Ex-girlfriend, two others arrested for conspiracy to kill Southern student found shot dead in Mississippi - Baton Rouge news - NewsLocker (2025)

ST. FRANCISVILLE — Steven Harris, a former Southern University sophomore who was found shot dead in western Mississippi, was allegedly killed by his ex-girlfriend and two others, the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff said Thursday when deputies arrested three suspects for conspiring to kill him.Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, Calajia Jack, 20, and Allyah Martin, 21, were all arrested on conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Hollins was also charged with the possession of a machine gun,

Simone Biles to compete on all four events at Olympic team finals despite calf injury

PARIS (AP) — A calf injury isn’t going to slow down Simone Biles.The American gymnastics star is in the lineup for all four events during Tuesday night’s Olympic team finals.Biles tweaked her left calf while warming up for floor exercise during qualifying on Sunday. She retreated briefly to have the calf taped but then returned and posted the top scores on floor and vault on her way to topping the all-around.Last week, U.S. team leaders had considered holding Biles

2une In Previews: Newsies in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE - Extra, extra! Newsies: The Broadway Musical is coming to Baton Rouge. The production will run at the LSU Shaver Theater from August 1 to 4. Watch the interview with 2une In above for more information!Permalink| Comments

Iowa now bans most abortions after about 6 weeks, before many women know they're pregnant

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s strict abortion law went into effect Monday, immediately prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.Iowa’s Republican leaders have been seeking the law for years and gained momentum after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Iowa Supreme Court also issued a ruling that year saying there was no constitutional right to abortion in the state.“The

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Millions in state tax refunds moving to Unclaimed Property if taxpayers don't claim them

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana residents have until September 6 to claim their portion of the millions of dollars in unclaimed tax refunds before they become unclaimed property. The Louisiana Department of Revenue sent out letters to over 18,000 state residents advising them to claim their tax refunds before they become inaccessible to the taxpayers. LDR is reporting there are just over $15 million in unclaimed tax refunds. Taxpayers can claim their refunds by visiting LDR's

Police investigating late-night shooting that left one dead, one injured

BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that happened late Sunday night that left one person dead and another injured.The Baton Rouge Police Department said the shooting happened on North Harrells Ferry Road near Sherwood Forest shortly before midnight. The coroner's officer was contacted for one fatality, but the identity of the victim was not immediately known. Another person was also taken to the hospital for their injuries. Police did not have information on a po

Teams working to clean up oil spill in Bayou Lafourche

BAYOU LAFOURCHE - Crews are working to clean up an oil spill after crude oil from a Raceland facility made its way into Bayou Lafourche. The Lafourche Parish Government said the oil came from Crescent Midstream Crude Oil Facility in Raceland and was getting into the bayou from a storm water canal. Officials were alerted to the mistake around 8 a.m. Saturday and had the leak contained by 2 p.m. Crews are now working to get the oil out of the bayou. As of 8 p.m. Sunday, there we

Two meteor showers will flash across the sky around the same time in late July

Get ready for a meteor shower doubleheader.The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks in late July. And this year, it will coincide with a second smaller meteor shower, the Alpha Capricornids.The Delta Aquariids occur every year in North America’s late summer. This year’s peak activity happens early Tuesday morning, with an expected 15 to 20 meteors visible per hour in the Northern Hemisphere, under dark skies. Viewing should be even better in the Southern Hemisphere. T

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Firefighters feel 'betrayed' after vehicle break ins Saturday night, four guns stolen

BATON ROUGE - Deputies responded to two separate car burglaries Saturday night, with both incidents occurring at different fire stations in East Baton Rouge Parish.Firefighters returned from a late night call to find someone had broken into multiple employee vehicles at the East Side Fire Department on Old Hammond Highway."It's a betrayal of trust, that you park out here and we're here to do good, we're here to serve the people, we're here to help and somebody takes advantage of it," Captain Jo

Firefighters feel 'betrayed' after multiple break ins Saturday night

BATON ROUGE - Deputies responded to two separate car burglaries Saturday night, with both incidents occurring at different fire stations in East Baton Rouge Parish.Firefighters returned from a late night call to find someone had broken into multiple employee vehicles at the East Side Fire Department on Old Hammond Highway."It's a betrayal of trust, that you park out here and we're here to do good, we're here to serve the people, we're here to help and somebody takes advantage of it," Captain Jo

