La. lawmakers threaten to overturn driver's-license fee hike (The Daily Comet)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:21:18 GMT
MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press Writer BATON ROUGE — Battered by criticism in their districts, lawmakers Tuesday questioned the legality of a $15 hike in the cost of a Louisiana driver's license, threatened to overturn it and called it inappropriate in the current tight economy.
Two East St. John students arrested and charged with arson for school fire (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:23:26 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. – Two high school students were arrested for “causing a fire” at East St. John High School on Tuesday, Louisiana’s State Fire Marshal said. Jennipher Murray, 17, and an unidentified juvenile were arrested and charged with aggravated arson. Additionally, Murray was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Late Tuesday morning, the Laplace Fire Department and St ...
Miranda rights were applied too broadly in rape case, Louisiana Supreme Court rules (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:32:15 GMT
A child protection officer did not err when she interviewed a man accused of the aggravated rape of a girl without first reading him his Miranda rights, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.The 6-0 decision reverses an East Baton...
$15 hike in driver's license fees questioned (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:52:38 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Battered by criticism in their districts, lawmakers Tuesday questioned the legality of a $15 hike in the cost of a Louisiana driver's license, threatened to overturn it and called it inappropriate in the current tight economy. A new or renewed basic license now costs $36.50 for four years, up from $21.50, under the price hike ordered by the Louisiana State Police last week ...
Driver disclaims guilt in crash (The Advocate)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:59:16 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man pleaded not guilty Monday to vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.
Man pleads not guilty in deadly I-10 crash (KPLC Lake Charles)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:03:43 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October. 30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October. S
Louisiana man pleads not guilty in crash that killed Georgia family (Cordele Dispatch)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:49:03 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man has pleaded not guilty to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.
Man pleads not guilty for part in deadly I-10 crash (The Advocate)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:29:16 GMT
A 30-year-old Baton Rouge man pleaded not guilty this morning to multiple vehicular homicide charges stemming from a fiery Interstate 10 crash that killed five members of a Georgia family in October.
Reports allege B.R. police misconduct post-Katrina (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:47:14 GMT
Out-of-state troopers accused Baton Rouge police of harassing black people, illegal searches and unnecessary violence in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to reports obtained by a Baton Rouge newspaper. The reports were obtained through a public records lawsuit by...
Report: Out-of-state troopers say Baton Rouge police harrassed blacks after Katrina (WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:52:38 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Out-of-state troopers accused Baton Rouge police of harassing black people, illegal searches and unnecessary violence in the days after Hurricane Katrina, according to reports obtained by a Baton Rouge newspaper. The reports were obtained through a public records lawsuit by The Advocate, which published the results Sunday. State police from New Mexico and Michigan reported ...
