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  • Prominent rapper arrested

    November 6, 2009

    Baby Gangsta was arrested for a felony gun charge. Christopher Dorsey, 28, also known as the rapper B.G. was arrested and booked into jail after a traffic stop where officers recovered three guns. Two of the guns were reported stolen. Authorities say two others in the vehicle with Dorsey... more »
  • A manager at an apartment complex is arrested for theft

    November 6, 2009

    Sheriff's deputies arrested a woman who was accused of stealing more than $12,000 from Family Manor Apartments in Baton Rouge. Shanetria Parker, 34, was a manager at the complex and reports say she took tenants' rent money by making their money orders out to herself. Police say she... more »
  • A woman almost stole $300,000

    November 5, 2009

    A Slidell woman has admitted to stealing close to $300,000 from her employer. Jessie Munch, 60, said that she stole $287,000 from a New Orleans air conditioning and heating company to feed her gambling habit and to pay bills. Yesterday she pleaded guilty yesterday to wire fraud in federal court... more »
  • A child is put in scalding hot water

    November 5, 2009

    A father sits behind bars after police say the man placed his 4 year old son in a tub of scalding hot water. Carey Cortez was booked yesterday into the city jail on a charge of cruelty to a juvenile. Some teachers at the child's elementary school in Opelousas... more »
  • Toy gun lands a man in jail

    November 2, 2009

    A Dallas man has been sentenced to 3 years and six months in federal prison after prosecutors say he used a toy gun to rob a Texas bank. A statement today from U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks says Freddie Darnell Ivory, 53, was sentenced as prosecutors say Ivory admitted... more »
  • Customs agent charged

    October 30, 2009

    U.S. customs officer, Rudy Trace Soliz has been charged with transporting an illegal immigrant.  The 43 year-old was working on the U.S.-Mexico border and made his initial appearance in federal court in Brownsville today just a day after his arrest.  Soliz has resigned, but U.S. Attorney's Office in Brownsville... more »
  • Katrina wrongful death lawsuit

    October 30, 2009

    A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit that a New Orleans man filed against the federal government after his wife fell to her death during a rescue attempt by a Navy helicopter in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed yesterday with... more »
  • LRA Board Advances Aid for Road Home Applicants with Contaminated Drywall

    October 26, 2009

    The Louisiana Recovery Authority's Board of Directors Wednesday approved a plan to reserve $5 million in federal recovery funding for victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita who rebuilt under the state's Road Home program and now are affected by contaminated drywall in their homes. Under the plan, once the... more »
  • Orphaned Bear Cub Rescued in St. Mary Parish

    October 26, 2009

    The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) captured an orphaned black bear cub in Morgan City on Oct. 22 and will be transporting the cub to the Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) center in Tennessee for rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild in Louisiana. The cub's mother and... more »
  • Jindal Committed to Finding Opportunity in Closure of IP Pineville Plant

    October 26, 2009

    Governor Bobby Jindal traveled to Pineville to meet with International Paper officials and local officials on the announced closure of the paper mill there due to a downturn in demand, spurred by the declining national and global economy. Governor Jindal was joined by the Executive Director of the Louisiana Workforce... more »

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