/search/?a=4f211e74-6a15-11ef-b0d1-43f2607247b8&f=rss&sd=desc www.theadvocate.com - RSS Results TNCMS 1.92.3 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 30 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. Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/980cc657-6566-4a67-b5ba-aa1b2dc6e54c /baton_rouge/news/courts/baton-rouge-family-court-election/article_980cc657-6566-4a67-b5ba-aa1b2dc6e54c.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer 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 punishment for stealing a sip. Sat, 02 May 2026 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/b7079840-f654-467f-8689-cf0d9aa60d7d /baton_rouge/news/courts/manslaughter-whisky-preschooler-guilty/article_b7079840-f654-467f-8689-cf0d9aa60d7d.html BY QUINN COFFMAN and OLIVIA TEES | Staff writers Ballistics testing of evidence gathered in the investigation of the fatal mass shooting in the Mall of ¶¶Òõh should be available in a week, East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said Thursday. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/6c6a2a51-cdfc-4988-b197-8bc7afc096b3 /baton_rouge/news/crime_police/1-week-after-mall-shooting-killed-teen-and-wounded-five/article_6c6a2a51-cdfc-4988-b197-8bc7afc096b3.html BY OLIVIA TEES and QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writers 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 allegedly made her kneel in the hallway and… Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2573e17b-1d6b-48fb-bb53-f747be5f6813 /baton_rouge/news/courts/grandma-murder-trial-whiskey-punishment/article_2573e17b-1d6b-48fb-bb53-f747be5f6813.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer The 17-year-old arrested last week after Thursday's fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana is being held without bond. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:45:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/9e76923d-9765-4fee-a169-6c2d424e0aca /baton_rouge/news/courts/mall-of-louisiana-shooter-bond/article_9e76923d-9765-4fee-a169-6c2d424e0aca.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Standing in a largely empty courtroom Tuesday before the man who shot and killed her 21-year-old son, Latrice Flowers tearfully asked Judge Donald Johnson for mercy. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/c316f7a1-0d50-45a8-9fe6-c9e3f7a1bf2e /baton_rouge/news/courts/baton-rouge-mother-forgives-son-killer/article_c316f7a1-0d50-45a8-9fe6-c9e3f7a1bf2e.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer Attorney General Liz Murrill called out opposing attorneys last week for errors and false citations found in a brief the two filed in federal court, raising the specter of whether artificial intelligence was used to generate the filing. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:57:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/6ac05a56-d825-4bb4-b9cf-3ba2caa79aae /baton_rouge/news/courts/baton-rouge-judges-ai-liz-murrill/article_6ac05a56-d825-4bb4-b9cf-3ba2caa79aae.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputies are seeking a former Baton Rouge Police officer who was implicated in 2023 complaints regarding the department's infamous "BRAVE Cave" warehouse, for allegedly beating and strangling his girlfriend. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:40:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/cacbb5b6-8597-4b36-8116-e53e8a607280 /baton_rouge/news/crime_police/brave-cave-warrant-officer/article_cacbb5b6-8597-4b36-8116-e53e8a607280.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer A Baton Rouge woman pleaded guilty to shooting her neighbor in 2024, after the other woman had turned her back to retreat following an argument. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:58:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/16a1081e-67b9-4b1b-a1d0-a8509f57bf6c /baton_rouge/news/courts/tigerland-shooting-guilty-plea/article_16a1081e-67b9-4b1b-a1d0-a8509f57bf6c.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer A Baton Rouge man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of impersonating an officer, after telling a Walmart employee he was an undercover cop while attempting to shoplift soap. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.theadvocate.com/tncms/asset/editorial/34ab2afa-91a6-4ad5-93e0-8cc30f52a19f /baton_rouge/news/courts/impersonating-police-soap-baton-rouge/article_34ab2afa-91a6-4ad5-93e0-8cc30f52a19f.html BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer