• 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 ...

• Unlicensed teen crashes vehicle 10-year-old passenger died 2 additional juveniles injured

  TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA (NBC33) - A 10-year-old girl died yesterday after the car she was a passenger in flipped and crashed. We’re told the child was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. The Louisiana State Police reports that the crash happened at roughly 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20. The vehicle was traveling on Highway 40 in Tangipahoa Parish. Officials say the car ...

• Dalai Lama second lines at Tulanes commencement

  NEW ORLEANS, LA (WGNO-CNN) - It's time to go out with a bang. Years of hard work for Tulane University graduates can finally pay off. Of course, a graduation in New Orleans would not be complete without a second line. And you probably haven't seen his holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama raising the roof with his umbrella. Graduates Ariana and Janine say, "Everyone loved it. It was so ...

• Trio arrested on drug charges after meth found during search

  Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened ...

• Fico touches them all

  BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A simple glance at the box scores will tell you LSU's Rachele Fico pitched two games against UL-Lafayette this past weekend and lost them both. They were a pair of defeats that ended the Tigers' season in the NCAA Tournament Regionals, just a year after LSU reached the College World Series for the first time since 2004. The truth of the matter is no ...

• Oil Tank Explodes in Louisiana

  An oil tank has exploded in Louisiana, several miles outside of Baton Rouge, reported the Associated Press. The explosion, which happened late Thursday night near Denham Springs, prompted the evacuation of 30 to 35 homes. No injuries have been reported thus far. The fire is contained in a 200-square-footarea. One of two oil holding tanks that were at the scene ruptured and caught fire but ...

• 10-year-old dies when unlicensed driver crashes car

  seat belt INDEPENDENCE- A car full of juveniles, driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old, crashed on a Tangipahoa Parish highway Monday afternoon, killing a ten-year-old. State Police did not release the names of those involved in the wreck on Highway 1054. State Police said the driver lost control, overcorrected and ran off the highway and into a ditch. Three of the four youngsters in the ...

• News 2 Investigates Accident payouts $5 million

  payouts BATON ROUGE - The streets of Baton Rouge are designed to be shared; and when a city vehicle crashes, taxpayers also share the cost of the settlement. "We just paid $450,000 for a policeman who got into an automobile accident where he crashed into the back of a person. And I think it's ridiculous," said Metro Councilman Buddy Amoroso. The city-parish writes checks to ...

• $1 million ticket sold in Baton Rouge

  millions BATON ROUGE - One Powerball player winner is holding on to a $1 million ticket sold in Baton Rouge from this weekend's drawing. Louisiana Lottery officials said the million-dollar ticket was sold at Matherne's Supermarket on Bluebonnet and matched all five white numbers while missing the Powerball. "We're waiting to see if it's one of our regular customers ...

• Volunteers need to help keep Baton Rouge beautiful

  BATON ROUGE, LA - Several groups will gather Saturday to help clean up Baton Rouge. They hope you’ll want to pitch in some help, too. The CommuniTyler Organization along with the Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX), Keep Baton Rouge Beautiful, (KBRB), and Waste Management of Baton Rouge have joined together to pick up litter and trash in Old South Baton Rouge. Volunteers will be ...

• Crash involving unlicensed teen driver leaves 10-year-old dead

  INDEPENDENCE, LA (WAFB) - Authorities said a 15-year-old girl may be facing charges after driving without a license and losing control of a car in a crash that left a 10-year-old girl dead Monday afternoon. The crash happened on LA 1054 just north of LA 40 in Independence around 4:30 p.m. The victim's name was not released. Louisiana State Police said the teen was driving a 2004 ...

• Elite getting incentives for Metro Airport flights

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Baton Rouge Metro Airport will give a standard incentive package to Elite Airways when the company begins flying out of the market in ...

• Frustration from lack of communication about sewer buyouts

  Scotlandville, LA (NBC33) - People who live in the University Place subdivision were promised a settlement to move them away from the North Wastewater Treatment Plant. Four months later, they have not seen a thing. "The community is still, basically, in the dark on what's taken place and what's happening," Greg Mitchell said, "and this process should not be that ...

• Deputies investigating case of dumped dead dog

  feet and neck and left to die GONZALES - Ascension Parish Sheriff deputies are investigating a decaying animal that was bound at its mouth, feet and neck and left to die. "We take these crimes seriously," said Chief Tony Bacala. "We are reviewing the case as we speak to see what we can do." Bacala is asking for the public's help for any tips leading to the dog ...

