

• Teenager killed in rollover accident

  February 29, 2012 11:04 AM

  DANVILLE, La. (AP) - Louisiana State Police say a 15-year-old was killed and two other people were hospitalized in critical condition following a crash in which the vehicle rolled over. The one-vehicle accident happened around 7 p.m. Tuesday near Danville is southeast Bienville Parish. Troopers identified the others in the... more »

• Teenager stands trial in deaths of parents

  November 28, 2011 10:07 AM

  BENTON, La. (AP) - Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the trial of Dalton Fletcher, a western Ouachita Parish teenager accused of killing his parents. The trial was moved to Benton after a judge agreed publicity about the case made it impossible to empanel an impartial jury in... 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 »

• Teenager booked in man's June 3 death

  July 12, 2011 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge police have arrested a teenager in the June 3 shooting death of 34-year-old Henry Thomas. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely says the 17-year-old is accused of fatally shooting Thomas during a drug-related attempted robbery. McKneely says the teen was booked Monday into East Baton Rouge... more »

• Wreck kills Winnsboro teenager

  June 27, 2011 9:16 AM

  LIDDIEVILLE, La. (AP) - State police say a Winnsboro teenager died in a single-vehicle crash near Liddieville. The accident happened around 4:15 a.m. Sunday morning on La. Highway 130 west of Winnsboro. Troopers say an SUV driven by 16-year-old Brandon T. Davis was westbound when the vehicle left the roadway,... 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 »

• Arraignment Set For Teenager in Deaths of Parents

  September 16, 2010 10:44 AM

  In Monroe, Louisiana, a 15-year-old West Ouachita High School student indicted in connection with the second-degree murder of his parents will be arraigned on Sept. 22. A spokeswoman with the Ouachita Parish District Attorney's Office said the arraignment date was set Wednesday afternoon. The teen is being held at the... more »

• St. Landry Public Awareness of Teenager Social Trends

  April 27, 2010 5:36 PM

  A St. Landry Parish Public Awareness will be held Wednesday April 28, at St. Edmund's Jeanmard Hall from 6-7:30 p.m. Capt. Jack West of the Covington Police Dept. will talk about teenage and young adults social trends. After parents complete this course they will know, according to the... more »

• RANT: Officer Seen Shaking A Girl In Video Put On Administrative Leave

  February 23, 2010 2:04 PM

  RANT: What do you think about this story? Should the officer in the video be disciplined? Or do you think his actions were warranted? CLICK HERE or email hoyt.harris@katctv.com to weigh in on this debate. A Lafayette Police Officer has been put on leave after an amateur video... more »

• Iberia Coach Arrested for Carnal Knowledge

  October 15, 2009 11:07 AM

  Shortly before 5:00 pm Wednesday afternoon detectives from the Bureau of Investigations arrested 29 year old Dwayne Bernard of New Iberia. Bernard is a coach at Jeanerette Senior High School and was arrested for 17 counts of Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile and 3 counts of Prohibited Sexual Conduct between... more »