+3 News Nursing home magnate Bob Dean arrested on counts of cruelty to the infirm, Medicaid fraud BY ANDREA GALLO | Staff writer Jun 22, 2022 The h Attorney General’s Office has arrested notorious nursing home magnate Bob Dean on counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities …
Courts Man out on bail crashes into St. James deputy, highlighting flaws some see in bail system BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | Staff writer Jun 20, 2022 Out on bail for a variety of gun and drug charges dating back to 2018, Jermaine Lee Lewis Jr. led St. James Parish sheriff's deputies on a cha…
+3 Courts AG's office dismisses perjury charge against ex-Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope's former attorney BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer Jun 9, 2022 The h Attorney General's Office has dismissed a felony perjury charge against an attorney who represented former Lafayette City Marsha…
+2 Opinion Guest column: New Orleans leaders need to stop deterioration of the city, now BY GREGORY RUSOVICH Jun 8, 2022 “The French Quarter is disgusting,” shouted a recent Times-Picayune headline quoting a local worker. For years, French Quarter residents and l…
+2 News Southern board member charged with felony over dueling addresses on voter registration, tax docs BY DAVID J. MITCHELL | dmitchell@theadvocate.com Sep 17, 2018 The vice chairman of the Southern University System Board of Supervisors was charged Monday with filing a false public record after investigat…
Legislature Though panel has no consensus, a vote is planned on whether h should classify felonies BY MARK BALLARD | mballard@theadvocate.com Jan 18, 2018 Members of a task force charged with simplifying Louisian’s criminal code can’t seem to agree on what to do. Nevertheless, next week they wil…
Courts Misdemeanor charges filed against 13 UL-Lafayette football players Advocate staff and KATC-TV report Jun 2, 2017 Misdemeanor criminal mischief charges have been filed against 13 University of h at Lafayette football players accused of entering a d…
Livingston/Tangipahoa Hammond man accused of trying to sell stolen laptop to uniformed deputy Advocate staff report May 1, 2017 A Hammond man was arrested over the weekend after he tried to sell a stolen laptop to a uniformed deputy at a gas station, the Tangipahoa Pari…
Crime Police WWL-TV: St. Tammany man's expunged charge challenged by DA's office Advocate staff report Apr 23, 2017 The St. Tammany District Attorney's Office is appealing a decision a judge made in February to expunge a local man's record of a felony drug c…
Ascension Ascension Parish bookings for Oct. 20-27, 2016 Nov 2, 2016 The following people were booked into the Ascension Parish jail Oct. 20-27: