Bess Casserleigh

PRAIRIEVILLE - A Prairieville mom who was convicted of felony sex crimes involving teenagers was sentenced to 26 years in prison during a hearing Tuesday. Leeann Yammarino, 44, previously pleaded no contest to two counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile in September. In court on Tuesday, Yammarino's daughter asked for the maximum sentence for each charge. Yammarino received a 10-year sentence for each carnal knowledge charge and three years each for the other charges. Prosecutors alleged she had sex with a person between the ages of 13 and 17 between Jan. 1, 2024, and July 30, 2024. Also, she had been accused of

State Fire Marshal Bryan Adams wants sweeping changes made to how carnival rides are inspected in Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department says officers are cracking down on illegal street racing meetups after a participant shot at an officer over the weekend.

A former BREC employee alleges she was fired for refusing to violate company policy.

The WBRZ Investigative Unit received dozens of documents and videos from the Lafourche Parish District Attorney's office concerning the December wreck that caused the death of 78-year-old Herman Hall and led to the negligent homicide arrest of former LSU football player Kyren Lacy.

Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus wants LSP investigated amid new details about Kyren Lacy's arrest

ST. AMANT - Tuesday morning's fatal State Police-involved shooting began as a routine traffic stop on La 431 at La 935 in St. Amant. The state trooper, referred to as A-13, initiated the stop at 1:49 a.m. 

The WBRZ Investigative Unit has obtained a list of more than 300 former law enforcement officers who, for various reasons, have been officially barred from working in law enforcement in Louisiana.

BATON ROUGE - A woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Donald Steele earlier this year. 

BATON ROUGE - In a little more than a week, former Baton Rouge police officer Donald Steele will be sentenced on a malfeasance in office conviction following a complicated, years-long legal process.