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A man who has spent over 16 years in prison for a rape in the 1980s he didn't commit was recently sentenced to several more years in prison on charges of second-degree battery. The new conviction arises from accusations that the 54-year-old man punched a woman in the...
In our last post, we began looking at the story of a Marine, Scott Sciple, who was charged with DUI manslaughter after an accident that occurred last April as a result of a dissociative episode brought about by the man's condition of post-traumatic stress disorder and...
Our Baton Rouge readers may be interested in a national story involving Scott Sciple, a Marine who drove the wrong way down an interstate in Tampa last April and crashed head on into another vehicle, killing the other driver. The victim reportedly left behind a wife,...
On Tuesday, a federal judge in New Jersey sentenced a former employee of a Louisiana sheriff's office to 39 months in prison stemming from charges that he traded child pornography. The 45-year-old Bessier City man was convicted of trading violent sexual images with a...
Students at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge may have heard of recent data gathered by the National College Health Assessment II and the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey showing that LSU students have a higher rate of drinking and driving than most other colleges...
Marijuana use in America is on the increase, according to a recent survey sponsored by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. According to sources, the survey collected data from interviews with 67,000 individuals over the age of 12 who...
In what is being called the largest health care fraud sweep in the history of the Medicare fraud strike force, 91 health care providers were arrested for involvement in Medicare fraud schemes. Sources said the schemes involved submitting claims to Medicare for...
On Thursday, a new state law took effect which makes wrongfully convicted persons eligible for as much as $25,000 per year for each year spent in prison, and up to a total of $250,000. That yearly amount is $10,000 higher than the previous limit. The new law will...
