Two-vehicle crash results in one dead after St. Tammany Parish crash - Baton Rouge news - NewsLocker (2024)

FOLSOM - A 77-year-old man died after a two-vehicle crash in St. Tammany Parish Wednesday morning, according to Louisiana State Police.Joseph Jaeger Jr., of Folsom, died as a result of the crash. According to LSP, Jaeger's car was stopped in a private drive preparing to turn onto LA Hwy 25. His vehicle entered the roadway into the path of another vehicle going northbound, resulting in Jaeger's vehicle being struct in the front driver's side.Jaeger sustained serious injuries and died in the hosp

Man arrested for attempting to kill ex-girlfriend in late night drive-by shooting on Antioch Road

BATON ROUGE — A man is accused of trying to kill an ex-girlfriend around midnight Sunday night after he shot at her while she was driving near the corner of Antioch and Doyle roads, East Baton Rouge Parish deputies said.Nichollas Scott was arrested and booked early Monday morning into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for attempted first--degree murder. Around 12:05 a.m., Scott allegedly pulled alongside the woman's car, pointed a gun at her and shot at her multiple times wi

Vacant house ruled total loss on North Street, ruled arson by BRFD

BATON ROUGE - A Sunday night fire at a vacant two-story building on North Street was caused by arson, Baton Rouge Fire officials said Monday.Crews arrived to find the second story fully engulfed in flames. Baton Rouge Fire said they could keep the fire off the adjacent home. The vacant building is a total loss, but there were no injuries.Permalink| Comments

Vacant house ruled total loss on North St.

BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to a vacant building fire on the 3300 block of North St. around 9 p.m. Sunday night.Crews arrived to find the second story fully engulfed in flames. They were able to keep the fire off of the adjacent home, but the vacant building is a total loss.
There were no injuries and investigators are working to determine the cause.Permalink| Comments

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Arson destroys vacant North Street building

BATON ROUGE - A Sunday night fire at a vacant two-story building on North Street was caused by arson, Baton Rouge Fire officials said Monday.Crews arrived to find the second story fully engulfed in flames. Baton Rouge Fire said they could keep the fire off the adjacent home. The vacant building is a total loss, but there were no injuries.Permalink| Comments

One killed, two airlifted from wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish

LETTSWORTH - One person was killed and two others — including a child — were airlifted from a wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish on Sunday. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office said the wreck happened shortly before 7 p.m. along LA-1 near Highway 15 in Lettsworth. Deputies said the crash happened between a car with a single adult driver and another vehicle driven by an adult with three children passengers.First responders worked to extricate at least one person who

Residents from Monticello and Park Forest East gather for neighborhood block party

BATON ROUGE - Monticello and Park Forest East residents gathered Sunday afternoon for a 'Meet Your Neighbor on the Median' gathering hosted by Metro Councilman Darryl Hurst.Hurst said that he hopes the event sparks communication between neighbors and leads to decreased crime rates. "What we've seen is a lot of breakdowns in north Baton Rouge, in terms of neighbors not talking to each other. We talk about crime happening in our communities, but sometimes the neighbors don't com

Angel Reese leads Sky to 88-87 win over Fever despite Caitlin Clark's franchise-record 13 assists

CHICAGO (AP) — Angel Reese scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat Indiana 88-87 despite 17 points and a franchise-record 13 assists for the Fever’s Caitlin Clark on Sunday.Reese has posted a double-double in eight consecutive games, extending her WNBA rookie record. She is the first rookie since A’ja Wilson with 25-plus points and 15-plus rebounds in a single game. She joins Wilson as the only players in the WNBA this se

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TEAM2TRAFFIC: I-10 westbound lanes shutdown at Dalrymple for vehicle fire

BATON ROUGE - The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 are shutdown due to a vehicle fire near Dalrymple Drive. First responders are at the scene and working to put the fire out. No information about injuries has been released. Permalink| Comments

TEAM2TRAFFIC: I-10 westbound lanes at Dalrymple back open

BATON ROUGE - The westbound lanes of Interstate 10 were shutdown for an hour Sunday after a car caught on fire. The fire started around 5 p.m. and the area was completely clear just before 6. No information about injuries was released. Permalink| Comments

