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Two Denham Springs residents were arrested after investigators gathered evidence in a Livingston Parish animal abuse investigation.

Demetrius Byrd, 40, who caught the game-winning touchdown in LSU's 2007 national championship, was arrested Monday in Miami on aggravated assault charges involving a knife.

Jearmie Bourg, 30, was arrested after Terrebonne Parish deputies found his two young children alone in an unlocked truck outside Cash Magic Casino with drugs and knives nearby.

Life Tabernacle Church Pastor Tony Spell was arrested June 23 on second-degree battery after allegedly attacking a neighbor across from his Hooper Road church in Central.

Lafayette native and retired UFC star Dustin Poirier was arrested June 21 in Georgia for alleged public drunkenness. He posted on Instagram: "I'm working on myself."

Two Baton Rouge Police officers face domestic violence charges in separate incidents. Officer Aimee Adams was arrested May 24 and Officer Darnell Brown was issued a summons June 8.

A rideshare driver in Pointe Coupee Parish was arrested and charged with first-degree rape following an investigation by local authorities.

Parkview Baptist School coach Patrick Yomtob, 46, was arrested on indecent behavior charges after allegedly sending explicit texts to a 14-year-old student in Baton Rouge.

In a strange twist on Madisonville roads, a man’s decision to collide with another car leads to an unsettling confrontation. Stay tuned for the details.

When a go-kart driver decides to take on the highway, things can quickly escalate. What happened next is a tale of unexpected aggression and quick thinking.

A Sulphur couple faces cruelty charges after a child tested positive for meth. Ricky Leger, 54, and Kristyn Jouett, 29, were arrested April 27 at their Sulphur home.

The arrest of Winnsboro's first female mayor on Medicaid fraud charges has left the community reeling. What does this mean for the town's future?