A former Baton Rouge police officer was charged Friday with third-degree rape and has been fired. 30-year-old Demichael Robertson was fired last month. He had been arrested by Zachary Police twice last August, First accused of inappropriately touching a young girl. The second arrest was on a count of third-degree rape stemming from a December 2022 incident. According to an affidavit, The victim said she had been afraid to report it sooner, “due to Demichael being a well-known Baton Rouge Police Officer,”
A basketball game turned deadly Thursday night after a shooting in the parking lot at Bogalusa High School. Acting Bogalusa Police Chief Percy Knight says it happened but before 9 pm during the game against Covington.
As Louisiana prepares for the coldest temperatures we’ve seen in years. Don’t forget to prepare your automobile.
LSU Ag Center Horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard says to protect your immovable plants, cover them with plastic, a sheet, or a frost cloth so they can trap in the heat from the day.