2+ hour, 11+ min ago  (239+ words) A water tower from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center hangs above the buildings of the newly constructed Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women seen from its grass courtyard on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. A sergeant at Elayn Hunt admitted to having sexual relations with…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (63+ words) Teenager fatally shot Wednesday evening near Lobdell identified The Advocate The teenager who was fatally shot Wednesday evening has been identified as Tyruan Dunn, 15, the East Baton Rouge Coroner's office said. The shooting happened shortly before 6 p. m. near Lobdell Avenue and…...

1+ day, 27+ min ago  (584+ words) The East Feliciana Parish Police Jury took the unusual steps May 18 of removing a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission and banning him from entering the jury office for at least the rest of the year. John "J. R." Rouchon had…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (188+ words) An Assumption Parish man was sentenced last week after he tried to fly out of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in 2023 with methamphetamine hidden in a Zatarain's container, according to the U. S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (289+ words) Lafayette Parish Council Member John Guilbeau questions a speaker during a meeting Wednesday, January 29, 2024, at City Hall in Lafayette, La. The Lafayette Parish Council on Tuesday voted down a proposal to limit the amount of time citizens have to address…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (263+ words) Baton Rouge Police confirmed they have identified a person from video surveillance who was allegedly involved in the Mall of Louisiana shooting that killed one teen and injured five others last month. The person is out of the state and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (160+ words) On April 30, Marshall Walters, chief of police for the LSU Police Department, addressed Zachary Rotarians about the scope and demands of campus safety operations. The department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a staff of 60 commissioned police officers…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (166+ words) The number of homicides in the city of Lafayette last year dropped to 10 last year after there were 29 three years ago. Lafayette Police Chief Paul Trouard said each case was closed, attributing the drop to strategic changes targeting major narcotics…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (149+ words) One person was injured in a police shooting Saturday, April 18, 2026, in the Lafayette, La. , area. A Lafayette man died after an e-bike crash Friday afternoon on Camellia Boulevard, according to Lafayette Police. Police identified the victim as David Lanclos, 67, of…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (29+ words) The Advocate Shreveport Police Department hosted the 2026 Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony for the region Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Riverfront Park in Shreveport, La....