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  • 1 week ago | unfilteredwithkiran.com | Kiran Chawla

    PORT ALLEN —- Port Allen Police are investigating a homicide that took place Friday night. It was around 8:45 p.m. when Port Allen Police responded to the homicide on Avenue A in the city. No further details have been released at this time including what led us to the death or the identity of the deceased. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 344-STOP. This is a developing story. As soon as more details are provided, the story will beupdated. Check back for new information.

  • 1 week ago | unfilteredwithkiran.com | Kiran Chawla

    BATON ROUGE — Officials at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport are working to restore water service after an outage left the facility without functioning restrooms, UWK has learned. In addition to the water issues, there is no air conditioning on the upper level where all the gates are located. UWK has learned the issue has been ongoing since at least 10 a.m. on Friday, June 20.

  • 1 week ago | unfilteredwithkiran.com | Kiran Chawla

    BATON ROUGE — A large perimeter has been set up as multiple agencies respond after a shooting that left an ATF agent shot at, grazed by a bullet. It was just after 2 p.m. when a shooting took place during an ATF surveillance operation. An ATF agent was shot at and hit by some bullet fragments. The federal agent has been transported to a hospital and said to have minor injuries. One suspect was hit during the shooting and that person has been transported to a hospital as well.

  • 1 week ago | unfilteredwithkiran.com | Kiran Chawla

    BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge Police officer was rushed to a hospital after a crash involving his motorcycle. The crash happened after 11 a.m. on Monday, June 16th at Prescott and Joor roads, near Greenwell Springs. Northbound Greenwell Springs has been shut down as officials respond to the scene and investigate exactly what happened. The motorman officer was transported in serious condition via an ambulance and multiple police officers escorting the ambulance.

  • 1 week ago | unfilteredwithkiran.com | Kiran Chawla

    BATON ROUGE — Reverend Jimmy Swaggart is an internationally-known evangelist, gospel musician, and founder of Jimmy Swaggart Ministries and currently in critical condition. He suffered a sudden cardiac arrest early Sunday morning, on Father’s Day. According to family members, Rev. Swaggart went into cardiac arrest shortly after 8 a.m. at his home in Baton Rouge. Paramedics were able to revive a heartbeat before transporting him to the hospital.

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Unfiltered With Kiran
Unfiltered With Kiran @UnfilteredKiran
17 Jun 25

A Baton Rouge Police officer was rushed to a hospital after a crash involving his motorcycle. East Baton Rouge deputies confirmed the incident was an “intentional, targeted hit” on the officer, a 23-year veteran of BRPD, Sgt. Caleb Eisworth. https://t.co/krLbwMKcol

Unfiltered With Kiran
Unfiltered With Kiran @UnfilteredKiran
17 Jun 25

Local realtor pleads guilty to indecent behavior with juveniles https://t.co/daWZNniMQx https://t.co/t8jlDFyItk

Unfiltered With Kiran
Unfiltered With Kiran @UnfilteredKiran
17 Jun 25

The man charged with intentionally targeting a Baton Rouge Police motorcycle officer in a crash on Monday was arrested for similar charges over a decade ago. https://t.co/qBWiqrFDnb