St John the Baptist Parish

4-Month-Old Girl Dies From Starvation, Malnutrition, Abuse; Parents Charged With Murder
Murder

A Louisiana couple was arrested last week after their 4-month-old daughter was found dead in their home. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office said that 24-year-old Angel Taylor and 31-year-old Chevy Lafountain have been charged with second degree murder, neglect, and child abuse. Officers were called to the couple’s home in Reserve about …

Murder
October 15, 2022

15-Year-Old Charged With Gunning Down 19-Year-Old Woman on Sunday Afternoon

Louisiana authorities have arrested a 15-year-old boy in the shooting death of a 19-year-old woman earlier this week in LaPlace. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputies found Yasmine Halum fatally wounded Sunday afternoon in the front yard of a home in LaPlace, NOLA.com reported. She had been shot in the torso and was rushed …