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A local day care owner has been cleared of charges related to the death of a 3-year-old girl in 2009. The incident happened when workers at a Baton Rouge care facility accidentally left a 3-year-old child inside a van for about six hours outside the facility....
Drug charges are a serious accusation to have made against an individual. Someone who has had such a claim brought against them will not only have to deal with the proceeding legal steps, but their reputation and character may be tarnished as a result as well....
Drinking and driving is a serious offense. When someone is caught by the police, their license can be suspended or taken away, and the person can find themselves with substantial jail time. In some cases, police make use of blood testing in DUI cases. Legally, the...
Four Baton Rouge residents charged with Medicare fraud On Thursday, four individuals were indicted on charges of Medicare fraud in Baton Rouge for allegedly participating in criminal conspiracies resulting in fraudulent claims. In total, federal officials say $2.4...
Baton Rouge Police are currently investigating a reported kidnapping and rape that took place near Nicholson and Brightside. Earlier this week, the female victim reported that a white male approached her in the parking lot of an apartment complex, put an object to her...
A recent DUI check point conducted by Baton Rouge Police at the end of August may have violated some state laws. The checkpoint, which took place on August 25, involved 1,782 motorists driving down 10th Street, down the street from the River Center where an LSU Tiger...
On Wednesday, a state judge in Jefferson Parish declared mistrial for a second time in a murder trial due to the testimony of a detective. The defendant, a 40-year-old Harvey man, is charged with second degree murder and armed robbery stemming from the 2007 death of...
In our previous post, we mentioned recent indictments against two Baton Rouge teens on charges of second degree murder. One of them is 18 years old, the other 16. The charges are related to two separate cases, though both of them involved firearms. As we noted last...
On Wednesday, an 18-year-old Baton Rouge man was indicted for the shooting of another man in an Oriole Street incident back in May. The indictment, issued by the East Baton Rouge Parish grand jury, charged the young man with second degree murder in the killing of the...
Brian Banks, a California man who spent nearly six years in prison on false allegations of rape, has not only gained back his freedom, but the opportunity to play professional football. Banks was accused of raping a classmate while in High school. At that time, he had...
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