Murder

The Baton Rouge murder suspect who escaped from police custody last night has been re-arrested.  Lafayette Parish Sheriff's deputies and U. S. Marshals captured Ruben Van Dyke around 7:30 this morning after a concerned citizen saw him walking down Ambassador Caffery near the Youngsville Highway...

Lavergne is currently serving time in the death of Mickey Shunick and the death of Lisa Pate.

According to Acadia Parish Sheriff Wayne Melancon, deputies were dispatched Saturday to a home on John Circle in Iota after receiving a call from a woman about a shooting.

A reminder for help from the public.

Carl Phillips is wanted in connection with a late-July shooting that killed a Baton Rouge man.

Life in prison is the only option for Robyn Davis and Carol Saltzman after conviction in May.

It took the jury an hour-and-a-half to find Aaron Francois guilty of killing a Dixie Cab driver.

After over three years of legal discussions, a final sentencing was handed down.

Two different cases taken on by a grand jury.

The family of Sierra Bouzigard is offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the crime.

A convicted murderer gets the death penalty scheduled.

Kevin Satterfield is accused of killing his wife and his daughter's boyfriend. He also shot his daughter, who is eight months pregnant.

Police have identified the man who they believe was murdered and have identified a suspect in the case.

A suspect in a murder case could be in the Acadiana area.

Three men have been arrested after triple murder.

Two people are dead and another severely injured following a home invasion. Police in Ascension Parish believe a $500,000 coin collection cost the 74-year-old man and his 50-year-old step-son their lives. Police say they found the bodies of Robert Murchand and Douglas Dooley inside the home...

After nearly seven hours of deliberation, jurors in the second-degree murder trial of Devin Badon told a state district judge they couldn't reach a decision.

Trial for an accused murderer resumes after the jury had to be sent home yesterday.

A Lafayette jury has found Jamal Carmouche guilty of manslaughter...

According to a new poll from the Pew Research Center 63 percent of adults polled favor the death penalty.  31 percent of the 2000 adults polled were opposed to the death penalty.  They did not ask me but rest assured I am strongly in favor of the death penalty in most cases.