• Equipment failure causes thousands to lose power

  entergy GONZALES- An equipment failure left thousands of people without power in East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes. Electricity services were cut about 5:20 p.m. Monday, according to ...

• Power restored to almost everyone after evening outage

  entergy GONZALES- Most power has been restored to people after an evening of trouble in the area. More than 20,000 Entergy customers lost their utilities Monday night. People in the Southdowns, Old Jefferson and Shenandoah areas of Baton Rouge got power restored. Others in Ascension Parish were still without electricity, but crews had tackled the powerless numbers considerably. Still, ...

• Seat belt campaign begins Tuesday

  vehicles BATON ROUGE- Tuesday, expect to see area police officers checking for seat belts. The annual Click It or Ticket campaign begins. People not wearing the required safety device can expect a citation. According to crash data, half of the people killed in wrecks were not buckled-up. Louisiana law requires everyone in a vehicle to wear a seat belt. ********Follow the publisher of this ...

• Senators back plan to push Juban Crossing

  crossing DENHAM SPRINGS- Lawmakers backed a plan that could fuel the development of a planned shopping center in Livingston Parish. The Louisiana Senate approved using state money for infrastructure improvements and bond payments for Juban Crossing. The development is going at the intersection of I-12 and Juban Road. The project has been delayed but developers have said the first phase ...

• More people talking about outdated car seat law

  parents GONZALES- More experts suggest a state law needs to be changed, so drivers have a clearer understanding of the proper way young children should be restrained in car seats. ...

• Gov. Jindal to Texas Brine No more excuses about buyout delays

  Bayou Corne, LA (NBC33) - Governor Bobby Jindal issued an ultimatum to Texas Brine on Monday: buy out evacuated residents from their homes, or risk losing every permit the state issued it. Gov. Jindal issued an executive order, telling the state Department of Conservation to investigate Texas Brine's financial condition. Since it has not made any offers after promising to quickly move ...

• Man who led police on two parish chase turns himself in after avoiding capture

  BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - A man accused of taking police on a wild chase across two parishes is locked up after he turned himself in to authorities. The Baton Rouge Police Department reports that it all started on Friday, May 17 when an officer attempted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle. "A DWI Task Force officer tried to pull him over Friday night in the 1000 block of S. Foster for ...

• LSU first baseman Mason Katz named to SEC Baseball Community Service Team

  BATON ROUGE, LA - LSU senior first baseman Mason Katz was named Monday to the 2013 SEC Baseball Community Service Team by the conference office. The SEC sponsors Community Service Teams for all 20 league-sponsored sports. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his community in superior service activities. Katz, a native of Harahan, La. who ...

• Dog wrapped in electrical tape found dead deputies seek person responsible

  ASCENSION PARISH, LA - Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Tony Bacala is asking for the public’s help in any information available regarding a dog that was found dead in an open field on Black Bayou Road on yesterday evening. The Sheriff’s office responded to a field on Black Bayou Road where a dog was lying in the middle of the field where his legs, mouth, and neck were ...

• Man shot after attacking sheriffs deputy

  Detectives are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting late Sunday night. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said James Dillon, 20, of Independence, was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. The ...

• Suspect shot twice after knocking deputy to the ground additional drug battery charges

  LIVINGSTON, LA (NBC33) - A Livingston man was shot twice after he allegedly knocked a deputy to the ground. The man is recovering in a local hospital and will be booked on a handful of charges once he is released. The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that it all started on Sunday, May 19 after deputies responded to a call about a disturbance at a home on Florida Blvd. When ...

• Bill creating a state collections department moves forward

  BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Representative Chris Broadwater and a supporting cast presented his bill to members of the Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on Monday. The bill would create a centralized collection department to work in conjunction with the Department of Revenue and the Attorney General's Office. "At a time when we've seen cuts to higher education, ...

• Casinos win $35.8M less in April than in March

  win NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana's state-regulated casinos all won less money in April than in March. The drop totals $35.8 million. State police figures show most also won less than they did a year ago. The big exceptions were 8.7 percent one-year increases at both L'Auberge Lake Charles and the slots casino at the New Orleans Fair Grounds. April winnings totaled $196.4 million, up ...

