Nottoway owners sue, claim Iberville Parish president told firefighters to stand down as mansion burned BY AIDAN MCCAHILL | Staff writer 9 hrs ago The suit claims the Plaquemine Fire Department, the Iberville Parish Government, and its President Chris Daigle, engaged in "gross negligence†that resulted in the mansions complete destruction.
¶¶Òõh man whose murder conviction was vacated released from prison after judge reduced $1M bail BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD | Staff writer 13 hrs ago A man imprisoned at the ¶¶Òõh State Penitentiary at Angola for more than three decades, whose murder conviction and sentence were vacated last year, was released from prison Tuesday to wai…
Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill while lawsuit plays out BY MARK SHERMAN, GEOFF MULVIHILL and MATTHEW PERRONE | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 14, 2026 The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
Accused of raping his daughter, St. Francisville man lives with her anyway. Now the DA wants new judges. BY AIDAN MCCAHILL | Staff writer May 14, 2026 West Feliciana Parish District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla has filed a motion to recuse two judges involved in an increasingly tangled case against a St. Francisville man charged with sexually assa…
A West Feliciana Parish man was arrested for allegedly raping his daughter. The two are still living together. BY AIDAN MCCAHILL | Staff writer May 13, 2026 A West Feliciana man charged with sexually assaulting his 13-year-old daughter continues to live with his children after a judge removed a “no contact†order in April — a move that West Felici…
Man sues Livingston sheriff, deputy after he was held in jail for 13 months without trial BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer May 13, 2026 A man is suing Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard and a deputy, claiming that he was arrested and kept in the parish jail for over a year without a proper reason.
Former Baton Rouge CEO sues health clinic after database error branded him a child molester BY AIDAN MCCAHILL | Staff writer May 12, 2026 The former CEO of a shuttered Iberville Parish health clinic is suing the nonprofit for defamation and wrongful termination, claiming its handling of a false child sexual assault accusation de…
+2 ¶¶Òõh secrecy deals for industrial projects to be examined by judge. 'Public needs to know.' BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer May 12, 2026 The legal battle comes with Gov. Jeff Landry's administration making extensive use of non-disclosure agreements, including with elected officials.
More people could be eligible for death penalty under law passed by ¶¶Òõh Legislature BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer May 12, 2026 The ¶¶Òõh Legislature on Monday made it easier for prosecutors to seek the death penalty, as the House signed off on a bill with last-minute amendments that have been cast as a response to…
+3 Feisty race for ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court pits two Republicans from northshore BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer May 11, 2026 The race for an open seat on the ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court has turned bitter as two northshore judges vie for Republican votes in a closed-party race to decide a district redrawn to a deeper red.
¶¶Òõh could hire more prosecutors, raise salaries. Baton Rouge, St. Tammany would see more. BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Updated May 8, 2026 Prosecutors in ¶¶Òõh could get pay raises and see their ranks grow as the Legislature considers bills to give more resources to district attorneys’ offices — especially in the parishes of …
+2 ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court candidate cited by watchdog over comments about opponent BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer May 8, 2026 A campaign watchdog committee under the ¶¶Òõh Supreme Court says a candidate for the high court, 22nd Judicial District Judge William Burris, violated judicial ethics by knowingly telling …
Court rules Livingston deputy did not use excessive force in keeping mother out of school BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer May 7, 2026 A federal appeals court has ruled that a school resource officer at Live Oak High did not use excessive force when he removed a Livingston mother who tried to enter the campus in 2022 to retri…
Man formally charged with murder in killing of Baton Rouge three-year old Devin Page Jr. BY OLIVIA TEES | Staff writer May 6, 2026 Jayden Davis was formally charged with the first-degree murder of three-year old Devin Page Jr. in 2022. He was extradited from California on Tuesday.
Calvin Duncan arrives to take Orleans criminal clerk’s office, leaves after appeals court decision By MATT BRUCE | Staff writerUpdated May 4, 2026 Calvin Duncan showed up for work before 8 a.m. Monday, eager for his first day as Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court — a post that state lawmakers voted last week to abolish.
+6 How New Orleans' staged wrecks saga uncovered new evidence in a Katrina-era cold case murder By JOHN SIMERMAN and JAMES FINN | Staff writersUpdated May 4, 2026 Avis Adams and Marvin Trudeau have some nagging questions for the feds.
+3 Candidates for Baton Rouge family judge seat say they've been on both sides of the bench BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer May 3, 2026 Votes have already begun to be cast in East Baton Rouge Parish this past weekend for two candidates running for an open judge's seat at the parish Family Court.
Jury finds grandmother guilty of manslaughter in death of her 4-year old grandchild in 2022 BY QUINN COFFMAN and OLIVIA TEES | Staff writers May 2, 2026 A Baton Rouge woman was found guilty of manslaughter Friday in the death of her 4-year-old granddaughter after making the child drink more than half a bottle of Canadian Mist whisky as punishm…
Murder trial starts for Baton Rouge grandmother accused of making 4-year-old drink herself to death BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Apr 30, 2026 In April 2022, inside a small, cluttered home on Wallis Street, a 4-year-old girl stole a sip of Canadian Mist whisky from a bottle on the counter. As punishment, the girl's grandmother allege…
+2 Prosecuting politicians used to fall to the feds. Louisian’s attorney general is doing it, too. By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Apr 30, 2026 Sheriff Susan Hutson’s indictment Wednesday on malfeasance charges adds her to a laundry list of New Orleans elected officials to face corruption charges over the years.
+2 Sheriff Susan Hutson, CFO indicted in connection with investigation into New Orleans jailbreak BY MATT BRUCE and JAMES FINN | Staff writers Apr 29, 2026 Sheriff Susan Hutson, who rode a progressive wave to office on a pledge to reform New Orleans’ long-troubled jail, will leave that post under criminal indictment after a grand jury accused her…
+8 Mayor Broome says she hasn’t received target letter in Baton Rouge corruption probe BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Apr 29, 2026 Former Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said Wednesday she has not received a target letter from prosecutors who subpoenaed her to testify before a grand jury probing corruptio…
Jefferson Parish couple posed as top NBA, NFL prospects to pocket millions in bogus loans, feds say By JAMES FINN | Staff writer Updated Apr 29, 2026 A New Orleans-area couple posed for years as star college basketball and football players, including Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and LSU alum Leonard Fournette, to pocket millions fr…
Former mayor and current council members subpoenaed in Baton Rouge corruption probe, sources say BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Apr 28, 2026 Former Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and many of the current Metro Council members have been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury as prosecutors continue to investigate past allege…
+3 Court filing raises questions about location of teen briefly held in Mall of ¶¶Òõh shooting BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Apr 28, 2026 Prosecutors want a judge to revoke the bond of a student whose gun misfired in class earlier this year at Istrouma High — the same teenager who was detained soon after last week’s fatal Mall o…
Should mandatory retirement age for ¶¶Òõh judges be 75, not 70? Voters will decide. BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN | Staff writer Apr 28, 2026 ¶¶Òõh voters will decide on May 16 whether older judges should get more time on the bench.
Mall of ¶¶Òõh shooting suspect held without bond in first court appearance BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Updated Apr 27, 2026 The 17-year-old arrested last week after Thursday's fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana is being held without bond.
+2 District Attorney Hillar Moore sues East Baton Rouge Parish, arguing his office is underfunded BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER | Staff writer Apr 24, 2026 District Attorney Hillar Moore filed a lawsuit against the East Baton Rouge Metro Council and Mayor-President Sid Edwards in district court Thursday, arguing the local government is not fundin…