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Jan 8, 2025 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Shreveport woman accused of attempting to kidnap a baby from Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge appeared in court on Wednesday. Dinesty Selmon, 22, walked out of the 19th Judicial District Courthouse, avoiding our camera and our questions. Selmon was arrested and charged last March for allegedly trying to kidnap a baby from Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Former LSU student Matthew Marsiglia didn’t appear in court on Tuesday for his manslaughter arraignment after his attorney filed a no-appearance motion. Through his attorney, he pleads not guilty. Marsiglia was arrested last April after a March fight outside Fred’s in Tigerland, 26-year-old David Repath died three days after the fight. According to an arrest affidavit we obtained in April, Repath was arguing with Marsiglia’s friends and punched one of them.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
cenlanow.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A six-week-old kitten in Gonzales is receiving care after being deliberately injured with fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Jonathan Henriques, director of Rescue Alliance in Gonzales, said the kitten was tied up and targeted with Roman candles by a group of teens on Weber City Road. “This is animal abuse at its finest,” Henriques said. Henriques responded to a call from a concerned neighbor at dusk on Dec. 31.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The mother of a man who was killed in 2023 wants justice for her son. The mother of 29-year-old Donte Tate, Natasha Tate speaks out about the death of her son. “He was standing on this corner when the car came this way and shot through the field,” said Tate. On June 12, 2023, 29-year-old Donte Tate was standing in front of the now-closed Cadillac Grocery Store in north Baton Rouge with some friends. His mother said a car drove by and opened fire. He was shot and killed.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
by: John Rupolo Posted: Dec 2, 2024 / 11:17 AM CST Updated: Dec 2, 2024 / 11:17 AM CST BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Body cam footage from 2019 shows two Baton Rouge Police officers holding down a 14-year-old boy while his mother hits him with a belt more than 40 times.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Body cam footage from 2019 shows two Baton Rouge Police officers holding down a 14-year-old boy while his mother hits him with a belt more than 40 times. Attorney Ryan Thompson represents the now 19-year-old man and filed an internal affairs complaint with BRPD about the incident on Nov. 18. “It is gut-wrenching. We are supposed to be in a civilized society. I know personally that post does not train individuals to hold 14-year-olds down.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a suspect believed to be connected to a drive-by shooting that claimed the life of a young man. On Tuesday afternoon, Dylan Fox, 19, in handcuffs, was being led to jail and charged in the shooting death of Eric Taylor, 14. “I can say the evidence we retrieved from that video was a big part of our investigation,” said BRPD Lt. L’Jean McKneely.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The mother of the 14-year-old who was killed in a shooting last week is looking for answers. Tammy Taylor is the mother of eight children. She’s lost two this year. Her 26-year-old daughter in January, and her 14-year-old son last week. Her son, Eric Taylor, was shot last Wednesday less than 100 yards from their home off of Plank Road. She heard the gunshots that took his life. “We were sitting on the porch playing cards and we heard gunshots,” said Taylor.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The mother of the 14-year-old who was killed in a shooting last week is looking for answers. Tammy Taylor is the mother of eight children. She’s lost two this year. Her 26-year-old daughter in January, and her 14-year-old son last week. Her son, Eric Taylor, was shot last Wednesday less than 100 yards from their home off of Plank Road. She heard the gunshots that took his life. Advertisement“We were sitting on the porch playing cards and we heard gunshots,” said Taylor.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
brproud.com | John Rupolo
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — It’s the last full week on the campaign trail and the top candidates in the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President’s race are out in full force. Incumbent Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is spending the last week of the campaign pressing the flesh. The same could be said of her opponent, Ted James, as they are shoring up support and trying to reach undecided voters. “I was out early this morning in one area of the community, going door to door.
