• Ascension considers youth detention tax

  millage GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Council will introduce a proposal Thursday evening at their regular meeting which would levy a one mil tax on homeowners in parish to raise funds for a juvenile detention center. The tax would raise about $900,000 a year and cost about $25 for a home worth $250,000. In the 1980s the State Legislature, authorized parishes to collect the millage without ...

• Appeal for reduced sentence outrages victims family

  Tommy D'Amico BATON ROUGE- The attorney representing convicted killer Brett Gerald wants his sentence reduced. Tommy D'Amico is filing an appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals, calling his client's 35-year sentence for seven counts of vehicular homicide excessive. He believes Gerald's sentence for each count shouldn't run consecutively. "In Louisiana ...

• Lawsuits continue to pile up in deadly plant explosion

  BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) - Lawsuits continue to pile up for the Williams Olifen plant less than a week after a deadly explosion at its Geimser plant. Vickie Polk said she remembers every detail of last Thursday Morning, when the Williams Olefin plant exploded. "As we were loading there was a big old blast, explosion, and the plant caught on fire. And then it was all black smoke coming ...

• Tropical Storm Barry forms and heads to Mexico

  BATON ROUGE, La. (NBC33) - Tropical Storm Barry is the second named storm of the 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It formed in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday night. The Hurricane Hunters flew into Tropical Depression Two in the southern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and found that winds had strengthened enough to classify it as a tropical storm. As of Wednesday night, winds were sustained around 45 ...

• Zachary man indicted for fatal crash

  State police say two separate crashes have left two people dead four others injured.The first crash happened just after midnight near the intersection of LA 67 and Noel Thomas Lane. Troopers say ...

• Woman faces eviction looking for homes for her 17 cats

  A woman in French Settlement says she is being forced to get rid of some family members, 17 to be exact. After losing her job, she can't afford to take care of her cats anymore and on top of that, she's also being evicted from her home. She says she's more worried about finding her cats a place to live, than finding herself ...

• BESE to review student data storage and sharing

  database BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top education board is reviewing how the state education department stores and shares public school student data. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education agreed Wednesday to create a task force looking at the issue after concerns were raised about a state data-sharing agreement with an outside organization. Superintendent of Education John ...

• Baton Rouge mother saved her five daughters from a house fire

  early morning fire destroyed a family's home , but they survived. Now, the Baton Rouge mother tells us even though her house is gone, she is just happy her kids are safe. Sheron Mitchell said her first thought when she smelled the smoke was to get her five daughters out. They are all safe, but their entire house is destroyed. "By the time they made it, the whole house entire side ...

• Tigers return from College World Series

  POSTED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:00pm UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 6:04pm The LSU baseball team is back in Baton Rouge today after their run at the program’s seventh national title fell short on Tuesday. The record setting season from the Tigers ends on a sour note after losing two straight games at the College World Series. The LSU offense scored just 3 runs in 2 games; ...

• Louisiana teen allegedly killed half-sister with TV wrestling moves

  Police car lights. (QMI Agency) A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in New Orleans after causing the death of his 5-year-old half-sister using wrestling moves he had seen on television, police said. Viloude Louis died Sunday afternoon of blunt force trauma to her body, including broken ribs and a damaged liver, police said, after the boy wrestled with her using World Wrestling ...

• Jindal signs equal pay bill for state workers

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Gov. Bobby Jindal has agreed that state agencies should be banned from paying unequal wages to employees of different genders for the same ...

• Waterspout forms in Grand Isle LA

  waterspout Wednesday afternoon. WWL-TV in New Orleans says that the Grand Isle Fire Department is reporting a power line was knocked down and there was some shingle damage on a home, as the spout mostly stayed out to sea. The waterspout happened around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The video was shot by Tyler Smith of Grand Isle. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

• BRPD looking for armed robbery suspect

  POSTED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:30pm UPDATED: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 4:34pm The Baton Rouge Police Department needs the public's help in located a fugitive wanted on robbery charges. Johndell Taylor is wanted for Armed Robbery. If you have information on the location of Taylor contact Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP(7867), text CS225 plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or ...

• Red Cross app offers hurricane preparedness tips

  Baton Rouge, La (NBC33) - With hurricane season in full swing, it’s time to start thinking ahead and getting prepared at home. Red Cross has an app you can download to get information on how to prepare, as well as where to find help. This is also the busiest season for the organization, so our local chapter says it's always looking for volunteers. As for being ready, officials say ...

• Truck plunges into New River in Gonzales

  According to our news partners at The Creole , The Gonzales Fire Department was on the scene of the one-vehicle accident today at New River Street and Coontrap Road. The Fire Department received the call shortly after noon today. "We arrived on scene and secured a wench cable onto a bulldozer that was being pulled by the truck on a trailer," sated Gonzales Fire Chief Tracey ...

• Prairieville man arrested on child pornography charges

  The search for a missing 10-month-old boy from Birmingham is over. Birmingham police say he and his alleged captor were found in Dallas, Texas around 11:30 Tuesday night. A missing child alert was ...

