East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Recent News About East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
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Baton Rouge attorney permanently disbarred following arrest on theft charges, state probe
Baton Rouge attorney Peggy M. Hairston Robinson has been permanently disbarred following a Dec. 6 Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary proceeding after her 2012 arrest on theft charges and a state investigation into alleged misconduct with multiple mortgage loan clients. -
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputy alleged to have falsely arrested man
BATON ROUGE – A Zachary man claims an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office deputy had no probable cause or reasonable basis to stop, arrest or seize him. -
Protester files suit against Baton Rouge, others alleging assault by officers
BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge resident alleges that he was assaulted by law enforcement officers during a protest. -
New Orleans firm handling civil rights case against police on behalf of protestors after Sterling shooting
BATON ROUGE — A New Orleans-based law firm has filed lawsuit against law enforcement officials in the state’s capital alleging they violated the rights of protesters arrested after a black man's fatal shooting by police last year. -
Woman sues parish prison for the death of her son in police custody
BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish prison system is offering about $27,000 to the family of a 25-year-old man who died in police custody two days after being booked. -
Sheriff's lifting of curfew followed filing of federal lawsuit
BATON ROUGE – In light of the recent historic floods in Louisiana, authorities on Aug. 16 issued a curfew of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in East Baton Rouge. On Aug. 19, East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux announced the lifting of the curfew after Jarrett P. Ambeau, lawyer with the Ambeau Law Firm, delivered a federal lawsuit against the state. -
East Baton Rouge Parish law officers accused of unlawful arrest
BATON ROUGE — An East Baton Rouge Parish man is suing local law enforcement officials, alleging violation of his civil rights.