James Finn, Baton Rouge Advocate

James Finn

Baton Rouge Advocate

Baton Rouge, LA, United States

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Environmental group slams John Bel Edwards' Asia trip, says he's catering to polluters

An environmental group blasted Gov. John Bel Edwards' trade-focused trip to Asia this week, condemning the Japanese and Korean firms he's meeting with for their ties to industries blamed by → Read More

John Bel Edwards endorses Shawn Wilson in 2023 Louisiana governor's race

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday endorsed Shawn Wilson's campaign for Louisiana governor, saying the longtime transportation official will bridge partisan divides and has the government know-how to confront the → Read More

Baton Rouge police arrest man for killing at convenience store on Dougherty Drive

One man accused of shooting and killing another in December after the pair got into a physical fight inside a market on Dougherty Drive has been arrested, Baton Rouge police → Read More

With 'fiscal cliff' looming, big education proposals face scrutiny from Louisiana Republicans

Gov. John Bel Edwards is urging lawmakers to budget hundreds of millions of dollars for K-12 teacher pay hikes — a central policy pitch of his that would rocket Louisiana → Read More

Baton Rouge's murder rate finally dropped. Here's the city's plan to keep it down.

Amid two years of surging bloodshed, Baton Rouge poured resources into grassroots efforts that sought to mediate conflicts before they explode into violence — initiatives that local officials strongly credit → Read More

Grand jury brings tougher charges against juvenile defendant in LSU student rape case

A grand jury has charged a 17-year-old as an adult for the assault of Madison Brooks in the hours before the LSU student's death last month, indicting him on first-degree → Read More

Police officer arrested in North Louisiana for unarmed Black man's fatal shooting

A North Louisiana police officer faces criminal charges for shooting an unarmed Black man dead as he ran from police responding to a domestic abuse call, Louisiana State Police officials → Read More

Baton Rouge wants to regulate ankle monitors. Private industry, politicians say not so fast.

When an employee of his Baton Rouge auto shop was slow to repay a mounting debt in 2018, Kevin Dukes shot him dead, wrapped the body in a tarp and → Read More

Suspect in Madison Brooks case faces another arrest for a third rape, documents say

After being arrested in two separate rape cases including the case of LSU student Madison Brooks and a juvenile victim in Livingston Parish, 18-year-old Kaivon Washington now faces charges in → Read More

Man found shot dead in car on Greenwell Springs Road, East Baton Rouge sheriff says

A man was found shot dead inside a car on Greenwell Springs Road Friday afternoon, authorities say. → Read More

3 arrested in Seattle, 2 in Baton Rouge for Mead Road drug heist that caused deadly shootout

Three men from Washington state and two from Baton Rouge have been arrested for murder and other crimes related to a drug-heist-turned-shootout that left one dead and two wounded at → Read More

Albany man committed arson, shot 4 dogs dead in domestic incident, Livingston sheriff says

A Livingston Parish man shot four dogs dead during a domestic altercation in which he also assaulted someone and endangered a child, deputies allege. → Read More

Madison Brooks isn't alive to testify in her rape case. Here's how that affects prosecuting it.

In the coming months, prosecutors are expected to argue that LSU student Madison Brooks was raped by two men as two more looked on after she left Tigerland on a → Read More

Rare arrests in Madison Brooks rape suggest police built a strong case, advocate says

A vast majority of sexual assault cases never result in police complaints and fewer still are prosecuted in court. → Read More

A new law lets people with felonies sit on juries. Most Louisiana parishes haven't followed it.

A state law aimed at empowering people with felony convictions to serve on juries, restoring a constitutional right that had been stripped from them for decades, has not been executed at a swath of courts across Louisiana, bringing proceedings to a halt as attorneys argue their clients’ trials are unconstitutional. → Read More

At least 20 shots fired in 'targeted' Waffle House shooting that killed 2, witness says

Two men died in a barrage of bullets early Monday when someone opened fire as they sat in a car outside a Waffle House off of Interstate 10 — a → Read More

Lawyers for Madison Brooks rape suspects claim consent, but some see 'wackadoodle defense'

Attorneys for the young men accused of raping an LSU student before she was fatally struck by a car sought Friday to cast doubt on physical evidence in the case → Read More

Louisiana governor denies parole for man who helped kill Barry Seal for Escobar's cartel

Louisiana's governor has denied the clemency request of a man jailed for plotting the murder of Barry Seal, a drug runner and federal informant who worked to bring down Colombian → Read More

For survivors, Madison Brooks case shows dark side of LSU, Tigerland: 'continuing to happen'

As Samantha Brennan pored over the details of Madison Brooks’ recent rape and death after a night in Tigerland, she was struck by the similarities between her own case from → Read More

What charges are appropriate in Madison Brooks rape case? Here's what the law says.

A grand jury will decide whether three men and a 17-year-old should face more serious charges for their alleged roles in the rape of Madison Brooks, an LSU student from → Read More