Lea Skene
Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge, LA, United States
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1 dead in Christmas morning shooting off Sherwood Forest Boulevard in Baton Rouge
One person died in a Christmas morning shooting at an apartment complex off Sherwood Forest Boulevard in Baton Rouge, officials said. → Read More
Cold showers, gas lines, canned tuna: 'Survival mode' after days of no power in Baton Rouge
Terry Smith, who lives on Main Street north of Mid City, speaks for many when expresses his frustration at how slowly parts of Baton Rouge are recovering from Hurricane Ida. → Read More
One person killed in Friday morning shooting in Tigerland, Baton Rouge police say
One person was pronounced dead after a reported shooting in Tigerland late Friday morning, officials said. → Read More
BRPD officer fired weeks after domestic violence arrest, officials announced Wednesday
A Baton Rouge police officer was fired for policy violations about a month after he was arrested on domestic abuse battery, officials said. → Read More
Suspected shooter called BRPD, turned himself in after firing fatal shot Friday morning
During an interaction between two men Friday morning, one pulled out a gun and fired a fatal shot, then drove around the corner, called 911 and turned himself in, according → Read More
Bullet shatters window of Baton Rouge police vehicle patrolling off North Sherwood Forest
A Baton Rouge police officer was patrolling around an apartment complex off North Sherwood Forest Drive late Friday morning when someone shot into his vehicle, shattering the back window and → Read More
Fired Louisiana state trooper reinstated after 2019 DWI arrest, required to attend AA meetings
After serving nearly two decades as a Louisiana State Police trooper and rising to the rank of lieutenant, Sheldon Perkins almost threw away his law enforcement career when he got → Read More
Most Louisiana voters support criminal justice reform to cut costs, allow redemption, poll says
Despite bipartisan efforts in 2017 to reduce the state prison population, Louisiana remains the incarceration capital of America with the most prisoners per capita. → Read More
BRPD narcotics officer arrested for dealing drugs after investigation into 'police corruption'
A narcotics officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department was booked into jail Friday night, accused of dealing drugs and committing malfeasance in office. → Read More
Mayor asks for bodycam video of BRPD officer who put arm around child's neck
After video circulated on social media Sunday showing a Baton Rouge police officer restraining a juvenile by placing his arm around the back of the child's neck, the Baton Rouge → Read More
Ice storm closes I-10, prompts curfews in Baton Rouge; see full list of closures, curfews
Baton Rouge-area officials announced several road closures and curfews across the region Monday morning as ice blanketed south Louisiana. More road closures were expected as temperatures drop and ice continues → Read More
In record-breaking year for Baton Rouge murders, these lives were taken: stories of loss in 2020
In a year of monumental losses, cities across America saw murder rates climb alongside the coronavirus death toll. → Read More
Fatal Cadillac Street shooting Tuesday afternoon is 1st Baton Rouge homicide of 2021
One person was pronounced dead after a shooting on Cadillac Street late Tuesday afternoon, their death marking the first Baton Rouge homicide of 2021. → Read More
Delta causes more power outages statewide than Laura, many concentrated in Baton Rouge area
Hurricane Delta knocked out power to thousands of homes in the Baton Rouge area late Friday, a serious and somewhat unexpected blow to the local electric grid that left repair → Read More
Trader Joe's parking lot shooter questioned by police, released amid investigation
No arrests have been made in the shooting that left a man dead in the parking lot of Trader Joe's over the weekend, though Baton Rouge police questioned the shooter → Read More
Suspect in custody after woman stabbed to death in Zachary, police say
One person is in custody after a woman was stabbed to death in Zachary, police said. → Read More
9 more lives lost to coronavirus in past 2 days as deaths surge in East Baton Rouge
Nine people have died in East Baton Rouge Parish after contracting the coronavirus since Monday as deaths continue to surge in the capital region, a spike that was anticipated after → Read More
'Secretive' coronavirus inmate furlough program records should be released, ACLU of Louisiana says
A Louisiana civil rights organization has sued the state Department of Corrections in an effort to obtain records that would shed light on the inmate furlough review panel created in → Read More
Bloody rubber glove helps detectives solve recent Baton Rouge double homicide, records show
Witness accounts of an antique car, video surveillance and a bloody rubber glove led Baton Rouge police to make an arrest in a recent double homicide, records show. → Read More
Tigerland suspect killed by BRPD was facing arrest for machete attack on girlfriend
Baton Rouge police shot and killed a suspect in Tigerland early Monday while trying to take him into custody on a series of violent incidents, including one in which he's → Read More