Actor Wendell Pierce is going through some tough times as of late due to the massive flooding in his home state of Louisiana. Pierce, along with thousands of others in the state, lost his home in Baton Rouge. Meanwhile the area continues to be engulfed with historic rainfall and flooding. Unfortunately, Pierce, 52, has […]
WALKER, La. (AP) — Barbara Manuel saw a flicker of sun and that gave her hope that the worst of the horrific flooding to hit southern Louisiana was over. But then the skies ripped open, the lights in her house started to flicker and with three feet of water outside threatening to come in and […]
In a phone call with The AP, East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Beau Clark also said he was banned from releasing the official court order showing the judge's request to keep the autopsy sealed. Clark, who's served as coroner since 2012, said this is the first time a judge has sealed a report from his office.
Legendary Emmy award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield is one of the stars in Greenleaf, airing on OWN on Wednesday nights. She’s from Baton Rouge and on a recent visit home, spoke to the Aunt of Alton Sterling. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her role in Greenleaf, how her hometown is recovering since […]
Reality TV star Tiffany “New York” Pollard is being linked to the man responsible for murdering three police officers in Baton Rouge last week, before a SWAT team officer shot him dead. Gavin Long told friends and relatives that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, but he also called himself “super p*ssy.” His claims to […]
The rapper, who is known for his outspoken and often controversial personality, took to Instagram to reveal what he would do if his children were to experience police brutality.
On Monday, Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now spoke with Quinyetta McMillon, the mother of Sterling's 15-year-old son and their family attorney, Chris Stewart, about the murder of the Baton Rouge native and how the family plans to move forward.
UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards condemned the shooting, calling it an “unspeakable and unjustified attack.” “Rest assured, every resource available to the State of Louisiana will be used to ensure the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice,” he said. https://twitter.com/LouisianaGov/status/754708841460137984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Several police officers were shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sunday morning, the […]
UPDATE: Baton Rouge shooter ID’ed as Gavin Long. The man who killed two police officers and a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge Sunday was a former Marine sergeant who served in Iraq and had no known ties to any extremist groups. Long himself confirmed that in a YouTube video he released under and alias before […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A steady stream of mourners filed past the casket of Alton Sterling, the 37-year-old black man who was shot to death by police as he was pinned to the pavement outside a convenience store. The grieving paused Friday in front of Sterling’s open casket, which was adorned with music notes […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The 15-year-old son of a black man shot and killed by Louisiana police spoke out for the first time Wednesday, calling his father a good man and asking people not to resort to violence after Alton Sterling‘s death. “I feel that people in general, not matter what their race is, […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police arrested three suspects and were seeking a possible fourth suspect accused of stealing several handguns as part of what authorities Tuesday described as “substantial, credible threat” to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area. The arrests come at a time of heightened tensions after the deadly police shootings […]
