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More details in the domestic shooting that killed a woman at Baton Rouge apartment complex
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (290+ words) Police arrested a man for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in an apartment complex on North Ardenwood Drive in May after he lied several times to police about what happened. Ryan Selestan, 33, was arrested for second-degree murder and illegal use of…...
Victims of Lobdell drive-by shooting were 11 to 17, Baton Rouge Police said
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (132+ words) The five victims injured in a drive-by shooting outside an apartment complex on Wednesday night ranged in age from 11 to 17, a Baton Rouge Police spokesperson said. The children were in the driveway of an apartment complex in the 2100 block of…...
Quin Hillyer: Supreme Court rightly shoots down gun-marijuana law, wrongful arrest
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (570+ words) The Supreme Court on Thursday reconfirmed that not even illicit drug use can alter the fact that the Second Amendment makes firearm ownership a fundamental right. At least as importantly, it reaffirmed the importance of the due process of law,…...
Five injured in drive-by shooting at Baton apartments Wednesday, police say
4+ hour, 1+ min ago (88+ words) Five people were injured in the driveway of an apartment complex Wednesday night when a vehicle pulled up, and a shooter opened fire on the group, Baton Rouge Police said. The shooting happened shortly after 7 p. m. , in the 2100 block of Lobdell…...
Letters: Criminal Court clerk's post isn't worth fighting over. Hire an administrator.
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (157+ words) Of all offices to squabble over, Clerk of Court in Orleans Parish? Good grief, Charlie Brown! After taking the oath of office, Calvin Duncan, right, signs the official paperwork making him the new Clerk of Court for Orleans Parish on…...
Louisiana cracks down on restaurant worker attacks as Gov. Jeff Landry signs new law
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (437+ words) Standing behind a Mc Donald's counter in Baton Rouge on Wednesday morning, Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law he says will help protect restaurant workers from attacks. House Bill 1238 by state Rep. Dixon Mc Makin, R-Baton Rouge, enhances criminal penalties…...
NOLA federal prosecutor under investigation for alleged relationship with subordinate, sources say
21+ hour, 42+ min ago (859+ words) A senior prosecutor in New Orleans" U. S. Attorney"s Office has been demoted and pulled from a team prosecuting former mayor La Toya Cantrell as the Justice Department launches an internal probe into allegations that he hid a romantic relationship with…...
Baton Rouge Police announce cash reward for tips that help find missing teen, "son of Baton Rouge
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (332+ words) Baton Rouge Police are offering a $10, 000 reward to anyone with information on Ja'Derrius Minnieweather, a 15-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Police said that if someone comes forward with information in the next 48 hours they will…...
Man arrested in Baton Rouge, accused off gunning down woman in apartment, police say
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (102+ words) A suspect was arrested Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a woman in a Baton Rouge apartment in May, officials said. Ryan Selestan, 33, was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on counts of second-degree murder and illegal use of…...
Teen shooter laughed at Baton Rouge dad when asked to 'stop being a coward' in court
23+ hour, 43+ min ago (683+ words) The East Baton Rouge Family Court, housed insde the 19th Judicial District Courthouse building in downtown Baton Rouge, La. A Baton Rouge father, shot four times last year while defending his daughter from bullying, told the 19-year-old shooter in court Wednesday…...