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Willie Edwards Jr., a longtime cast member of the History Channel series Swamp People, was arrested in Bayou Blue, Louisiana, after Iberville Parish deputies raided a home and turned up materials they say were stolen. Edwards, 44, was booked alongside Elgin Floyd, the homeowner, and a third man who deputies found hidin

There is still something special about church anniversaries. In a time when so many churches are struggling to fill pews, wondering about their futures or closing their doors, church anniversary services may carry even greater meaning. On consecutive Sundays recently, I had the opportunity to witness two Baton Rouge ch

A Plaquemine man arrested in connection with a drug bust pleaded guilty as a jury was being selected for trial.

On Sept. 11, 2011, five Louisianians were among the nearly 3,000 people killed in terrorist attacks that struck New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Scott LaMana of Baton Rouge, Louis Calvin Williams III of Mandeville, Kevin Wayne Yokum of Lake Charles, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Jose

AMITE — A Baton Rouge man convicted of breaking into several ATMs across southeast Louisiana has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Alfred Roy Cobb, also known as "The Saw Bandit," was arrested in Texas in December 2024 after U.S. Marshals found him at a U-Haul facility. He was then extradited to St. John the Bap

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting on Ellerslie Drive that took place Friday morning. Police say Vernita Jones, 60, was found dead from a gunshot wound at 5:54 a.m. The suspect and motive are unknown at this time. Anyone with information is...

Paul Finebaum says Nick Saban lost money on Louisiana oil and gas deals before Alabama hired him in 2007, and explains why he passed on the Texas job.

PRAIRIEVILLE — The family of a Baton Rouge Police officer who died in the line of duty has been given a mortgage-free home by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The Prairieville home is part of Tunnel to Towers’ nationwide observance of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, honoring 55 families of fallen f

Authorities from Louisiana State Polite Troop A are investigating the cause of a two-vehicle accident that claimed one life Monday, Sept. 7. Michael Middleton, 77, of Plaquemine, died from the injuries he sustained in the accident that occurred on La. 75 near La. 3066 at Jack Miller's Landing, according to Shelby Mayfi

BATON ROUGE — Three people previously arrested by East Baton Rouge Parish deputies pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges on Friday, according to the Department of Justice. According to admissions made as part of their pleas, 40-year-old Maurilio Lazcano-Vargas of Mexico operated a scheme that prostituted women—many