Murder & Other Homicide Crimes

Louisiana natives know that murder or homicide charges can end up costing you time, money, and your reputation. A recent case in the area may have serious consequences for a man who is only 23 years old; he's been booked on charges of armed robbery and attempted...

If you're arrested in relation to a murder, you may be worried about your future. It's important that you maintain a positive attitude and work on a solid defense for your case, because a conviction can cost you your family, job, and relationships. Baton Rouge...

Baton Rouge residents may be unhappy to hear about a local shooting that led to one death, and also to hear that the man accused in the local homicide has been arrested and placed behind bars, even though the investigation is still ongoing. According to police, the...

East Baton Rouge Parish had a total of five fatal heroin overdoses last year; thus far this year, the parish has seen 11 suspected heroin deaths. For all intents and purposed, the fatal injection of the street narcotic seems to be growing into the local murder weapon...

The eyes of all of Louisiana are focused on a case that unfolded in East Feliciana Parish when a child with no apparent motive allegedly shot to death his 90-year-old caregiver in a bizarre murder that has local police mystified. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office...

Some criminals hide away for a long, long time in the mistaken belief that John Law will finally give up the chase. When it comes to murder the case may go cold, but it is never forgotten. A woman's body was found March 13, 2003, in a wooded area near her home. An...

A Baton Rouge woman fired up over road rage began a deadly racing duel with another car and now stands convicted of five counts of negligent homicide homicide in the case of five innocent victims who haplessly got in the way of the two careening vehicles. The other...

In a video that has gone viral on the Internet, folks in Louisiana and around the country are getting a fresh new look at a special and particularly aggravated brand of murder. It's murder for hire, and the FBI says it's a growing phenomenon in the U.S. and not just...

It was supposed to be a plot to fraudulently collect insurance money but murder reared its ugly head as the scheme went haywire. A woman accused of torching her own bakery in Gretna, Louisiana, probably had no knowledge of the felony-murder rule when she and perhaps...

Even those who figure after a period of time that they have gotten away with murder can get a big, unwelcome surprise in the end. Case-in-point: Recently investigators have arrested a Baton Rouge woman in the 2000 stabbing death of her business partner at that woman's...