Federal indictments accuse four former East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office employees of assaulting handcuffed inmates, filing false reports and witness tampering.
A rural Louisiana fire department chief caught the attention of a state commission after setting a fire during a statewide burn ban and allegedly fighting with his town’s police chief during an August 2023 incident, WAFB has learned.
A bakery in East Baton Rouge Parish is set to close this summer after its owners said they are pursuing careers that will allow them to spend more time with family.
The man accused of repeated drug and weapons offenses will remain in federal custody after appearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Louisiana, his defense attorney said.
The Louisiana Supreme Court declined to rehear prosecutors’ request to remove Judge Gail Horne Ray from Casen Carver’s rape case tied to Madison Brooks’ death.
Police reports obtained by the WAFB I-TEAM show a long-running dispute between Life Tabernacle Pastor Tony Spell, his wife, and neighbors across the street from his church, culminating in a fight that went viral this week.
Four people formerly tied to Impact Charter School in Baker, and the non-profit it shared board members with, are now criminally indicted in the Baton Rouge federal court.
