Woman arrested for child desertion after her 3 kids were left in a hot car without A/C - Baton Rouge news - NewsLocker (2024)

JUBAN CROSSING — A woman was arrested for leaving her three children in a hot car, Livingston Parish deputies said.Dachawnica Calloway, 32, was arrested on three counts of child desertion on Sunday.Sheriff Jason Ard said that the children, a 10-year-old and two 2-year-olds, were left in a running car without a working air conditioner. Ard added that the three children, who were in the car for more than 20 minutes, showed signs of heat exhaustion. Calloway was found inside a n

Two transported in critical condition after shooting on Sumrall Drive

BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a shooting on Sumrall Drive Friday night, according to emergency officials.The two were transported in critical condition. No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments

Two men transported in critical condition after shooting on Sumrall Drive

BATON ROUGE - Two people were injured in a shooting on Sumrall Drive Friday night, according to emergency officials.The call for the shooting came in around 8:45 p.m. Officials said two men were transported in critical condition.No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments

Agreement to cancel medical debt for 193,000 needy patients in Southern states

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans-based system of hospitals and clinics serving Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama is working with a New York nonprofit to wipe out $366 million in medical debt for about 193,000 needy patients.The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported Wednesday that the deal involving Ochsner Health was arranged by Undue Medical Debt, a donor-funded organization that negotiates with hospitals, doctors’ offices and ambulanc

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Historic live oaks cut down to build new business in Gonzales

GONZALES - For decades, two large Live Oak trees provided beauty and shade outside of a building along Airline Highway. In just one day, all of that history was erased. All that remains is a stump and a pile of debris outside of the now-abandoned Piccadilly Cafeteria in Gonzales. Residents of the area say the trees were a landmark and they are disappointed nothing was done to save the trees from destruction."We're gonna miss it. The people that just moved here, out of town people, it's

Experts weigh in on two guns being found at two different East Baton Rouge high schools

BATON ROUGE - After deputies recovered two weapons from East Baton Rouge Parish Public School students on Thursday, gun experts talked to WBRZ about the incident.Deputies took one gun from a student at McKinley High School and another from a student at Belaire High School.According to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, a 16-year-old 10th grader at McKinley High School had a .40 caliber pistol with an installed switch to make the weapon fully automatic. School administrators discovere

Friday's Health Report: Some people are more attractive to mosquitos, their bites than others

BATON ROUGE — If you seem to attract mosquitoes when no one else is around you is being attacked there may be a reason for that. It may also be out of your control."We know that mosquitoes are attracted to, definitely, body heat and then our carbon dioxide, our exhalation signature. Those are two big factors. But then a third is actually the kind of odor that we emit. And unfortunately, we're not really able to control this much ourselves. It's kind of based in genetics as well as, ki

US announces free COVID-19 tests, treatments

BATON ROUGE -- Government health officials announced the return of free tests, vaccines and treatments. COVID-19 tests and other treatments like the antiviral drug -- Paxlovid -- will be available for free for people who are uninsured or who are on Medicare or Medicaid.Free vaccines will continue to be available to children from low-income families through the Government's Vaccines for Children program.  The updated COVID-19 vaccines were approved by the U.S. Food and

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Teacher arrested after alleged altercation with 13-year-old student in St. Helena Parish

GREENSBURG - A teacher was arrested after an alleged altercation with a 13-year-old student at St. Helena Career and College Academy, according to the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Department.Ambria Cook was arrested for simple battery after a Wednesday altercation with a female student, deputies said. No other information was given on the juvenile student.Permalink| Comments

Man convicted on two counts of murder after 2022 Brusly stabbings

BRUSLY - A man was convicted on two counts of second-degree murder after a stabbing in 2022, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney.Kevin Craig, 61, was arrested after a March 27 double-murder of Myeisha Adams and RL Washington. According to a release from District Attorney Tony Clayton, Craig was having an affair with Adams and Craig had a child with her. Craig dropped her off at the home of Washington. Around midnight, Craig entered Washington's residence without authorization and t

Man convicted in 2022 Brusly double-murder

BRUSLY - A man was convicted on two counts of murder after a stabbing in 2022, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney.Kevin Craig, 61, was arrested after a March 27 double-murder of Myeisha Adams and RL Washington. According to a release from District Attorney Tony Clayton, Craig was having an affair with Adams and dropped her off at the home of Washington. Around midnight, Craig entered Washington's residence without authorization and tried to forcibly drag Adams out of the house.A f