• Privatization backed for LSUs Bogalusa hospital

  bogalusa medical center BATON ROUGE - The LSU Board of Supervisors has agreed to a contract privatizing its rural Bogalusa hospital in January. The Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which operates four private hospitals in Louisiana, will take over management of LSU's Bogalusa Medical Center, effective Jan. 6. As with similar previous deals, the board signed off on the ...

• Woman wanted for firing gun causes a stir on social media investigators aware of comments

  firing a gun during the middle of the day and shouting "I’ll kill all y'all " sparked some major discussion on the NBC33 Facebook page; primarily because the accused was the one doing much of the writing. "I don’t bother anybody, but I’m not gone let nobody bother me either," a post from Crystal Price reads. The comments from Price were in reaction ...

• Atlanta TV station severs ties with fired radio hosts station over Gleason skit

  NEW ORLEANS, LA (WDSU-CNN) - After three Atlanta radio hosts aired a segment in which they mocked former Saint and ALS patient Steve Gleason, a network affiliate in Georgia has severed ties with the radio station. Not only were Nick Cellini, Steve "Steak" Shapiro and Chris Dimino fired from 790 The Zone, but their horribly unfunny skit lead CBS Atlanta to terminate its arrangement ...

• Family of seven survives fire that destroys duplex

  BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge couple and their five children are safe and are thankful they survived a fire that destroyed their home early Wednesday morning. The father was at work when the fire started and the mother jumped into action to get her children out of the house. The fire sparked at a duplex in the 700 block of Holt Drive in Baton Rouge shortly after 3 a.m. Holt is off ...

• Drunk driver asking for shorter sentence again

  wreck BATON ROUGE - Attorneys for the Greensburg man who killed seven people in a drunken crash said they're going to ask a judge to reduce his sentence again. Brett Gerald pleaded guilty this past December to seven counts of vehicular homicide in the May 2012 wreck. He initially received a 70 year sentence, but in May a judge reduced that to 35 years to comply with a Supreme Court ...

• Man dies after crashing into trains tanker cars

  Ouachita Parish, La - One man is dead and another one is injured after colliding with a train in Ouachita Parish. On June 18 at 5:35 p.m., State Troopers were sent a fatal crash that involved a train on Louisiana Highway 134 east of Louisiana Highway 139. The preliminary investigation revealed that a truck, driven by Jason Hensley, 22, of Lake Providence, was traveling east on Louisiana ...

• Purse snatcher drops spoils of crime picks up time behind bars after causing crash

  LAFAYETTE, LA (NBC33) - An accused purse snatcher did not get the chance to benefit from the spoils of the crime before ended up behind bars. "The victim explained that the suspect was reentering the white vehicle when the purse was dropped outside of the passenger door," Cpl. Paul Mouton, Lafayette Police Department, explained. The suspect, Kellie Colomb, 23, allegedly grabbed the ...

• Ex-BP employees face new indictments over spill

  Federal prosecutors have secured new indictments against a former BP engineer and a former BP executive charged separately with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of ...

• Attorney School board president will not face additional charges in deadly wreck

  ALBANY, LA (WAFB) - Sherman Mack, the attorney for Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley, says his client will not face any additional charges for his role in a wreck Saturday morning that killed a Mississippi man. Investigators with Louisiana State Police executed a warrant Monday morning to seize the truck owned by ...

• Louisiana Sheriffs discuss hurricane prep in New Orleans Wednesday

  Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hosted Wednesday's meeting. At a news conference, he discussed evacuation plans for his office's facilities and inmates in the Orleans Parish Prison. Also discussed were New Orleans' booking procedures for anyone arrested during or after an evacuation; and, coordination with neighboring sheriff's ...

• Seafood board oversight shifted to lt. governor

  board BATON ROUGE - Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne has received new responsibilities from state lawmakers, giving him oversight of a board that promotes Louisiana seafood. Dardenne spoke to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board on Wednesday about the change. While Dardenne said he didn't seek the new responsibility, he said the board will fit into his office, which is charged with ...

• Cazayoux to join Long Law Firm

  resigning BATON ROUGE - U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. will be joining the Long Law Firm in early July when he leaves his federal job. Cazayoux announced his resignation June 12 after three years as the head federal prosecutor for the Middle District headquartered in Baton Rouge. Long Law Firm was established 25 years ago by U.S. Sen. Russell B. Long. David Guerry, a managing partner, ...

• LSU vet school offers disaster preparation tips to pet owners

  Baton Rouge, La - If an emergency or bad weather forces you and your pets from your home, Will you know what to do and what to bring? If you are forced to evacuate your home because of a hurricane or other emergency, don’t forget to make preparations for your pets. Pets, just like any other member of your family, have their own special needs. Here are some tips from the Louisiana State ...

• Minden man dies in crash after running into a tree

  Webster Parish, La - A man has died after a fatal crash in Webster Parish. On June 18, at 8:02 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 518 east of U.S. Highway 79. The preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle driven by Joshua Shine, 18, of Minden, was traveling east on Louisiana Highway 518 at a high ...