• Coming up tonight at 10 Scotlandville sewer situation

  SCOTLANDVILLE, La - The smelly situation in Scotlandville was supposed to be resolved by now, at least according to those living there. The Metro Council approved a buyout plan to offer homeowners a certain amount for their properties in January, and 4 real estate agents were hired in April to negotiate deals with homeowners.but that's when residents say it feels like everything ...

• Celebration turns to tragedy Father describes moments before after crash on Perkins

  BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - It should have been a day of celebration; a family barbecue to celebrate the end of a school year. Instead, an 11-year-old boy is fighting for his life in a local hospital with his family by his side, including his twin brother. "We were having a graduation party for the twins," Frank Ester recalled. "Everything was finished and we were taking a little ...

• Eyewitnesses speak out about shooting in Plaquemine

  PLAQUEMINE, La (NBC33) - - A man wanted for allegedly shooting up a Circle K gas station Saturday night turned himself into police Monday morning. The shooting happened after a fight that at another gas station. Two people had to be taken to the hospital. They're expected to be recover. "It’s scary that you're just waiting at a gas station and you just start being shot ...

• Louisiana revokes companys explosives license

  JACKSON, Miss. - An explosives recycling company that authorities said improperly stored millions of pounds of a military propellant, causing the evacuation of a Louisiana town last year, was stripped of its state explosives licenses on Monday.Louisiana State Police spokeswoman Julie Lewis said Explo System Inc.'s state explosives licenses will remain revoked "pending the adjudication ...

• Attack captures attention of documentary filmmaker

  Donald Ray Dickerson BATON ROUGE - An incident at a gas station has captured the attention of a man producing a documentary on violence in Baton Rouge. Wendell Richardson specifically will feature what some are calling a race-fueled attack of a family at a gas station near Scenic Highway and Plank Roads two weekends ago. "I think documentaries do help us find out what the problem is ...

• Residents on Perkins Road worried about pedestrians

  BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - After the boy was hit on Perkins, residents are worried that there could be more accidents. Any driver would tell you, Perkins Road is pretty congested, but try being a pedestrian. June Lyle, who lives along Perkins, believes something needs to be done. "I don't think it's pedestrian-friendly because it's more of major road," Lyle said. ...

• Medicaid expansion bills continue to be defeated at the Capitol

  BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) - One by one, proposed laws to expand Medicaid are being shot down at the capitol. The latest in the line, Senate Bill 125, died in the Senate Finance committee. Even though lawmakers keep shooting Medicaid expansion down, those who would benefit from the expansion are hopeful that the last expansion bill they have left will make it. As a registered nurse and healthcare ...

• More than 20000 homes without power mostly in Ascension Parish

  Detectives are looking for a killer after a deadly shooting late Sunday night. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said James Dillon, 20, of Independence, was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. The ...

• Legislative auditors report released on Dept. of Education

  BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A new Legislative Audit report released Monday shows some problems with the way the State Department of Education is managing its charter schools. Charter schools are independent, publicly funded elementary or secondary schools that are operated through a charter between a non-profit or other group and the state. State law requires the state to monitor the ...

• Mike Molly will not air due to tragic events in Oklahoma

  (CBS) - According to CBS, the season finale of 'Mike & Molly' will not air due to the tragic events Monday afternoon in Oklahoma. CBS officials say it is due to a related storyline. A repeat broadcast will run in the time period instead of the season finale. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date. 'Mike & Molly' airs on WAFB Channel 9 at 8:30 ...

• Judge tosses ex-BP executives obstruction charge

  NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ...

• 25-year-old mother arrested for locking her 4 children outside

  BAKER, LA (NBC33) - A Baker woman was arrested after he allegedly locked her four children, ages 1-7, outside of the home for 3 days. She denies the allegations and repeatedly called her children as "bad kids." The Baker Police Department reports that the investigation began on Thursday, May 16 at a trailer located on Jefferson Street. Officials say a witness called police and ...

• Vanderbilt LSU headline expanded SEC tournament

  Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week's Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease.The real intrigue, however, is the new single-elimination format in the opening round of the tournament.Instead of the usual double-elimination format, the league's coaches say the sudden-death round was added because of scheduling and ...

• Insurance company blamed for sinkhole buyout holdup

  bayou corne BATON ROUGE - The company which owns land a massive sinkhole appeared on blamed their insurance carrier today for the holdup in buyouts for nearby property. Texas Brine, LLC released a statement which said their carrier hasn't approved any money for buyouts just yet, and they're working with the insurance company to get that money as soon as they can. Around 100 ...

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