Louisiana's longtime corrections secretary resigns, citing health reasons

BATON ROUGE — The longtime head of Louisiana's prison system has resigned for health reasons.Jimmy LeBlanc's resignation is effective next Thursday. He will return to his post as warden of the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel and then take a leave of absence.LeBlanc was initially appointed by Gov. Bobby Jindal, then reappointed by Gov. John Bel Edwards and current Gov. Jeff Landry. A letter to Landry noted unspecified health problems. The departure was reported f

Train collides with car at College Drive and Perkins Road, one injured

BATON ROUGE - A train collided with a car on College Drive and Perkins Road Friday afternoon, leaving one person injured.Images show the train stopped and a red vehicle damaged. One person was transported in stable condition, according to emergency officials.No other information is available.Permalink| Comments

Train collides with car at College Drive and Perkins Road

BATON ROUGE - A train collided with a car on College Drive and Perkins Road Friday afternoon.Images show the train stopped and a red vehicle damaged. Any injuries as a result of the accident are unknown at this time.No other information is available.Permalink| Comments

Car collides with train at College Drive and Perkins Road, one injured

BATON ROUGE - A train collided with a car on College Drive and Perkins Road Friday afternoon, leaving one person injured.Images show the train stopped and a red vehicle damaged. One person was transported in stable condition, according to emergency officials.The Baton Rouge Police Department said the roadway is temporarily closed for investigation.Permalink| Comments

Man accused of forcing himself onto young girl arrested by deputies

NAPOLEONVILLE — A man was arrested by Assumption Parish deputies after he allegedly forcibly fondled a girl under 10 years old and took her back to his Belle Rose home.Sidney Clifton, 59, was arrested Wednesday and is accused of indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual battery. On July 16, deputies responded to an address on La. 1 in Belle Rose in response to alleged sex crimes upon a juvenile. According to the person who called about the crime, Clifton visited the home t

Water leak, property condition causing frustration for neighbor

BATON ROUGE - A house in the Gardere area is falling apart and the man living next door says he's had enough.The lot is overgrown and now there's a water leak. Larry Stirgus has watched the property next to him slowly deteriorate."I'm just frustrated," he said.Stirgus says the person living at the house does not have electricity. There is no meter and hasn't been for years. He's watched as people come and go from the house, rodents scamper about, and the trees and grass grow into a jungle in th

$$$ Best Bets: Week 0: FOOTBALL IS BACK! $$$

Hunter McCann has this weekend's best bets for college football, the MLB and the WNBA!FridayMLB:Rockies @ Yankees: Yankees -1.5Angels @ Blue Jays: Blue Jays MLCubs @ Marlins@ Cubs MLDiamondbacks @ Red Sox: Red Sox MLNationals @ Braves: Braves -1.5Rays @ Dodgers: Dodgers MLWNBA:Mercury @ Dream: Mercury -2Sparks @ Mystics: Mystics -4.5Sky @ Sun: Sky +10.5Aces @ Lynx: Aces -2.5SaturdayCollege Football:Florida State @ Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech +11.5Montana State @ New Mexico: Montana State -10SMU

I-12 East at I-10/12 split closure extended to Sunday, Monday nights

BATON ROUGE - The overnight closures of I-12 East at the I-10/I-12 split in Baton Rouge will extend to Sunday and Monday nights so crews can finish bridge girder work on the College Flyover project, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.Previously, the closures were only announced for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The detour for I-12 East traffic is to proceed east on I-10 to the Essen Lane exit and north on Essen to

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says hes suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy said Friday he is suspending his independent presidential bid and is backing Donald Trump.Kennedy said his internal polls had showed that his presence in the race would hurt Trump and help Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. He cited free speech, the war in Ukraine and “a war on our children” as among the reasons to try to remove his name from the ballot in battleground states.“These are the principal causes that persuaded m

Report: Dylan Crews promoted by Washington Nationals, ex-LSU star will debut Monday vs. Yankees

BATON ROUGE — Former LSU baseball star Dylan Crews has been promoted from Triple-A Rochester and is scheduled to make his Major League Baseball debut Monday for the Washington Nationals against the New York Yankees, MLB.com reported.MLB.com said a source had told it about the promotion. The Nationals have not confirmed the news. LSU's baseball team posted a video to X, the site formerly known as Twitter, shortly after the news broke but did not make a specific announcement about the m

