3 charged in New Orleans for illegal voting in 2024 electionFederal prosecutors in New Orleans have charged three people with voting illegally in the 2024 federal election, part of President Donald Trump’s push to stamp out what he has described as rampant voting by noncitizens. All three defendants were living in the country legally as green card holders when they allegedly cast the votes, the Justice Department…Baton Rouge Advocate23h agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticevoting fraud charges
Honduras man in Lake Charles arrested for illegal entranceUnited States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Honduras 42-year-old David Joel Hernandez-Sanchez to 30 months in federal prison for “Illegal re-entry of a Removed Alien” on Sept. 24, according to a news release from Western District of the Louisiana U.S. Attorney's Office.Baton Rouge Advocate1d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeillegal re entry sentencing
Opinion: Scalise may be right - this Congress is productivePlenty of critics have said this Congress has been unproductive. In a recent post to social media, Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, pointed to numerous examples of what the House has accomplished.Baton Rouge Advocate2d agoWhole story →GovernmentCultureS 283S 759congress productivity debate
Federal prosecutor hired for Baton Rouge corruption casesLouisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office has a hired John Luke Walker, a former federal prosecutor out of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Lafayette to lead the state’s cases against LaMont Cole, Cleve Dunn Jr. and other Baton Rouge officials.Baton Rouge Advocate4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticebaton rouge corruption cases
Sen. Bill Cassidy can enhance his legacy with dental billGuest Column: Sen. Bill Cassidy can enhance his legacy with dental billBaton Rouge Advocate4d agoWhole story →HealthBill Cassidyelsa bill advocacy
Two St. Tammany brothers accused of helping Hamas by fedsFederal authorities accused two brothers living in Louisiana of using social media to raise thousands of dollars for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group responsible for the October 2023 attack on Israel, newly unsealed court records show.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →JusticeCulturehamas funding arrests
New Orleans judge sought criminal charges against TV stationA New Orleans criminal court judge asked police to criminally investigate WWL-TV after the station reported that the judge’s ex-fiancé transferred a $765,000 home to her ownership while he was negotiating a federal plea deal, records show.Baton Rouge Advocate5d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticejudge seeks criminal charges
Judge dismisses restraining order against Sulphur mayorFourteenth Judicial District Judge Bill Cutrera dismissed the emergency restraining order at the mutual request of both Sulphur Mayor Jacob Stutes and his wife, Teresa Stutes.Baton Rouge Advocate7d agoWhole story →Justice
Federal theft conspiracy leads to prison for 2 Lafayette menA four-person conspiracy to steal heavy equipment across multiple Southern states ended when two Lafayette men were sentenced to federal prison. The group used fraudulent paperwork and VIN tampering to disguise stolen vehicles valued at over $250,000.Baton Rouge Advocate7d agoWhole story →Justicefederal theft conspiracy sentencing