Deputies arrest man who allegedly assaulted fiancee, fled into woods

CENTRAL - Deputies arrested a man who allegedly assaulted his fiancee and fled into the woods off Frenchtown Road and Planchet Road.According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office and the Central Police Department, the incident happened around 10 a.m. Sunday. Police searched the area and did not locate him until around 3:40 p.m.The fiancee did not need to be transported. The man was arrested for domestic battery but has not yet been identified.Permalink| Comments

Man accused of murdering Southern student extradited to Mississippi

WOODVILLE, Miss. - A man accused of being one of three people to murder a Southern student was extradited to Mississippi, according to officials.Derek Terrell Hollins Jr., 21, faces first-degree murder charges in Wilkinson County, while he was arrested for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in West Feliciana Parish. He was arrested alongside Calajia Jack, 20, and Allyah Martin, 21, for the murder of Steven Harris.The presumed body of Harris, who went missing on July 17, was recovered Wedn

Two dead, six others injured after boat crash, search and rescue on Tickfaw River

TICKFAW - Two people are dead after a boat crash and search and rescue on the Tickfaw River, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. According to LPSO, two-vessel collision took place in the Tickfaw River near Kings Point at 12 a.m. Sunday. Officials found aheavily damaged 25 foot pontoon boat and a capsized 25 foot Sea Fox boat.A 27-year-old female was trapped under the capsized vessel. An agent and Good Samaritan recover

Paris Olympics Day 2: Simone Biles and LeBron James shine as Americans step up at the Games

PARIS (AP) — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright.Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled, so did the U.S. women’s soccer team. Torri Huske grabbed some of the spotlight, and Haley Batten made a name for herself by earning a silver medal in mountain biking for the best finish ever by an American rider.Although it was French swimmer Léon Marchand who received the most boisterous cheers in crushing the field to w

Robert Downey Jr. is returning to 'Avengers' films as a villain in 1 of Marvel's Comic-Con twists

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marvel Studios returned to San Diego Comic-Con with dancing Deadpool variants and a choir for a panel that included news about the next two “Avengers” films and surprise guests, including Harrison Ford and Robert Downey Jr.Downey is returning to Marvel’s films, but not as Iron Man. He’ll play the villain Victor Von Doom, or Doctor Doom, in at least one of the upcoming “Avengers” movies. Down

Deputies asking for public's help with information about Kentwood homicide

KENTWOOD - Deputies in Tangipahoa Parish are asking for information after a Mississippi man was found shot to death in his car Saturday morning. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said someone found 43-year-old Edward Robertson from Magnolia, Miss., found slumped over his steering wheel around 8:30 a.m. Deputies said Robertson's car was sitting idle in the middle of Brab Alford Lane and glass was scattered on the roadway. The sheriff's office asks that anyone who has infor

Church gives away 100 backpacks full of school supplies at back-to-school bash

BATON ROUGE - More than 100 backpacks filled with school supplies were given out during the Crusade Christian Center's back-to-school bash Saturday afternoon.Pastor Jed Brumfield and his wife Sha'Myra said they hosted the event at BREC's Narin Drive Park to give kids what they need to start school and bring the community together."It was a vision that God gave me to basically give back to the community and for us to serve the people," Sha'Myra Brumfield said.Pastor Brumfield said there needs to

Three Ponchatoula teenagers arrested for animal cruelty after 2023 video surfaces online

PONCHATOULA - Three teenagers from Ponchatoula were arrested on animal cruelty charges Saturday after a video taken in 2023 was shared multiple times on social media. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said they were alerted to the situation by a video that was posted recently and shared more than 1,500 times. It shows a man and a dog in the middle of a pond. When the dog starts swimming toward the bank, the person ignites the dog's shock collar. After the dog stops moving and refu

Beach volleyball fans gather to watch former LSU duo's first Olympic match at court they trained on

BATON ROUGE - The former LSU beach volleyball duo Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss put on quite the show in their Olympic debut Saturday, sweeping their match against Canada's Bansley and Bukovec. Nearly 5,000 miles away in Baton Rouge, fans gathered for a watch party at Mango's — a beach volleyball spot on Bricksome Avenue where the pair trained all summer. Mango's owners Tina and Tim Bourgeois said they remember when Kloth and Nuss first began playing there."T

Gonzales students receive free school supplies and uniforms ahead of upcoming school year

