Bess Casserleigh

2 days ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

BATON ROUGE - In the decade since seven-year-old Terrez Coleman's murder, his killer has been walking free. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says that changed Monday with the arrest of Rashad Turner. "We're here tonight because of 11 years of investigative work," said EBRSO Spokesperson Casey Hicks.

3 days ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

A Prairieville mom accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy last year is now facing additional charges involving other teens. Dutchtown High parent Leeann Yammarino has been in jail since her July 2024 arrest for alleged sex offenses with multiple teenage boys. The WBRZ Investigative Unit has learned there are even more purported victims than previously thought. "We received some supplemental reports from the sheriff's office, which clarified some things.

6 days ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

A former Baton Rouge Police officer is now working to get his job back after his criminal cases were dropped this week. Demichael Robertson was fired in 2023 following two separate arrests for sex crimes"These allegations, which ultimately as we know, have been dismissed against him, so he's innocent and he was innocent until proven guilty, but unfortunately I believe the former chief found him guilty before he was ever guilty and terminated him," said Robertson's attorney, Tommy Dewey.

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

ST. GEORGE - Members of the St. George Firefighters union are demanding answers from the chief about a fire station promised more than a decade ago. They calculate $20 million of tax payer money has been collected with no new fire facility to show for it. On Halloween weekend in 2014, a space heater fire destroyed a home in the back of the University Club subdivision off Nicholson Drive. "In the back of U Club, we burned a house down.

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Bess Casserleigh

ST. GEORGE - Members of the St. George Firefighters union are demanding answers from the chief about a fire station promised more than a decade ago. They calculate $20 million of tax payer money has been collected with no new fire facility to show for it. On Halloween weekend in 2014, a space heater fire destroyed a home in the back of the University Club subdivision off Nicholson Drive. "In the back of U Club, we burned a house down.