U.S. NewsAt least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore. (Oct. 4)ShareBALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan State University on Tuesday, wounding five people and prompting an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college.Students hunkered down for several hours, as police went room to room looking for suspects. No arrests were made.Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22. Their injuries were not...…U.S. NewsAt least four people were wounded, none critically, in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore. (Oct. 4)ShareBALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan State University on Tuesday, wounding five people and prompting an hourslong lockdown of the historically Black college.Students hunkered down for several hours, as police went room to room looking for suspects. No arrests were made.Police Commissioner Richard Worley said the five victims, four men and one woman, are between the ages of 18 and 22. Their injuries were not...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Elizabeth Latson, 39, a Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women prisoner housed at the former Jetson Center For Youth facility in Baker, next to her bed in a dormitory room that has about 40 double bunk beds, spaced about an arm length apart, Friday, April 2, 2019. On this day, the dorm room housed 71 prisoners. The August 2016 flood closed LCIW's facility in St. Gabriel.Some of the approximately 40 double bunk beds, most spaced just over an arm's length apart, in one of four dormitories for Louisiana Correctional...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Elizabeth Latson, 39, a Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women prisoner housed at the former Jetson Center For Youth facility in Baker, next to her bed in a dormitory room that has about 40 double bunk beds, spaced about an arm length apart, Friday, April 2, 2019. On this day, the dorm room housed 71 prisoners. The August 2016 flood closed LCIW's facility in St. Gabriel.Some of the approximately 40 double bunk beds, most spaced just over an arm's length apart, in one of four dormitories for Louisiana Correctional...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A Louisiana state trooper who shot an unarmed man as he fled from a 2018 traffic stop on Perkins Road, partially paralyzing him, was fired Tuesday — months after she was arrested and later indicted in the shooting.Kasha Domingue received notice of her termination effective at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a State Police spokesman said. She had been on administrative leave since an East Baton Rouge grand jury indicted her in October on counts of aggravated second-degree battery and illegal use of a weapon. Before that,...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A Louisiana state trooper who shot an unarmed man as he fled from a 2018 traffic stop on Perkins Road, partially paralyzing him, was fired Tuesday — months after she was arrested and later indicted in the shooting.Kasha Domingue received notice of her termination effective at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, a State Police spokesman said. She had been on administrative leave since an East Baton Rouge grand jury indicted her in October on counts of aggravated second-degree battery and illegal use of a weapon. Before that,...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.When Baton Rouge police staked out a suspected drug deal and came away with large amounts of marijuana and three guns, Kelvin Patterson told detectives the drugs and weapons belonged to him, court records show. He was quickly booked into jail.Then came an unexpected turn of events: BRPD narcotics officer was accused of stealing some of the drugs confiscated from the sting and giving them to his friend. The department arrested Acree late last month on marijuana distribution and malfeasance in office.Given the...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.When Baton Rouge police staked out a suspected drug deal and came away with large amounts of marijuana and three guns, Kelvin Patterson told detectives the drugs and weapons belonged to him, court records show. He was quickly booked into jail.Then came an unexpected turn of events: BRPD narcotics officer was accused of stealing some of the drugs confiscated from the sting and giving them to his friend. The department arrested Acree late last month on marijuana distribution and malfeasance in office.Given the...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Several of the highest-ranking detectives in the BRPD narcotics division are being reassigned to other positions within the department after two of their subordinates were arrested in recent weeks, one for purchasing stolen property and the other for dealing drugs.This major restructuring raises significant questions about the future of the division itself, which has come under scrutiny as department leaders seek to determine whether widespread corruption is afoot.A department spokesman confirmed the transfers...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Several of the highest-ranking detectives in the BRPD narcotics division are being reassigned to other positions within the department after two of their subordinates were arrested in recent weeks, one for purchasing stolen property and the other for dealing drugs.This major restructuring raises significant questions about the future of the division itself, which has come under scrutiny as department leaders seek to determine whether widespread corruption is afoot.A department spokesman confirmed the transfers...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A man was in the process of being arrested for marijuana possession when he died in police custody late Wednesday night, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.Officials have not determined a cause of death pending autopsy results.The man was identified Thursday morning as Terry Baggett, 42, of Baker. The exact circumstances of his arrest are unclear, but officials said he first complained of a medical problem around 7 p.m. and was transported to the hospital for an evaluation. Police spokesman Sgt....…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A man was in the process of being arrested for marijuana possession when he died in police custody late Wednesday night, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.Officials have not determined a cause of death pending autopsy results.The man was identified Thursday morning as Terry Baggett, 42, of Baker. The exact circumstances of his arrest are unclear, but officials said he first complained of a medical problem around 7 p.m. and was transported to the hospital for an evaluation. Police spokesman Sgt....WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Liquor bottles, empty boxes of wine and ample cans litter the end of Lake Breeze Drive in the Lake Villas neighborhood, Saturday, November 14, 2020, after Baton Rouge Police shut down a large party earlier that evening. Left behind were multiple large tents, DJ stands and sound equipment.Inebriated college students and residents wander home through yards and in the roadway on Lake Breeze Drive in the Lake Villas neighborhood, Saturday, November 14, 2020, after Baton Rouge Police shut down a large party earlier that...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Liquor bottles, empty boxes of wine and ample cans litter the end of Lake Breeze Drive in the Lake Villas neighborhood, Saturday, November 14, 2020, after Baton Rouge Police shut down a large party earlier that evening. Left behind were multiple large tents, DJ stands and sound equipment.Inebriated college students and residents wander home through yards and in the roadway on Lake Breeze Drive in the Lake Villas neighborhood, Saturday, November 14, 2020, after Baton Rouge Police shut down a large party earlier that...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.After a female prison guard at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel accused an inmate of raping her at knifepoint last summer, the resulting law enforcement investigation took an unexpected turn. Evidence reviewed during the investigation included surveillance video from inside the prison, which shows the inmate approach the woman from behind and drag her into a bathroom while she tries to resist, according to police reports. The St. Gabriel police chief, whose detectives investigated the case,...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.After a female prison guard at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel accused an inmate of raping her at knifepoint last summer, the resulting law enforcement investigation took an unexpected turn. Evidence reviewed during the investigation included surveillance video from inside the prison, which shows the inmate approach the woman from behind and drag her into a bathroom while she tries to resist, according to police reports. The St. Gabriel police chief, whose detectives investigated the case,...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's campus located at 3970 West Lakeshore Wednesday Oct. 21, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house on LSU's...WW…

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A Louisiana state trooper, the son of State Police Superintendent Col. Kevin Reeves, rear-ended another vehicle while responding to a call in Monroe late Thursday, leaving the child and teen back seat passengers dead from injuries sustained in the crash.State Police identified the trooper as Kaleb Reeves, whose father has led the agency since 2017. The son was not injured after rear-ending the other vehicle, whose two rear passengers — ages 11 and 18 — were hospitalized but later pronounced dead from their...…You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.A Louisiana state trooper, the son of State Police Superintendent Col. Kevin Reeves, rear-ended another vehicle while responding to a call in Monroe late Thursday, leaving the child and teen back seat passengers dead from injuries sustained in the crash.State Police identified the trooper as Kaleb Reeves, whose father has led the agency since 2017. The son was not injured after rear-ending the other vehicle, whose two rear passengers — ages 11 and 18 — were hospitalized but later pronounced dead from their...WW…