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  • Drunk mom leaves baby in vehicle

    suren KENNER - Police say an intoxicated mom left her 3-month-old daughter inside of a parked sport utility vehicle while she socialized at a Kenner bar. Kenner Police tells The Times-Picayune that the infant was strapped into a baby carrier inside the vehicle -- with the keys in the ignition and the engine running -- for about an hour. A witness alerted police after noticing a baby alone ...

  • 11-year-old hit by truck still critical

    wreck BATON ROUGE - Family members tell News 2 an 11-year-old boy is still in critical condition after he stepped into traffic and was hit by a truck this weekend. Michael Ester's father said his son is still in intensive care, and doctors are waiting for swelling in his brain to go down before doing anything else. Ester suffered a broken neck and pelvis when he was hit by an oncoming ...

  • Morgan City authorities looking for person of interest in murder investigation

    Morgan City, La - The Morgan City Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating a person of interest in a shooting which occurred at approximately 11:04 p.m. on Monday, May 20. Officials responded to a complaint of shots fired at the corner of Garber Street and Federal Avenue in Morgan City and arrived to discover a male subject with a gunshot wound to the head. ...

  • Deputies search for gun-wielding cyberstalker

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Authorities are asking for the public's help in tracking down a wanted man. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said Michael Weathers, 26, of Baton Rouge is wanted on charges of cyberstalking, illegal use of a weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. Deputies said he sent threatening text messages to a woman on March 29. They added a ...

  • Moore EF-4 Twister A Louisiana Perspective

    Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ...


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  • Seniors accused in Comeaux High vandalism

    vandalized LAFAYETTE- Police say 19 Comeaux High seniors face misdemeanor charges after they allegedly vandalized the school over the weekend. Lafayette police Cpl. Paul Mouton says the students received misdemeanor summonses for criminal mischief and criminal trespassing for vandalizing the school grounds. Comeaux High Principal Joe Craig tells The Advocate the students didn't spray ...

  • La. suspends explosives license

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds of a military propellant in Louisiana. Louisiana State Police spokesman Julie Lewis says Explo System's state explosives licenses will remain in revocation pending civil and criminal investigations. Explo Systems had a multimillion-dollar military contract ...

  • LSP focusing on rear seat belt usage

    traffic BATON ROUGE - State Police plan to take a closer look at seat belt usage in back seats during their annual Click It or Ticket campaign. The state passed a law in 2009 requiring all vehicle occupants, including those in the back seat, to buckle up. Troopers say more than half of the people killed in Louisiana traffic crashes didn't wear seat belts. Troopers said today overall ...

  • Person of interest sought in Morgan City shooting

    investigation MORGAN CITY - Police are calling on the public to help track down a suspect wanted in a deadly shooting Monday night. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the corner of Garber St. and Federal Ave. shortly after 11 p.m. When they arrived, police say they found the victim, Mikki Dauntain, with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was later pronounced dead at a ...

  • Red Cross volunteers deploy to Oklahoma

    response BATON ROUGE - Teams of Red Cross volunteers in Louisiana left today to help people affected by a devastating tornado in Oklahoma. Red Cross spokesperson Nancy Malone said teams from Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Lake Charles all headed north early Tuesday morning with Emergency Response Vehicles. The vehicles will help volunteers distribute food and supplies to residents ...

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