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Baton Rouge police recently arrested six individuals suspected of being involved in a cocaine distribution ring. Sources recite at length the various arrests and list all the illegal items that were confiscated in the four-month long investigation, giving the reader...
A bill recently introduced into the Senate would require harsher penalties for first-time DWI offenders. Specifically, the bill would make it mandatory for a person convicted of drunk driving to spend at least 48 hours in jail. The jail time could not be suspended by...
Last week, we wrote a post about the murder trial of Torence Hatch, the Baton Rouge rapper known as Lil Boosie. Hatch had been on trial for the 2009 murder of a man gunned down in his home. As we noted, Hatch was accused of hiring a hitman to kill the victim....
On Thursday, a 60-year-oldBaton Rouge man was arrested and charged with 100 counts of pornography involving juveniles. Sources didn't provide any other details about the alleged criminal activity, but did point out that Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, who is in...
Our Baton Rouge readers may have been following the ongoing murder trial against Torence Hatch, also known as "Lil Boosie." Hatch is currently on trial on charges of first degree murder connected to the death of Terry Boyd, who was shot to death in his home in the...
Earlier this month, the Louisiana House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice approved of a measure that would require second-time DWI offenders to spend at least 30 days in jail and go through substance abuse counseling. The measure, which now goes to...
Last Thursday, a 29-year-old Baton Rouge woman was indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder stemming from shootings that took place in February. Police and prosecutors claim that the woman shot a 51-year-old man, stole his bike and rode it a few blocks, and then...
A Baton Rouge man facing federal drug and gun charges also faces murder charges in state court. The charges, as The Advocate notes, stem from a search of the defendant's home back in June of 2010. Police had apparently entered the man's home looking for evidence...
On Sunday, a mother was charged with four counts of negligent homicide after her children died in a mobile home fire in the town of Rayne, which is roughly 70 miles west of Baton Rouge. The mother, whose children ranged from 2 to 8 years of age, was reportedly away...
Habitual offenders convicted of drug offenses and other "victimless offenses" were given a hopeful piece of news on Thursday when the Louisiana House passed a measure proposing to give them the opportunity to be released from prison. The measure, which is supported by...
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