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Gavin Lyvers allegedly solicited abuse material from minors in exchange for money, state police say. He worked at JPSO for 14 years.
Politics & Govt in ...
A Bienville Parish tree farmer says he can't afford a lawyer to fight CapturePoint's pipeline bid. He plans to speak up in Baton Rouge anyway.
Contractor bids are coming soon for LSU's $440,000 fix of its eroding, thousands-year-old mounds — with tribal partners guiding every step.
A $150 deposit fight at a Baton Rouge barbershop turned deadly for Marvin Tolliver, 29. Five men now face murder charges.
A digital billboard reading “Mayor Tim Riley invites you to come again” is among the records state auditors are examining in Gonzales.
Tyquel Zanders avoided trial with a guilty plea. Liam Dunn, 21, survived the crash that killed his sister Maggie Dunn and her best friend Caroline Gill.
Damon Ellzey, 50, now faces a second battery case this year after deputies say a woman crashed fleeing an alleged fight.
An ad hoc judge rejected Attorney General Liz Murrill's push to remove Judge Gail Horne Ray from cases against Cleve Dunn and others.
Cascio swept all three parishes, setting up a January handoff from longtime DA Scott Perrilloux.
Kim Landry, 58, flips the 23rd JDC's Division A seat after a 2018 loss and 25 years in Ascension Parish.
Weather & Environment in ...
Baton Rouge starts Wednesday foggy and humid before sunshine breaks through. A cooler, drier weekend is on the way.
Carlos Brumfield, 19, died after a shooting on Rosenwald Road. Early reports suggest it may have been a drive-by.
Floyd Thibodeaux, 23, remains at large as Baton Rouge police and Crime Stoppers seek tips on his whereabouts.
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