Filipino workers: Oil company abandoned us in Hurricane Ida
As Hurricane Ida struck the Louisiana Gulf Coast in August 2021, Renato Decena and Rosel Hernandez watched the storm punch a hole in the roof of the bunkhouse where they were sheltered — abandoned, they allege, by their offshore oil industry employer as the hurricane bore down. (Jan. 27)
news.yahoo.com4 arrested after Louisiana college student was raped, then hit by car and killed
Police have arrested four people who were allegedly involved with raping a Louisiana State University student and then leaving her, leading her to be hit and killed by a car in Baton Rouge, La. WAFB reports two males were charged with third-degree rape of LSU student Madison Brooks, who died early Jan. 15, 2023, after being hit by a vehicle. Two other males were charged with principle to rape, or being present without taking part in the alleged crime. She was hit by a vehicle near the scene around 3 a.m. on Burbank Drive near Pelican Lakes Parkway and later died at an area hospital. We will work openly against any business that doesn’t join us in efforts toward creating a safer environment for our students.
mlive.comShooter injures 12 at Louisiana nightclub
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A dozen people were injured in a Baton Rouge nightclub shooting, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday. “I do understand the interest and everybody wanting information, but remember ... we have to get this right,” Paul said about the ongoing investigation. Although the number of homicides in Baton Rouge decreased last year from 2021, Louisiana’s capital city has been plagued by gun violence. In October, an early-morning shooting near Southern University’s campus in Baton Rouge left nine people injured.
mlive.com12 people injured in shooting at Baton Rouge nightclub
One of the victims is in critical condition, while the rest are listed as stable, police said. The shooting occurred inside the Dior Bar & Lounge around 1:30 a.m., said Sgt. L’Jean McKneely Jr., a police spokesman. While no arrests have been made and the motive for the shootings is unknown, McKneely said the police department does have leads.
news.yahoo.comWoman raped in unmonitored drug sting sues police handlers
A police informant raped twice during an undercover drug buy in Louisiana has filed a lawsuit alleging her law enforcement handlers failed to monitor her in real time and allowed the attack to “play out” despite concerns over how long she was inside a known stash house. The suit filed this week in Alexandria alleges Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies “coerced” the woman into working as a confidential informant after her arrest on felony drug charges and failed to keep their promise to protect her if a purchase went bad. The January 2021 incident was the subject of an Associated Press investigation that highlighted the perils police informants face seeking to “work off” criminal charges in often loosely regulated, secretive arrangements with law enforcement.
news.yahoo.comAir Force OL Hunter Brown dies after suffering medical emergency
A member of the Air Force football team died after suffering a medical emergency on his way to class Monday morning, the U.S. Air Force Academy announced. The Academy says offensive lineman Hunter Brown of Lake Charles, Louisiana died after suffering a medical emergency outside his dormitory. “Our players, staff and entire Academy have been so blessed and fortunate to have Hunter as a part of our lives. Brown, a Cadet 3rd Class, was “well-respected” in Cadet Squadron 16, according to Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent. Academy chaplains, mental health professionals and others were already in place for cadets, faculty and staff, Brig.
mlive.comFacial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest, lawyer says
Louisiana authorities’ use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken-identity arrest of a Georgia man on a fugitive warrant, an attorney said in a case that renews attention to racial disparities in the use of the digital tool. Randall Reid, 28, was jailed in late November in DeKalb County, Georgia, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported.
news.yahoo.comLouisiana officer arrested for role in deadly car chase
A police officer has been charged over his role in the death of two teenagers during the high-speed pursuit of a home-invasion suspect in Louisiana. Officer David Cauthron, who works for police in the community of Addis, was arrested Sunday evening, WBRZ-TV reported. He is charged with two counts of negligent homicide and one count of negligent injuring, District Attorney Tony Clayton told the station. It wasn't clear Monday whether Cauthron had a lawyer to speak on his behalf.
news.yahoo.comHomeless man died in cold weather trying to get to family
A 57-year-old homeless man, who died from cold weather exposure Christmas day, was trying to travel from Louisiana to Tennessee to get to family members, officials said. Charles Wilson Ligon Jr. was found dead by hunters in southern Mississippi Monday. Ligon was dressed in a light jacket and had money and a cellphone, The Times-Picayune reported.
news.yahoo.comSouth cleans up from tornadoes as blizzards advance north
A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from east Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces.
Storm that killed 2, packing tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions, now headed for Midwest
The child’s father reported them missing from their home, which the sheriff said was demolished in the storm. Forecasters expect the storm system to hobble the upper Midwest with ice, rain and snow for days, as well as move into the Northeast and central Appalachians. It was also trash day, so the storm picked up and scattered garbage all over, he said. National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa Dye in the Twin Cities said this is a “long duration event” with snow, ice and rain through Friday night. The same weather system dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada and western U.S. in recent days.
mlive.comSome Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Louisiana Despite Being Deemed Free
NEW ORLEANS — The judge told Johnny Traweek he had served his time, seven months, for hitting someone with a saucepan in a drunken fight, then suggested he could be released from the Orleans Parish prison by midnight. Traweek began giving away his jailhouse comforts — a blanket, two orange sweatshirts, ramen, soda. Then he waited out the final hours of May 2, 2018, his last legal day behind bars. Midnight came, midnight went. Around 4 a.m., Traweek was lying in bed, eyes open, when the staff sum
news.yahoo.comLouisiana power project stuck in abortion debate gets funded
The Louisiana Bond Commission has approved a $39 million future line of credit for a critical New Orleans area power plant project that had become an unlikely pawn in the ongoing political tug-of-war over enforcing Louisiana’s near-total abortion ban.