On Thursday, a grand jury in East Baton Rouge indicted two Baton Rouge men on drug and weapons charges. The charges came after the pair was accused of selling synthetic marijuana from a convenience store on Florida Boulevard. Both men were indicted on two counts of...
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States may get extra highway money in exchange for interlock laws
According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, police arrest 1.4 million people for DWI. The group said that about 1.2 million of those arrested are convicted. Only about 249,000 people convicted for DWI use an interlock device. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
Knighted man loses title to allegations of fraud
A 61-year-old man lost his coveted knighthood title from Antiqua after he was arrested and convicted of fraud and several other charges. Some of the charges include conspiracy and obstructing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into the matter....
High homicide rate in Baton Rouge a major concern, P.2
In our previous post, we noted that homicide rates in Baton Rouge have law enforcement officials concerned and looking for strong solutions. As we mentioned last time, much of the increase in crime is connected to illegal drugs operations made possible by an influx of...
High homicide rate in Baton Rouge a major concern, P.1
The Advocate reports that homicide rates have increased in Baton Rouge in recent years, to the point where it now exceed homicide rates in New York, Washington D.C., and Los Angeles. Compared to the nation as a whole and to other cities of similar demographic makeup...
Special needs student accused of rape was on probation for 2010 rape
Juvenile cases can be particularly difficult cases to deal with because of the numerous concerns involved. There is, on the one hand, the desire to give young people a second chance and the desire to help them rehabilitate, yet there is also the desire to teach them a...
Two Louisiana firms accused of involvement in alleged Stanford Ponzi scheme
A lawsuit was reportedly filed last week in federal court in Dallas against a Baton Rouge law firm and several New Orleans attorneys for allegedly playing a key role in helping prominent Texas financier Allen Stanford convince people to invest their retirement...
Federal authorities seek funding to investigate mortgage fraud
The fallout from the real estate crisis will continue for years to come. After all, the numbers are staggering. There have been about 5 million homes foreclosed upon in the last five years. Another 11 million homeowners are underwater are their mortgages. And in many...
Driver charged with DWI, vehicular homicide in death of bicyclist
Last month, a bicyclist died in Baton Rouge after a man allegedly ran over and killed him on Chadsford Avenue. Following the incident, police charged the driver with vehicular homicide and DWI. According to sources, the 30-year-old victim and a friend had been...
February off to a violent start in Baton Rouge
The first weekend of February was marked by a rash of violence. Two people were injured after a shooting at Am-Mart Seafood in Baton Rouge following an argument. In a separate shooting a 19-year-old was killed near a new apartment complex. In another attack that...
