Year: 2012

The 15th Judicial District Attorney has charged four ex-employees of Louisiana State University Eunice with several counts of theft and forgery. The employees were charged with federal crimes after the school alleged that the four had gained illegally from two of the...

The Drugs Enforcement Agency of Louisiana recently arrested several people for being in possession of drugs. The officers of the agency raided a local strip club, as well as the house of the club owner, and allegedly found a variety of drugs on the premises and also...

Louisiana residents might be interested to know that an international, multimillion dollar fraud scheme, which allegedly sold prescription painkillers without a proper in-person examination, has been exposed. The alleged fraud scheme started in 2010 and lasted until...

Four Baton Rouge men have been arrested on charges of armed robbery in New Orleans after forcibly taking a wallet from a victim in the French Quarter. Police report that one man and three suspected accomplices approached the victims at the corner of Dauphine Street...

A woman was recently arrested by Louisiana State Police Troop F for possession of methamphetamines. The state police discovered the woman's drug stash when they stopped her car on Interstate 20. The state police spotted a black Lexus with a license plate on which the...

A 25-year-old man was arrested in Houma, Louisiana, on aggravated second-degree battery charges for taking a woman hostage. The Houma Police Department was trying to locate the accused, who was wanted on criminal charges of aggravated second-degree battery. With the...

In Louisiana, being convicted of a drug crime carries serious consequences. Individuals who have been accused of drug crimes should explore all of their legal options for mitigating the negative repercussions. Before a court can find a defendant guilty, the...

The 54-year-old owner of a seafood processing company has been arrested in Baton Rouge on charges that he failed to report thousands of pounds of seafood bought by his company. He is suspected of committing several felonies, including filing a false public record and...

A 29-year-old woman was recently arrested by Baton Rouge Police for the alleged crime of attacking her husband with scissors. According to the affidavit, the woman stabbed her husband and also burned his clothes. Police arrested her on criminal charges including one...

Methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance, is a central nervous system stimulant that has high potential for abuse. Operating a meth lab in a residential area can cause fires, explosions, pollution, contamination of homes and harm to children....