• LOCATED Prairieville runaway located in Jefferson Parish unharmed

  PRAIRIEVILLE, LA - UPDATE: Jacquasha Carter, who left her Prairieville residence on May 23, has been located. Carter was picked up by Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office today according to Major Kevin Hanna. Carter is being brought back to Ascension Parish. ORIGINAL: Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a 15-year-old runaway, Jacquasha Carter, who left her ...

• BRECs Baton Rouge Zoo announces new baby Colobus monkey

  Baton Rouge, La - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of a new baby Colobus monkey, born overnight on June 11. The baby is now on exhibit with its mother and father. This is the fifth baby born to the Zoo’s female Colobus. "We had suspicions that our female Colobus was pregnant because she had been gaining weight, but it wasn’t certain," said ...

• Early morning blaze destroys BR duplex firefighter injured

  BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - Flames ripped through a duplex on the 700 block of Holt Dr. early Wednesday morning causing roughly $200,000 in damage. The Baton Rouge Fire Dept say a woman and her five kids were able to escape unharmed, but a firefighter did cut his hand on broken glass in the building. Firefighters responded around 3:00 a.m. and found the duplex's roof engulfed in flames. ...

• 6 arrested in La. for improper explosives storage

  Six executives of a Louisiana company have been arrested on charges of improperly storing explosives.Among those arrested Tuesday were 65-year-old Explo Systems President David Fincher of Burns, Tenn.; 57-year-old Vice President David Smith of Winchester, Ky.; and 67-year-old Vice President of Operations William Terry Wright of Bossier City, La. Also arrested were 54-year-old Lionel Koons and ...

• White Castle ferry shutting down a week early

  early BATON ROUGE - The White Castle ferry is shutting down a week early because the state has no staff to continue operating it. The vessel was scheduled to close on June 28 and will now close Friday, June 21. The state Department of Transportation and Development said the ferry will close early because workers are resigning in advance of their planned layoffs and the state has no licensed ...

• 6 Terrebonne Parish oystermen arrested

  oysters HOUMA - Authorities say six Terrebonne Parish oystermen were arrested for taking oysters during a closed season. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested Hunter Daisy, of Theriot, Darren Billiot, of Theriot, and Rocky Rel, of Houma, on Friday on a charge of unlawfully taking oysters during a closed season from the Sister Lake seed ground. On Saturday, agents ...

• East Baton Rouge school board to tackle budget

  meeting BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is scheduled Thursday to approve its annual operating budget, but board members remain divided on some of Superintendent Bernard Taylor's proposed spending and cutting plans. The School Board is debating a proposed $426.6 million budget that includes $6.2 million worth of cuts. That budget, however, doesn't reflect the ...

• Mom children escape overnight duplex fire

  escape BATON ROUGE - A mom and her five children are safe but without a home after fire ripped through their home early Wednesday morning. Fire officials believe the fire started in the attic of the duplex on Holt Dr. just after 3 a.m. The duplex is considered a total loss. The family of six were able to get out of the home unharmed.The Red Cross is assisting the family.While battling the ...

• Autopsy reveals Shreveport toddler died from blunt force trauma woman arrested

  SHREVEPORT, LA (NBC33) - A Shreveport woman was arrested for the death of a 3-year-old child after an autopsy revealed the toddler died from trauma. The Shreveport Police Department reports that Tarika Wilson, 32, was taking care of the child ...

• Abbeville man dies following crash

  Vermillion Parish, La - Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA Highway 82 near Marlin Road which claimed the life of an Abbeville man. According to investigating Troopers, on June 17 at 6:51 p.m., 44-year-old Darren Mouton of Abbeville, was driving a Chevrolet Corvette south on LA Highway 82. For reasons still under investigation, Mouton ...

• Louisiana Senator Elbert Guillory Discusses His Decision To Become A Republican

  Hello, my name is Elbert Lee Guillory, and I'm the senator for the twenty-fourth district right here in beautiful Louisiana. Recently I made what many are referring to as a 'bold decision' to switch my party affiliation to the Republican Party. I wanted to take a moment to explain why I became a Republican, and also to explain why I don't think it was a bold decision at all. ...

• Alleged sexting teacher may face upgraded charge

  EUNICE, La. (AP) -- The "sexting" case against former Eunice High School teacher Jackie Fruge, originally filed in Eunice Municipal Court, is likely to be upgraded to a felony and moved to the state district ...

• Governor Jindal signs legislation to protect hunting game donations and combat hunger across Louisiana

  Shreveport. LA - Today, Governor Bobby Jindal signed legislation that encourages and protects charitable giving of hunting game at a bill signing ceremony with representatives from the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission and Hunters for the Hungry. SB 58-authored by Senator Sherri Buffington-allows certain meats and fish to be received or used by not-for-profit entities and charitable ...

• Deputies identify suspect wanted for several car break-ins

  HAMMOND, LA (WAFB) - Authorities report they have identified the man suspected of numerous car break-ins over the past couple of weeks. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said the man seen in a surveillance image is Kenneth Dunkin, 55, of Hammond. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Dunkin will be charged with attempted burglary when he is ...

• LSU fans react to Tiger loss at College World Series

  LSU fans watched on pins and needles from the get go Tuesday afternoon as the Tigers fell behind early in their elimination game at the College World Series. Fans like Thomas Allen, who called in ...

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