Investigators are continuing to piece together the strange case of a baby born to a 13-year-old girl in Baker. Police say the family wasn’t aware she was pregnant and gave birth to the baby at home in her bedroom. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn says he’s getting the word out about this incident because Louisiana law allows mothers to legally relinquish their newborns without repercussions…
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Police suspect the father is also just 13-years-old.
Zachary Police have charged a 33-year-old man with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting, stabbing and beating an 11-month old child. Police Chief David McDavid says they found several weapons in the house and the autopsy shows the baby died of multiple stab and gunshot wounds….
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Three victims from last night’s energy platform explosion on Lake Pontchartrain remain in critical condition and the search for a 44-year-old worker from Katy, Texas continues. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto is not releasing much information on that person…
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The fire on the platform is expected to burn out…
The three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot passed and are now law. President of the Public Affairs Research Council Robert Travis Scott says the first amendment which establishes a property tax exemption for construction work in progress will make things more certain for tax assessors.