The University’s sociology department is working toward reducing crime through the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination project.
Almost half of gun assaults, 30 percent of murders and a fourth of...
Blair Brown, founding president of Equality for HER and communication studies junior, witnessed domestic abuse between two University students last year.
Her roommate’s boyfriend came into their...
Baton Rouge police arrested a 23-year-old man on attempted first-degree murder charges stemming from a Sept. 14 shooting behind Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland.
Jerome Lamar Verret, of 3026 Monroe...
Scotland native arrested twice
Officers arrested Garry William of Scotland twice Saturday after responding to complaints from the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house.
LSUPD spokesperson Capt. Cory Lalonde...
UPDATE 09/15/2014 3:10 P.M.-- There are still no suspects in the Tigerland shooting that injured two people early Sunday morning, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson Cpl. Don Coppola, Jr. said...
LSUPD launched a new smartphone app Tuesday that promotes safer travel across campus and allows users to anonymously upload photos and videos of suspicious incidents and emergencies.
LSU SHIELD, available...
LSUPD arrests student for fighting on game day
A University student was arrested for fighting at a tailgate Saturday.
LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said Allen Evans of Winnsboro was accused of fighting...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A former LSU football player has been arrested for allegedly choking his girlfriend, then taking her cellphone so she could not call for help.
The Advocate reports East...
The first home game against Sam Houston State on Saturday brought eager tailgaters but slower crime rates, said LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde.
Although he did not have Saturday’s specific numbers...
Both domestic and gang violence in the city have been curbed thanks to the success of the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination initiative.
BRAVE, a program created in 2011 with the City of Baton...
Student booked for DWI, Traffic Light Violation
Police pulled over 19-year-old Amanda Lafleur of Lafayette on Tuesday, Aug. 26, after she failed to stop at the red light at the Highland Road and South...
Police departments across the country, including East Baton Rouge Parish, are stocking up on military-grade weapons, including assault rifles, armored vehicles and grenade launchers.
Map: Military rifles...