Car fire on I-10 causes lane blockages Friday morning

PORT ALLEN - Multiple lanes were blocked on I-10 eastbound on the upslope to the Mississippi River Bridge due to a car fire. The West Baton Rouge Fire Department posted a picture of the car fire. Multiple lanes were blocked while officials cleared up the aftermath. As of 11:33 a.m., the fire was out and lanes were cleared. No one was injured.Permalink| Comments

Covington man arrested for underreporting income, receiving thousands in fraudulent Medicaid benefits

COVINGTON - A man was arrested for illegally claiming $17,000 in false Medicaid benefits. The Attorney General announced the arrest of Veysel Yildiz, 55, Thursday. The AG's office received a complaint from the Louisiana Department of Health regarding Yildiz's alleged underreporting of his income while filing for Medicaid. Investigators found Yildiz received over $17,000 in fraudulent benefits through this method. Yildiz was arrested Thursday and booked for government

Jurors get case Friday in Memorial Day triple homicide at swimming pool

BATON ROUGE — Jurors are opening deliberations at the trial of a man charged in a 2021 triple homicide Friday after his lawyers opted against calling any defense witnesses to the stand.Ladarius Coleman, 18, is on trial for three counts of second-degree murder in the Memorial Day deaths of three people at the Fairway View Apartments swimming pool. He faces a mandatory life term if convicted; last month he rejected a plea bargain that would have seen him sentenced to 33 years for mansla

Jurors find man guilty in 2021 Memorial Day triple homicide at swimming pool

BATON ROUGE — An East Baton Rouge Parish jury on Friday convicted Ladarius Coleman on three counts of second-degree murder, finding him responsible for a 2021 Memorial Day shooting at an apartment complex swimming pool.Second-degree murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Last month, Coleman turned down a plea bargain that would have seen him sentenced to 33 years in prison for manslaughter. In an emotional closing, prosecutor Morgan Johnson told jurors that th

Jurors could get case Friday in Memorial Day triple homicide at swimming pool

BATON ROUGE — Jurors are expected to begin deliberating the fate of a man charged in a 2021 triple homicide Friday after his lawyers opted against calling any defense witnesses to the stand.Ladarius Coleman, 18, is on trial for three counts of second-degree murder in the Memorial Day deaths of three people at the Fairway View Apartments swimming pool. He faces a mandatory life term if convicted; last month he rejected a plea bargain that would have seen him sentenced to 33 years for m

Jurors convict in Memorial Day triple homicide; youngest victim 'should be starting kindergarten'

BATON ROUGE — An East Baton Rouge Parish jury on Friday convicted Ladarius Coleman on three counts of second-degree murder, finding him responsible for a 2021 Memorial Day shooting at an apartment complex swimming pool. His brother, a co-defendant, is scheduled to go to trial on the same charges in March.Second-degree murder carries a mandatory life term. Last month, Coleman turned down a plea bargain that would have seen him sentenced to 33 years in prison for manslaughter.The victim

2MAD: Cancer center spreads awareness at local barbershop

BATON ROUGE - On this week's 2 Make a Difference, a cancer center chose a local barbershop as a means to spread awareness.Anyone interested in highlighting someone making a difference in the community should send a name, information and a brief summary to [emailprotected]| Comments

Hazmat scene at Highway 1 near Morganza Spillway

MORGANZA - Fire officials are managing a Hazmat scene on Highway 1 near the Morganza Spillway, according to the Morganza Fire Department.Fire officials say there is no threat to the public and the situation is isolated to one specific area. Officials did not identify what substance leaked or how the Hazmat scene took place.The Morganza Fire Department and New Roads Fire Department are on scene.Permalink| Comments

2une In Previews: Free cancer screenings Saturday at first Baton Rouge Barbershop Bash

BATON ROUGE - Mary Bird Perkins is hosting the first Barbershop Bash on Saturday morning to raise awareness of the dangers of prostate and colorectal cancer and highlight the importance of getting screened, especially among Black men.According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Roughly one to six Black men, specifically, will be diagnosed in their lifetime.Mary Bird Perkins says they work with community partners to offer screen