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Last month, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals accounted it would be banning the possession, manufacture and distribution of25-I, a synthetic drug that reportedly killed an Alabama student at this year's Voodoo Festival in New Orleans. According to the...
Louisiana's implied consent law states that drivers must submit to breath, blood, or urine testing if they are lawfully arrested by an officer that has probable cause to believe the driver has been driving or boating while intoxicated. The law is designed to make it...
In two areas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, residents are faced with a choice on a Dec. 8 ballot on whether they want to pay additional fees to support enhanced security efforts intended to prevent violent crime such as murder or rape. The measures, if approved by voters,...
A New Orleans center serving the homeless, known as the Harry Tompson Center, claims that a number of its residents have been targeted in an identity theft fraud scheme. Its executive director says that homeless people staying at the shelter have been approached by...
Earlier this month, two Baton Rouge sisters were sentenced to time in federal prison after they admitted to stealing other people's personal information in order to defraud banks of a total of $148,935. The fraud reportedly occurred over a three-year period. One of...
Users of marijuana nationwide are waiting with great interest to see what the response of the federal government will be to the state law legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado and Washington. The measures approved the legal possession of small quantities...
Law enforcement authorities in East Baton Rouge Parish have recently stepped up their efforts to enforce drug laws in the area, targeting both those they claim are involved in drug trafficking as well as those charged with drug possession. Recent harsh enforcement...
Newly released statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation show that Baton Rouge crime numbers surpassed those of nearby New Orleans. That city, which is often maligned for its high crime rates, actually had a lower rate of violent crimes when compared to the...
A man accused of shooting several people at a construction firm where he was previously employed has received a new team of lawyers. The man, who faces homicide charges in connection with the incident, received the new legal representation at the request of the...
Found not guilty on all federal Medicare fraud charges, a Baton Rouge woman was previously accused of taking part in a scam involving 91 people in eight cities. The nurse was accused of being part of a larger plot in which Medicare was billed for care never given to...
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