GONZALES - Students enjoyed music, splash pads, snow-balls and free school supplies Saturday at the Ascension 4 Youth Fest Back to School Bash.Oxy Petroleum sponsored the event and provided kids with backpacks, supplies and uniforms — all for free.Council member Chase Melancon, who also works with Oxy, says they gave out 500 backpacks last year, and this school year it's doubled. “We’re giving away a 1,000 school backpacks, with school supplies in it, alon

Bangladeshi Students' Alliance rallies at Louisiana state capitol Friday night

BATON ROUGE - A few dozen people in Baton Rouge rallied at the state capitol Friday night hoping to raise awareness after more than 100 students in Bangladesh were injured and killed by law enforcement.The students in Bangladesh were advocating for a more merit-based, fair recruitment process for public sector jobs.The Bangladeshi Students' Alliance believes peaceful protests will help raise awareness and shed light on the problem.Permalink| Comments

Justice Department says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department is accusing TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.Government lawyers wrote in documents filed late Friday to the federal appeals court in Washington that TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance used an internal web-suite syste

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters.Details of the sprawling plan were filed Friday in federal court in the Northern District of California, a little more than two months after the framework

Iberville Parish principal named Louisiana Principal of the Year

NEW ORLEANS - An Iberville Parish principal was named as Louisiana's Principal of the Year on Saturday night. The award went to Dr. Amanda Austin, who leads MSA East Academy in St. Gabriel. The magnet K-12 school is specializes in math, science and art.Dr. Austin accepted her award at the 18th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala, which was held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans. She was selected out of nine finalists, which included the principal of Central C

One dead after crash on Highway 21 in Covington

COVINGTON - One person died after a crash on Highway 21 in St. Tammany Parish Friday morning, according to Louisiana State Police.Officers say Jonathan Brister, 25, of Covington, died after his Chevrolet Cruze traveled across the centerline of LA Hwy 21 and struck a Chevrolet Silverado head-on.Brister was unrestrained. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet Silverado was properly restrained, sustained moder

St. Gabriel Police officer arrested for domestic violence charges, placed on administrative leave

GONZALES - An officer with the St. Gabriel Police Department was arrested for domestic abuse, according to the Gonzales Police Department.Officers were dispatched Friday at 2 p.m. in reference to a disturbance. As a result, Ronald Monroe Jr. was arrested.Monroe was arrested for domestic abuse aggravated assault, domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer.Monroe was previously arrested for domestic abuse charges in 2021. He received a guilty verdict for simple battery as a result of the cas

St. Gabriel Police officer arrested for domestic violence charges

GONZALES - An officer with the St. Gabriel Police Department was arrested for domestic abuse, according to the Gonzales Police Department.Officers were dispatched Friday at 2 p.m. in reference to a disturbance. As a result, Ronald Monroe Jr. was arrested.Monroe was arrested for domestic abuse aggravated assault, domestic abuse battery and resisting an officer.No other details about his arrest were immediately available.Permalink| Comments

Two killed, two injured after crash in St. Mary Parish

PATTERSON - Two people died and two others were injured after a Thursday crash in Patterson, according to Louisiana State Police.Officers say Anthony Peck, 77, and Betty Hester, 58, died after a crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Lori Lane.The investigation revealed that the driver of an 18-wheeler, 43-year-old Marcela Yepes-Restrepo, attempted to make a U-turn from a center return lane, but a Kia driving down Hwy 90 struck the side of the 18-wheeler as it was making the turn.Peck and his front-seat

Baton Rouge police react to fallen officer in Lafayette

JEANERETTE - A Lafayette Police officer was killed Thursday in a stand-off. Three other officers were injured, according to the Lafayette Police Department.Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette served the Lafayette Police Department for 11 years. He was a member of the S.W.A.T. Negotiator team. Jolivette was shot and killed while attempting to serve several warrants. That’s when a barricaded suspect shot officers.Kyle Hill is a hostage negotiator for the Baton Rouge Police Department. He und

2024 East Baton Rouge Neighborhood Convention to be held at Raising Cane's River Center in September

BATON ROUGE - The 2024 Connecting East Baton Rouge Neighborhood Convention is taking place in September at the Raising Cane's River Center, according to the East Baton Rouge City-Parish government.The goal of the event is to bringing together neighborhood leaders and residents, public safety leaders, city-parish department heads and youth from across the parish for sharing practices and tools needed to build strong, connected neighborhoods.The event is taking place Saturday, September 14 from 9