Saginaw native becomes victim of homicide in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:45:25 -0700
SAGINAW — Nicole Badger, 37, a Saginaw native and 1991 Arthur Hill High School graduate, was killed inside her Baton Rouge, La., apartment when two men forced entry and began shooting about 10 p.m. Sunday, reports Channel 2, WBRZ, an...
DA to ask court OK to mention 1995 crime
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:26:49 -0700
East Baton Rouge Parish’s chief prosecutor said Monday his office will ask Louisiana’s top court for permission to use a Walker native’s Georgia murder conviction at his Baton Rouge trial in the rape and beating death of a 19-year-old woman 25 years ago.
Surveillance cameras, trick-or-treat, and smiling gators: Louisiana links
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:39:13 -0700
News around Louisiana:Baton Rouge mayor wants more surveillance cameras and gunshot detectors (The Advocate, Baton Rouge)Trick-or-treating moved up a day in Franklinton (The Daily News, Bogalusa)Three suspects and a baby (The Livingston Parish News)The gators are smiling: hide prices have...
Local doctor maintains family member's innocence
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:11:23 -0700
Donald Pavy’s family history carries a long list of teachers, doctors, lawyers and even a 19th century Arctic explorer, but what the family still remains to be known for is their connection to the death of Huey P. Long, Louisiana’s self-proclaimed “Kingfish.”
Kingfish assassination - 75 years later
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:20:14 -0700
Long's dewlap jowls quivered as he strutted plump, plump, plump down the marble halls of his 34-story skyscraper Capitol in Baton Rouge. He barged into the governor's office. "Get the boys out early tomorrow," Huey barked. Gov. O.K. Allen was on his feet instantly. Long said he wanted to air matters at a caucus the next morning and breezed out.
Long's legacy lives on
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:51:37 -0700
Huey Pierce Long, a Dixie dictator who dreamed of the day he'd live in the White House, hurried from the House chamber of the Louisiana Legislature. Bodyguards hustled at his flying heels.
Controversy, mystery still surround the death of Huey P. Long
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:24:15 -0700
Theories have abounded through the years despite official version that the killer was an angry young doctor
Enduring mystery of who killed Huey P. Long
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:42:25 -0700
NEW ORLEANS — Who killed Huey Long? Was it an assassination? A fisticuffs turned fatal? A police cover-up?
Teams find success at Morvant Invitational
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:03:18 -0700
THIBODAUX — E.D. White Catholic, Vandebilt Catholic, and other area schools had impressive showings and noteworthy performances at the 2010 Dr. Richard Morvant Memorial Invitational cross-country event Saturday at Peltier Park.
Violence erupts in BR over holiday weekend
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:13:34 -0700
Two people were killed and several others were seriously wounded in a rash of shootings around Baton Rouge starting early Friday morning. Detectives are investigating a total of eight separate shootings.
The Enduring Mystery of Who Killed Huey P. Long
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:41:55 -0700
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Who killed Huey Long? Was it an assassination? A fisticuffs turned fatal? A police cover-up? This week marks the 75th anniversary of the shooting and death of the former Louisiana governor and U.S. senator, whose homicide is still debated by historians and sleuths weighing confusing and sometimes contradictory evidence in the case. The school history books say he was shot by ...
Candidate explains signature on search warrant
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:02:29 -0700
BATON ROUGE — More than 17 years ago, the St. Martin Sheriff’s Office found a substantial amount of cocaine underneath the house of a candidate in the 3rd Congressional District race. But Jeff Landry says that’s only half the story.
Police Beat for Sept. 5, 2010
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:27:56 -0700
In possibly related crimes, a car was broken into then a second car stolen within minutes of each other about 8 p.m. Thursday in the Walmart parking lot in the 4900 block of Garth Road.
Louisiana Politics: August Of Earl and Huey Long
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:26 -0700
BATON ROUGE (Capitol News Service)—With a conservative Republican occupying the governor’s mansion in Baton Rouge, it’s not likely that any official commemoration will be given the dates of September 5 and September 10 this year. Other than a symposium at the Old State Capitol, sponsored by Secretary of State Jay Dardenne, no other official functions show up on the radar. For a state so steeped ...
Movie review: Don’t be taken by ‘Takers’
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:25:32 -0700
Reviews of the movies "Takers" and "The Last Exorcism."
Katrina Louisiana, New Orleans: Recalling A Week Of Horror
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:18:47 -0700
With the five year anniversary of Katrina being commemorated this week, and a major hurricane moving up the east coast, the focus of the national news media has been how government at all levels fails to respond. Levees collapsing, inadequate evacuation efforts and political bickering have been reviewed on the news nightly, and highlighted by the new Spike Lee film "If God Willing and Da Creek ...
Is criminal profiling flawed and disorderly?
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:31:24 -0700
It's a staple of cop shows, but the jury's still out on claims that a criminal's identity can be deduced from their modus operandi
Port Allen mayor and police chief indicted
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:58:49 -0700
Port Allen Mayor Derek Lewis and Port Allen Police Chief Fred Smith were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for their part of an investigation called "Operation Blighted Official."
Triche Pays City’s Kindness Forward at Community Legal Center
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:57:12 -0700
When attorney Alicia Triche heard of a job opening at the Memphis Community Legal Center, she was quick to call and express her interest.“I wanted to ...
Deepwater Horizon: After the oil
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:51:06 -0700
When oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, the ecosystems under assault started on a long road to recovery. Amanda Mascarelli meets the researchers assessing their chances.
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