Destiny Beasley

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Destiny Beasley |Domenic Purdy

BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge judge denied a man bond Wednesday afternoon after he was accused of intentionally driving into a BRPD motorcycle officer. Gad Black, 41, will now be held without bond for attempted first-degree murder, hate crimes and resisting a police officer charges. Black allegedly struck Sgt. Caleb Eisworth along Joor Road on Monday, critically injuring the officer. Arrest records indicate that Black had a "deep-rooted hatred" of law enforcement.

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE — District Attorney Hillar Moore said his office and law enforcement are looking for the owners of the massage parlors raided Wednesday. Moore said he's seeking to take criminal or civil action against them. He said, unfortunately, in these types of cases, the victims may leave the country or do not want to cooperate. “We can see if we can make cases without them being necessary to be used, and now we have given cease and desist orders to all of these locations,” Moore said.

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge was one of more than a thousand cities across the country where demonstrators gathered to protest the Trump administration Saturday morning. It's all part of "No Kings," a day aimed at protesting against what organizers view as "executive overreach" from President Donald Trump. Indivisible Baton Rouge organized the protest in the capital city. Members Lisa King and and Jerel Giarrusso said this is a peaceful protest that exercises their rights to freedom of speech.

2 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE — A new audit released Monday morning revealed the Department of Children and Family Services is still struggling. The Louisiana Legislative audit found 129 vacant child welfare positions statewide – with 16 openings in the Baton Rouge area. The audit showed that in one year, workers' caseloads jumped from 9 to almost 16 cases a month. Senator Regina Barrow said the audit shows that not only is the department understaffed, but they're also overworked.

2 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Destiny Beasley

BATON ROUGE —At the Capitol, senators approved a bill allowing St. George to create its school district. East Baton Rouge School Board member Dadrius Lanus said he worries about how the split could impact the future of East Baton Rouge schools. “If you look at education and policy inside the state of Louisiana, this single piece of legislation can quite frankly be one of the most impactful that we’ll see hit education in our state in a very long time," Lanus said.