Two LSU football players were trying to sell an electronic item when one of them fatally shot an 18-year-old man trying to rob them, police said Sunday. A statement released by Baton Rouge police does not identify the players, but a person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that the players are running […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU basketball player Wayde Sims has died after he was shot early Friday near the campus of another school in Baton Rouge. Sims, 20, was shot around 12:25 a.m., Baton Rouge police said in a news release. He was taken to a hospital and died from his wounds, Sgt. Don […]
Good Morning Everybody! This morning I want to brag a little bit, not to pat myself on the back, but to make a larger point. On Tuesday, the City of Boston elected Rachael Rollins to be their next District Attorney. She’ll be the first woman, and the first African American ever to serve in this […]
East Baton Rouge's District Attorney dropped charges against an innocent Black man after it became clear that the arresting officer probably lied.
The Baton Rouge police officer who shot and killed Alton Sterling has been removed from the force. Baton Rouge Police Department officials have announced that Blane Salamoni has been fired following Sterling’s 2016 shooting death. Bodycam footage of the deadly incident shows Salamoni pulling a gun on Sterling as soon has he arrives to help […]
The alleged serial killer who police believed murdered two Black men and shot at a Black family in Baton Rouge has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge approved a class-action settlement Friday that awards up to $1,000 in cash to dozens of protesters who claim police violated their civil rights and used excessive force in arresting them after a deadly police shooting in Louisiana. The deal resolves one of several lawsuits against law enforcement […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday preliminarily approved a proposed settlement resolving a class action that accuses law enforcement agencies in Louisiana’s capital of violating the constitutional rights of protesters who were arrested after a deadly police shooting. Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson is one of nearly 80 arrested protesters […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Louisiana is dead after being shot near a movie theater in Baton Rouge, police said Sunday. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputy Shawn T. Anderson was rushed to the hospital after being shot while on duty late Saturday, spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said in a news […]
2/28/17- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Vickie Williams-Tillman, the 56-year-old Baton Rouge woman who helped a police officer detain a suspect. “I saw an officer and a suspect struggling on top of his vehicle. I pulled over and asked if he needed help and he said yes. I called 911. I parked my car […]
A Baton Rouge judge is no longer allowed to patronize Sammy's Grill after calling the woman the n-word.
Retired Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré discusses the aftermath of the historic Louisiana floods.