Sheriff emphasizes the importance of appropriate safety equipment after ATV crash kills 14-year-old

ST. FRANCISVILLE - A 14-year-old boy died in a four wheeler crash Saturday.West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman said the crash happened on private property off Cheerful Valley Road. Spillman said the boy was driving in tall grass and might not have been able to see the nearly three-foot-deep ditch in front of him."He drove the ATV off of that, not at a high rate speed but significant speed. And it appears it ejected him and possibly landed on him, we're not sure about that," Sp

Four-month-old critically injured in dog attack

BRIDGE CITY - A baby was taken to a hospital with a skull fracture after being attacked by a dog Sunday. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said the four-month-old was mauled by a family member's dog in Bridge City on Sunday afternoon. Deputies said the baby was in an infant carrier that was put on the ground when the attack happened. The dog was pulled off of the child, who suffered a fractured skull and multiple severe lacerations. Medical professionals said the injuries

3 Alabama men die after becoming distressed while swimming at Florida beach

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three Alabama men have died from likely drowning after becoming distressed while swimming at a Florida Panhandle beach, authorities said Saturday morning.The young men had traveled to the Panama City Beach area Friday evening, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.The sheriff’s office received an emergency call about the distressed swimmers shortly after 8 p.m., officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard

10th annual 'Ladies on the Bluff' event set for Monday evening

BATON ROUGE - Female Jags fans will be able to get to know the newly appointed football coach at Monday evening's 'Ladies on the Bluff' event.  Monday night will mark the 10th year the Baton Rouge Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated hosts the free football clinic for women to learn the techniques of the sport. Coach Terrance Graves will be running football drills while also educating attendees on play calls and rules of the game.The free event will held Mo

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office seeking assistance in locating runaway 17-year-old

AMITE - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is seeking assistance in locating a juvenile last seen Friday.According to TPSO, 17-year-old Marissa Hihar was last seen at her home on Corban Road Friday. She is described as a white female with dark brown hair and green eyes. She is approximately 5-foot-3, 105 pounds.Anyone with information regarding Hihar's whereabouts should contact the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office at 985-902-2031.Permalink| Comments

Runaway juvenile from Amite found safe Sunday afternoon

AMITE - The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office located a runaway juvenile last seen Friday.According to TPSO, the 17-year-old juvenile was located in good health Sunday afternoon.Permalink| Comments

Plaquemine Fire Department working mobile home and structure fire on JR Drive

PLAQUEMINE - A mobile home and another structure caught fire on JR Drive Sunday morning, according to the Plaquemine Fire Department.Officials began responding to the fire around 10:47 a.m. The extent of the damage is currently unknown.No other information is available at this time.Permalink| Comments

Louisiana becomes first state to allow surgical castration as punishment for child molesters

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state where judges can order offenders guilty of certain sex crimes against children to undergo surgical castration under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday.While the punishment of surgical castration is used in other countries that are known for harsher criminal sanctions — including the Czech Republic and Nigeria — it will be new in the U.S. Th

U.S.S. KIDD finishes journey from Baton Rouge to Houma

BATON ROUGE - The U.S.S. KIDD's journey from Baton Rouge to Houma finished Sunday as the boat prepares to get set on a dry dock.According to the museum, the ship traveled from its museum in Baton Rouge to the mouth of the Mississippi River, into the Gulf of Mexico, through the Houma Navigation Canal, and arrived at the Thoma-Sea shipyard.Additionally, the distance traveled was approximately 363 miles. The U.S.S. KIDD now holds the record for the world's fastest museum ship, not under its own po

A fourth victim has died a day after a shooting at an Arkansas grocery store, police say

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police said a fourth victim has died a day after a shooter opened fire at an Arkansas grocery store, wounding nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bystanders scrambled for cover.The person died Saturday evening, Arkansas state police said in a statement, listing a total of 14 people as hit by gunfire: “11 civilians, two law enforcement officers and the suspect.”The dead were identified as Shirley Taylor, 62,

14-year-old killed in ATV crash Saturday

ST. FRANCISVILLE - A 14-year-old boy was killed in an ATV wreck in St. Francisville on Saturday afternoon. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman said the crash happened on private property off Cheerful Valley Road. The teen drove into a ditch that was hidden in tall grass and was thrown from the vehicle, the sheriff said. Family members did CPR until first responders took the teen to a hospital, where he later died. The sheriff said the victim's name is not bei

