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Jeremiah Wright declared unfit to stand trial for murder of disabled son

By Kelsey Scram
THIS IS A FOX44 NEWS UPDATE: Jeremiah Wright, the man who admitted to killing and beheading his 7-year-old disabled child, was declared unfit to stand trial. That order came from Lafourche Parish Judge John LeBlanc on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Trooper pleaded guilty to child pornography charges

By Emily Turner
BATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) -- A former Louisiana State Trooper has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography.

Police looking for man who escaped while in custody

By Caitlin Campbell
BATON ROUGE, LA. (FOX44) - Sheriff Louis Ackal states that on October 15, 2011 deputies with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Lee M.

20 Year old arrested for DWI

By Caitlin Campbell
BATON ROUGE, LA. (FOX44) - A Baton Rouge man was arrested early, Sunday morning for DWI. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards reports that at approximately 3:50 a.m. deputies arrested Adam B. Onnebane, 20.

Bystander shot during parking lot shoot out

By Samantha Morgan
PLATTENVILLE, LA (FOX44) — An innocent bystander was shot in Plattenville on Friday during a shootout in the parking lot of a Convenience Store. A cash reward is being offered to anyone with information about this shooting.

Thieves steal 300 cell phones from AT&T Store

By FOX 8, New Orleans
MANDEVILLE, LA (FOX8) - Burglars made off with 300 cell phones in three minutes time from a North Shore AT&amp

Man arrested for shooting hunting dog

By Samantha Morgan
TANGIPAHOA, LA (FOX44) — A Kentwood man was arrested for Aggravated Cruelty to Animals. Officials say that’s because he shot and killed a hunting dog last week.

Late night shooting at Port Allen nightclub

By Samantha Morgan
PORT ALLEN, LA (FOX44) — A man was shot just before midnight outside of a nightclub in Port Allen. The shooting was the result of an argument that happened inside the club.

Southern University gets new police chief

By Emily Turner
BATON ROUGE, LA (FOX44) -- Southern University has a new police chief. Former Police Captain Ronald Stevens is the school's new top cop.

Hit and run injures two; one in critical condition

By Nicholas Madere - Reporter
THIS IS AN FOX44 NEWS UPDATE: The driver of the suspect vehicle, accompanied by his attorney, turned himself in to Baton Rouge Police Traffic Homicide Investigators today around 2:30 pm. Mark Almon, 21, of St. Gabriel, La.