An Ascension Parish man accused of child molestation had his bond drastically reduced amid claims his diabetes could not be properly controlled behind bars, records show.
“The Paycheck Protection Program saved millions of jobs. It was this difficult road that we had about a week, but our bankers got it done and, and our businesswomen and businessmen stepped up to the plate and took advantage of it,” said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission is back in the hot seat after auditors say the agency may have let $3 million slip out the door and into the wrong hands. The folks in charge over at LWC say the pandemic created the perfect storm and problems like this were unavoidable.
The Scholarly Education of Precious Tots daycare in Baker is under the microscope after a young girl was beaten by another student. On its website, the daycare promises that children are in great hands but a recent inspection by the state suggests that may be in question.
Now that the head of Louisiana State Police announced changes within the agency, amid a federal investigation Colonel Lamar Davis is buckling down, speaking in more detail about new policies in place within the agency to hold their officers accountable and keep the public safe.
Nine more officers walked across the stage and took the oath to protect and serve in Baton Rouge but that is low compared to the number of officers that usually graduate.
For weeks, the folks over at the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have been working around the clock to try and get disaster benefits out to those who need them following Hurricane Ida.
The head of Louisiana State Police, Col. Lamar Davis, announced changes are being made with the agency amid the investigation into the ambush killing of Master Trooper Adam Gaubert.
Lakreshia Lawrence is furious after she says her 18-month-old daughter was attacked by another child at the Scholarly Education of Precious Tots Daycare in Baker.
A federal court judge has ordered multiple Louisiana law enforcement agencies to turn over evidence from the case of River Parishes serial killer Daniel Blank so that evidence can be independently tested for DNA.
The Department of Children and Family Services is tacking on an extra week for folks to sign up for DSNAP but some who already missed their window the first time are cautiously optimistic that they will actually get to apply in October
The 9News Investigators have uncovered a recorded voice mail that captured a Louisiana government worker’s profanity-filled rant where she criticized the program and those who are calling in to apply for the program.
A grand jury convened in Shreveport, La. has determined enough evidence exists to indict former Louisiana State Police trooper Jacob Brown for using excessive force during a 2019 arrest in Monroe, La.
McLindon says Dean did nothing wrong. As Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Office looks into what happened, he is firm- his client will not face any criminal charges.
A spokesman with the Baton Rouge Police Department confirms that different divisions within the agency have come together to combat violent crime and drugs in the capital city.
The seven nursing homes involved have been shut down and the man behind them is being investigated. The lawsuit filed last week also blames the Louisiana Department of Health, holding them equally responsible for what happened.
Attorneys representing a hospice patient, who was among more than 850 nursing homes patients evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish before Hurricane Ida announced they are filing a lawsuit against the nursing home’s owner and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).
Lawsuits are mounting against Bob Dean, the owner of seven nursing homes and the warehouse he used to shelter hundreds of residents during Hurricane Ida
Not long after the head of Louisiana State Police announced sweeping changes within the state’s top law enforcement agency, Congressman Troy Carter is calling on the Department of Justice to look into the agency
An AP review of investigative records and newly obtained videos identified at least a dozen cases in which troopers or bosses ignored or concealed evidence.
The state says it will yank the license of seven nursing home facilities that evacuated nearly 900 people to a makeshift storm shelter in Independence where seven people later died.
Louisiana officials said just before Hurricane Ida roared ashore, someone made the call to empty out seven different nursing homes - evacuating the people to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish.
Four nursing home residents died at a facility in Tangipahoa Parish that housing more than 800 residents who had been evacuated from the New Orleans area, officials with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced on Thursday, Sept. 2.
At the height of the storm, AT&T told WAFB they were severely impacted by the conditions. Days after the storm, representatives with the company said they’ve made significant progress with about 90 percent of their customers reconnected.
A woman is demanding action to make the Amite River safer months after a family day on the water left her family shattered. Lisa Hilliard is left asking why her husband of 26 years, Keith, had to die.
BRPD Corporal Ken Camallo’s team went before the Municipal Civil Service Board today to argue that a 200-day suspension levied against the officer by the department violates the law. This comes just more than two months after he was demoted in rank from a sergeant to a corporal and slapped with the suspension.
As complaints continue to pour in against Republic Services over missed garbage pickups, the 9News Investigators have learned the company has dumped thousands of dollars into local political campaigns for years.
Auditors with the Louisiana Legislative Auditors Office found the East Baton Rouge city-parish could not provide adequate proof to justify the cost of the contract for the engineering firm chosen to design the stormwater master plan.
A family is taking aim at one of the usual problem spots that frequently takes on water in Baton Rouge after their loved one died during flash flooding in May 2021 along Bluebonnet Boulevard.
Lori Wright is now taking her legal fight to federal court about a year after she says she was roughed up by deputies in West Baton Rouge. She claims they left bruises on her face and for some reason, took her phone, confiscating it for weeks.
The twin brothers accused of defrauding the state of Louisiana out of more than $800,000 have been released from jail after being arrested Friday, July 9, 2021.
A man and his twin brother have been indicted for a scheme to defraud the state out of more than $800,000 during the 2020 hurricane season according to prosecutors in West Baton Rouge Parish.
They were a lifeline at the height of the pandemic. Chrome books allowed students to continue to learn when the coronavirus kept them out of the classroom but as things with the virus calm down, the 9News Investigators have learned hundreds of those devices paid for with taxpayer money have been lost, are missing or reported stolen in area school districts.
The FBI has ordered a new look at the autopsy and other evidence, including body camera video from Louisiana State Police Troopers of the arrest that led to the death of Ronald Greene in May 2019, according to a report from the Associated Press (AP).
The investigation into a New Orleans-based FBI agent accused of multiple sex crimes, including rape and offenses involving children, could stretch beyond the state of Louisiana, a source familiar with the probe said Friday.
