The Louisiana Supreme Court has disbarred Joseph Floyd Johnson, a former assistant district attorney who was sentenced last year to 18 in months in prison for a federal tax evasion conviction.The high court ordered Friday that … Continue reading →

HAMMOND — A 27-year-old man was wounded by gunfire during an alleged drug deal on McGee Lane near Hammond on Thursday night, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office.The victim, who was not identified, … Continue reading →

LaPLACE, La. (AP) — Authorities say five people were killed Friday when a driver going the wrong way crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 10 outside New Orleans.Louisiana State Trooper Nick Manale says a driver was … Continue reading →

LIVINGSTON — A jury convicted an Independence man of negligent homicide in the fatal shooting of another man after the two had an argument, District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reported Thursday.The jury deliberated about three … Continue reading →

2 students arrested over gun at schoolA police officer with the School Drug Task Force responded Thursday morning to a call concerning an unloaded gun at Broadmoor Middle … Continue reading →

An officer with the School Drug Task Force responded Thursday morning to a call concerning an unloaded gun at Broadmoor Middle School, 1225 Sharp Road, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said.According to reports, … Continue reading →

GONZALES — Former LSU running back Charles Edward Scott pleaded innocent Thursday to one count of sexual battery of an 18-year-old woman.Ascension Parish sheriff’s deputies arrested Scott, 23, 36604 Plantation Blvd., Prairieville, on a … Continue reading →

A pickup struck and killed a Denham Springs pedestrian lying on La. 16 on Wednesday night, State Police reported Thursday.According to a State Police news release, a 2006 Toyota pickup, driven by James Cowell, 46, was … Continue reading →

Three men, including a bystander, were injured Thursday in a shooting while traveling on Airline Highway near Woman’s Hospital.The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. as three sport utility vehicles traveled south in the 9000 block … Continue reading →

An unattended pot on a stove caused a fire that torched a unit in an apartment complex on Jade Avenue early Thursday morning.St. George firefighters were called to the Plantation II Apartments at 1313 Jade Ave. … Continue reading →

GONZALES — Ascension Parish authorities have arrested one person in connection with the theft of flat screen television sets from stores in Gonzales and Prairieville and are seeking a second, parish sheriff’s … Continue reading →

• The Advocate on Monday incorrectly reported that Southern University’s Marching Band dance team, the Dancing Dolls, had not performed at a Super Bowl prior to Super Bowl XLVI.Sunday was the … Continue reading →

49-year-old booked in 1998 BR rape caseA man accused of raping a woman while he pointed a weapon in her back 13 years ago in Baton Rouge has been arrested, an … Continue reading →

GONZALES — Ascension Parish prosecutors have brought a charge of sexual battery against former LSU running back Charles Scott, court records say.Scott, 23, 36604 Plantation Blvd., Prairieville, is set for … Continue reading →

Police arrested the father of a 4-year-old boy who found a handgun in his house Wednesday morning and accidentally shot and killed himself , police said.Investigators believe Shawn Dean Sr. left a handgun … Continue reading →

Police arrested a second teenager Wednesday they say was involved in a shooting that severely injured Metro Councilman Chandler Loupe’s 15-year-old son.The teens had planned to rob Loupe’s son and his two friends at gunpoint … Continue reading →

A man who reportedly raped a woman with a weapon pointed in her back 13 years ago in Baton Rouge has been arrested, according to an arrest warrant.Glen Sparks, 49, 1630 Prison Road, Cottonport was booked … Continue reading →

Teen held in shooting
of councilman’s sonA 16-year-old boy was arrested early Tuesday in the shooting and wounding a councilman’s son during a drug-related attempted robbery, police said.Continue reading →

Detectives arrested a 16-year old juvenile Tuesday in a suspected drug deal shooting that seriously injured Metro Councilman Chandler Loupe’s 15-year-old son.The 16-year-old was arrested on one count of attempted first-degree murder and three counts … Continue reading →

GONZALES -- Ascension Parish sheriff’s deputies said Monday they are looking for a 15-year-old girl who ran away from home last week and is believed to be in the … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The U.S. Attorney’s Office on Monday distributed $2 million in community service payments stemming from Pelican Refining Co.’s sentence in December for criminal violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act at its Lake Charles … Continue reading →

Three arrested in Gardere-area theftsEast Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives Monday arrested three people, including a 15-year-old boy, in more than several burglaries in the Gardere area between October and … Continue reading →

Police identify teen killed in stabbingLAFAYETTE — Police on Monday identified the victim in the Saturday morning stabbing outside of Café Habana as 19-year-old Alex Castillo, of … Continue reading →

The 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office plans to seek the death penalty against the daughter and granddaughter of an 83-year-old Breaux Bridge woman found strangled in November at Lake Martin.A grand jury indicted … Continue reading →

WALKER — A pedestrian died Monday afternoon when a truck struck him, then rammed into a house, State Police confirmed.Ronald Farris, 55, of … Continue reading →