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yahoo.com > news > us > articles > misappropriation-found-within-east-baton-161716894.html

Misappropriation found within East Baton Rouge parks agency, report shows

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (194+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Independent auditors identified misappropriation totaling over $7,000 within East Baton Rouge Parish's parks and recreation agency. In the financial report for the year ending on Dec. 31, 2025, two instances of fraud were found within BREC. Auditors reported…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > crime_police > plaquemine-high-school-pellet-gun > article_a68152a5-1f1e-44a4-94cd-85d02531961c.html

Student shipped pellet gun to Plaquemine High School, superintendent says

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (125+ words) An Iberville Parish Schools bus pictured on Friday, August 1, 2025. A student at Plaquemine High School sent a pellet gun directly to the school and it was confiscated, according to Iberville Parish School District Superintendent Louis Voiron Jr. Voiron said the…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > criminal-investigation-livingston-mailer-council > article_23acb3a9-2929-4845-853a-76ec481a27b6.html

Criminal investigation opened into Livingston Council member who shared checks with DA candidate

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (713+ words) Livingston Parish Council member Erin Sandefur is pictured at a council meeting on Thursday, August 27, 2026. The Livingston Parish district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into Council member Erin Sandefur after she admitted to sharing government checks that ended…...


yahoo.com > news > us > articles > us-department-justice-gives-louisiana-202713758.html

US Department of Justice gives Louisiana $1M to support victims of digital abuse

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has given Louisiana's Attorney General's Office $1,000,000. According to the DOJ, these funds will help implement efforts to identify, serve, and empower victims of technology-facilitated abuse, such as image-based…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > council-member-unredacted-checks-sherman-mack > article_c08c3fc9-cf20-4251-b6c9-9055ce4a4ce4.html

Council member identified as source of unredacted Livingston Parish checks used in campaign mailer

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (344+ words) State election staff get voting machines ready on Thursday, May 14, 2026 for Saturday's election in New Orleans. Council member Erin Sandefur was identified as the person who received and passed along unredacted images of Livingston Parish government checks to district attorney…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > communities > st_francisville > west-feliciana-parish-detention-center-bookings-for-sept-14-20-2026 > article_18349a72-e15d-449f-b4c2-1cc00db1c1f6.html

West Feliciana Parish Detention Center bookings for Sept. 14-20, 2026

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (168+ words) The following people were booked into the West Feliciana Parish Detention Center between Sept. 14-20. Mansell, Jacob: 43; 6800 block Barrow Hill Drive, St. Francisville; first degree rape Washington, Charles: 43; 10800 block of Shady Grove Drive, St. Francisville; simple burglary/movable or immovable, simple…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > communities > zachary > voter-registration-deadlines-announced-for-nov-3-election > article_8e24b08c-84f3-4e17-8899-24c304bda6cb.html

Voter registration deadlines announced for Nov. 3 election

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (255+ words) With the Nov. 3 election approaching, Zachary residents who are not currently registered to vote or who need to update their voter registration are encouraged to do so before the upcoming deadlines. According to the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office, the…...


earthjustice.org > press > 2026 > advocates-appeal-louisiana-pscs-arbitrary-and-capricious-decision-to-let-meta-off-the-hook-for-its-data-center-project

Advocates Appeal Louisiana PSC's “Arbitrary and Capricious” Decision to Let Meta Off the Hook for its Data Center Project

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (298+ words) Earthjustice serves hundreds of public-interest clients, providing top-tier legal representation free of charge — and we win. Because the earth needs a good lawyer. After the Louisiana PSC ruled that Meta can continue withholding critical information as it fast-tracks approval of…...


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > opinion > letters-senate-davis-letlow-endorsement > article_578ef005-05e4-5f4e-8772-edf1d4f901fe.html

Letters: Newspaper hasn’t given Democratic Senate candidate a fair hearing

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (218+ words) Jamie Davis and Julia Letlow ORG XMIT: BAT2609081709111986 Since then, reports have raised concerns about Letlow’s nondisclosure agreement with Meta and subsequent trades in Meta stock. Your endorsement emphasized trust and accountability, but to many voters that foundation now appears shaky....


theadvocate.com > baton_rouge > news > nolan-wells-phone-press-conference-snapchat > article_7db47c3b-a304-543f-9c20-9f19768b05e2.html

Snapchats were deleted from Nolan Wells’ phone after teen went missing, forensic expert says

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (491+ words) Attorney Ben Crump speaks about Nolan Wells, pictured behind him, during a memorial service celebrating Wells' life at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on Monday, July 20, 2026. Snapchat content was allegedly deleted from Ocean Springs teen Nolan Wells’ phone…...