Celebration of life held for Prairieville drowning victim

PRAIRIEVILLE - Family and friends came together Saturday afternoon to celebrate the life of 12-year-old Da'Qwain 'DQ' Robinson.Robinson drowned at the Keystone Subdivision in Prairieville on June 11. Those who knew him described him as kind, respectful, and full of life. "He was funny, energetic, and overall a nice person to be around," Robinson's classmate Sophia Jimenez said.The people who loved him said he enjoyed video games, dancing and making TikToks. He made everyone around him

Near record-high temperatures: How people in Louisiana beat the heat Saturday

BATON ROUGE - Residents in the Capital area were outside and on the water Saturday, staying cool while enjoying the southeast Louisiana heat. Storm Station Meteorologists said temps reached 98 degrees, one degree shy of the record high. Humidity made the 'feels like' temperature near 105 degrees. Some families headed to the pool or water park to cool down. Resident John Johnson and his family enjoyed the nice splash pad at the Forest Community Park. "I got a set of fo

Man arrested after allegedly posing as U.S. Marshal; unknowingly pulled over undercover detective

KENNER - A man was arrested after posing as a U.S. Marshal and pulling over an undercover deputy, WWL reported. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office told WWL that William Gilchrist used fake police lights to pull over a driver along Airport Access Road in Kenner on Wednesday evening. After the driver—an undercover deputy with JPSO—stopped, Gilchrist kept going. WWL said the deputy then followed Gilchrist and pulled him over. Gilchrist handed the deputy a U

Civil Air Patrol conducts emergency training exercise preparing for 2024 hurricane season

BATON ROUGE - Members of the Louisiana Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP) took to the sky Saturday for a joint exercise to start preparing for hurricane season. Pilots worked out of Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and the Alexandria International Airport for their trainings to make sure they know what to do when disaster strikes."The scenario is if we have any kind of damage from a hurricane and the aircraft are being deployed to different parts around the Baton Rouge area to look for either

Trump endorses Ten Commandments in schools, implores evangelical Christians to vote in November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!”Trump also endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and elsewhere while speaking to a group of politically influential evangelical Christians in Washington on Saturday. He drew cheers as he invoked a new law signed in Louisiana this week requirin

Pilot does emergency landing, parachutes down to levee in Morganza

MORGANZA - A pilot executed an emergency landing using a motorized parachute Saturday morning, according to the Morganza Fire Department.The fire department said a concerned citizen informed them of what appeared to be a parachute landing by the first levee going out of Morganza. According to the fire department, the pilot had been flying from Krotz Springs when an evening storm popped up, leading the motorized parachute to go up the system at 10 feet per second.The pilot put the motor at idle

Livingston, Ascension Parishes waterways now re-opened after Tropical Storm Alberto

GONZALES - Livingston Parish and Ascension Parish re-opened their waterways Saturday at 8 a.m., according to Livingston Parish.The waterways were previously closed due to rising water after Tropical Storm Alberto.The Marvin Braud boatway will remain closed until further notice, Ascension Parish said.Permalink| Comments

Livingston, Ascension parishes re-open most waterways after closure due to Tropical Storm Alberto

GONZALES - Ascension and Livingston parishes re-opened most waterways Saturday at 8 a.m. following a closure due to rising water after Tropical Storm Alberto.The Marvin Braud boatway in Ascension Parish will remain closed until further notice. After giving waterways the all-clear Saturday morning, Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks announced an pertial emergency closure of the Amite River. "The Parish of Livingston has declared that the Amite River from the weir south to

Metro Council members to announce lawsuit over new district map Wednesday

BATON ROUGE - Multiple East Baton Rouge Metro Council members will announce a lawsuit regarding how the parish's new district map set to take effect in 2025 violates the Voting Rights Act Wednesday.Plaintiffs in the lawsuit will include Baton Rouge Metro Council Members Cleve Dunn, Jr., Chauna Banks, Darryl Hurst, Lamont Cole, Carolyn Coleman, and others.Plaintiffs believe the new map dilutes voting strength by “packing” large numbers of Black voters into a few majority-Blac