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The agony of losing someone close to violent crime is unimaginable. But it becomes even worse when, after an arrest is made, the justice system is slow, halting and often unpredictable. The loved ones of hundreds of victims in two of the state's biggest court systems, New Orleans and East...

DENHAM SPRINGS - A person was taken into custody after a standoff at a Denham Springs motel along South Range Avenue on Thursday morning. WBRZ camera crews were at the motel around 11:45 a.m., where a SWAT team had their guns drawn at the front door, ordering the person to come out of the building.

This story is part of Longing For Justice, a series examining how long it takes for murder cases to be resolved in New Orleans' court. Kenneth Odom did not live to see his son’s alleged killer brought to trial. He died six years after his son was fatally shot...

A Louisiana man was arrested after police say he sent disturbing messages to a 14-year-old and later assaulted her mother during a confrontation.

BATON ROUGE — A teenager accused of an armed robbery and attempted murder in January was arrested by Baton Rouge Police. Javen LeBlanc, 17, was one of five people who allegedly robbed a man outside a North Foster Boulevard smoke shop. During the Jan. 16 robbery, one person was shot and taken to the hospital.

Luck was a Lady last night in Louisiana as the Louisiana Lottery has confirmed another huge payout in the multi-state Powerball lottery. The game's top prize on Wednesday was just over $326 million.

BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council voted Wednesday to approve a new ordinance that looks to curb an uptick in liquor sales to those under the age of 21. District 9 Councilman Dwight Hudson said the Alcohol Board of Control came to him with the idea after it was found that almost half of the businesses...

Iconic frontman for pioneering metal band Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, died Tuesday at age 76, surrounded by family in England. He was born Dec. 3, 1948. The rocker, with his black-lined eyes and a charismatic sense of danger, was notorious for his no-care, law-breaking, bat-biting behavior in the 1980s — including...

Two Baton Rouge men are facing charges after a violent encounter in Lafayette over the weekend that left a woman injured and in which one of them kicked out a police window while the other spit on officers, according to the Lafayette Police Department. Kadaro Smith, 28, of Baton Rouge, is charged with possession with...

A crash involving two vehicles including an 18-wheeler sent three people to the hospital, officials said.