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Sheriff's deputies: Slain woman's body found

Sheriff's deputies say the body of a slain woman has been found along River Road in East Baton Rouge Parish. »

18 year old killed in single car accident in La.

Louisiana State Police say an 18-year-old woman has died in a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana 37 in East Baton Rouge Parish. »

1 dead in Plaquemine Mardi Gras parade shooting

Police say one man was killed in a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in Plaquemine (PLAK-uh-min), 13 miles out of Baton Rouge in Iberville (IB-er-vil) Parish. »

2 bystanders hurt in La. mall shooting

Louisiana authorities are investigating a shootout that injured two bystanders outside a mall in Baton Rouge. »

Boy drowns in pond in Central

A 14-year-old boy has drowned in a pond in the Baton Rouge-area town of Central. »

Escape results in action against 4 workers

An escape by three teenagers from a juvenile prison near Baton Rouge has resulted in the firing of one employee and administrative leave for three others. »

Man, 18, shoots self in robbery attempt

Baton Rouge police say an 18-year-old accidentally shot himself while robbing an 89-year-old man. »

Southern releases reorganization proposal

Southern University's proposed reorganization plan would cause nearly 90 layoffs, if approved Friday by the Southern Board of Supervisors. »

Suspect arrested in Zachary shooting

Zachary police have arrested a Baton Rouge man in connection with a shooting during a dice game last week. »

Doctors continue to work while under investigation

Evidence amassed by the nearly two-year-old Medicare Fraud Strike Force finds four Louisiana physicians wrote hundreds of bogus prescriptions that powered multimillion-dollar health-care frauds in the Baton Rouge area. »

Shreveport Mayor Glover pays $3,000 ethics fine

Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover has paid a $3,000 fine levied by the Louisiana Board of Ethics related to inaccuracies in campaign finance reports filed during last year's election. »

WKU assistant accused of DWI

Baton Rouge police say Western Kentucky defensive coordinator Lance Guidry was arrested early Saturday on a drunken driving charge. »

Police: bar patron killed in shootout with robber

Baton Rouge police say a bar patron was killed in a 3 a.m. shootout with a man who was holding up people in the bar. »

Wright moved to mental health facility

A Louisiana man accused of bludgeoning, decapitating and dismembering his disabled 7-year-old son has been moved to a mental health facility north of Baton Rouge. »

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