Shootings and Violent Crime

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theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > judge-life-sentence-murder-trial > article_933ef96e-0dd0-4a01-8049-2365ac56f692.html

Judge sentences Maringouin siblings, hired killer to life in prison for murdering former employee

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (664+ words) A Maringouin brother, sister and the gunman they hired to kill a former employee to stop a lawsuit were sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Rilonda and David Brooks were sentenced to life in prison…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > stabbings-killing-houma > article_48f0f2b8-c2b7-5cfb-b0e4-c5f8094ab9e5.html

Neighbors rattled after stabbings in Houma subdivision leave 4 dead, child wounded: ‘It’s scary’

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (446+ words) Sandra Landry and her husband Robert were sitting inside enjoying the AC, listening to worship music on Saturday night when four people across the street were stabbed to death and a child was left critically wounded in their quiet subdivision…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > houma-stabbings-louisiana > article_0f3c77e5-bb32-5bc5-9d7e-7290e1307964.html

Man arrested in Houma killing spree that killed four, wounded child, authorities say

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (290+ words) A man was arrested Sunday morning in connection with a string of stabbings in a Houma neighborhood that left four people dead and a child critically wounded, according to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities found Houma man Kaegan Jude…...


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One killed in Ellerslie Drive shooting in Baton Rouge, police say

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (131+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting on Friday. According to the police, shortly before 6 a.m., detectives found a victim with a gunshot wound in the 1900 block of Ellerslie Drive. The victim…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > courts > logan-lacombe-wallet-shooting-joshua-johnson > article_0e1c096d-38d5-45a7-b64a-72b9344b63e5.html

Louisiana homicide victim’s family confronts suspect who left behind ID: ‘Not a very smart criminal’

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (678+ words) Logan LaCombe and his sister Jordan LaCombe. In a crowded courtroom, the family of 20-year-old Logan LaCombe had a chance to confront one of the brothers allegedly involved in his death as the man was sentenced to 15 years in prison....


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > communities > livingston_tangipahoa > author-shares-information-on-1920s-crime-in-tangipahoa-that-ended-in-hangings > article_379fabc3-1ae3-4383-b3c8-746b0d05b1bd.html

Author shares information on 1920s crime in Tangipahoa that ended in hangings

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (745+ words) A 1920s crime story that originated in Tangipahoa Parish caused an international uproar and had a link to Livingston Parish. John V. Baiamonte Jr., author of “Spirit of Vengeance,” spoke about the century-old case during the Edward Livingston Historical Association’s September meeting....


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > jackson-murder-arrest > article_28d384d9-5f6a-4b6e-bbc0-40ed991abc22.html

Louisiana man arrested in July 4 double homicide in Mississippi, State Police said

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (161+ words) A Louisiana man was arrested Wednesday on two counts of murder and other charges stemming from a double homicide and mass shooting July 4 in Wilkinson County, Mississippi, Louisiana State Police said. The agency had assisted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > courts > devin-page-three-year-old-jayden-davis > article_b8605c57-6563-4f59-b5af-0ea1e0f9ed51.html

Four years after 3-year-old Devin Page's killing, suspect pleads not guilty

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (572+ words) A Zachary man, who eluded police for four years after the killing of 3-year-old Devin Page Jr. and had to be extradited from California, pleaded not guilty to the child's murder on Thursday. Jayden Davis, 23, is charged with second-degree murder…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > communities > east_feliciana > clinton-mardi-gras-shooting-costs-east-feliciana-police-jury-to-house-juvenile-suspect > article_ce516ffe-7d6e-4609-8b95-4327058196b6.html

Clinton Mardi Gras shooting costs East Feliciana Police jury to house juvenile suspect

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (440+ words) Three people were injured during a Mardi Gras parade in Clinton, La. on Saturday, January 31, 2026. A shootout during the annual Clinton Mardi Gras parade, in addition to leaving a woman paralyzed and a young child mentally and physically scarred by…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > courts > assumption-sentenced-stabbing-death > article_ecaf7e7a-8bfd-4c12-978c-845cecb10499.html

Assumption man gets 40 years in stabbing death of man who accompanied the mother of his child

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (211+ words) An Assumption Parish man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday for fatally stabbing a man who was with the mother of his child when she dropped off the minor at his home. Charles Fair, 41, of Paincourtville, was convicted of…...