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Evidence in the death of seven-year-old Paris Williams was tampered with and concealed, the Addis Police Department revealed at a press conference. A 911 hang-up call from the child's mother came more than two hours before a second call reported the child unresponsive.
July 08, 2026
Darren Dorman Jr., 46, a federal detainee, was pronounced dead at the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center on Sunday night after being found unresponsive in a cell. Sheriff Jeff Bergeron ordered an investigation. The death is the fifth at the facility in just over two years.
July 07, 2026
Christopher Butler surrendered to the West Baton Rouge Parish jail Thursday afternoon on charges including second-degree murder. Both suspects in the death of a seven-year-old Addis girl are now in custody.
July 06, 2026
A Port Allen man is facing five charges, including possession of a machine gun, after police say he discarded a Glock handgun equipped with an illegal automatic conversion device during a brief vehicle pursuit near Avenue C and S. 12th Street on July 2.
July 03, 2026
The mother of a seven-year-old girl who died following a domestic violence incident in Addis has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Addis Police Chief Jason Langlois confirmed Dorsey is the child's mother. A second suspect remains at large on related charges.
July 03, 2026
The Addis Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for Christopher Butler in connection with the death of a seven-year-old girl following a domestic violence incident Wednesday evening. Butler is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of felony domestic abuse battery.
July 02, 2026
A manufactured home on Myhand Street in Addis was destroyed in an early morning fire Monday, the third structure fire in West Baton Rouge Parish in three days. All occupants escaped safely. No injuries were reported.
June 29, 2026
A Sunday evening fire at a duplex on Avenue B in Port Allen displaced two families. The preliminary cause was traced to an air conditioning unit in the attic. No injuries were reported
June 28, 2026
Five suspects have been arrested and charged after a woman was shot multiple times early Sunday morning on Azalea Street in Port Allen, according to a statement from Police Chief Donovan V. Mitchell. The victim is in critical but stable condition.
June 21, 2026
