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Denham Springs family loses 3 loved ones in Saturday morning fire: 'Last moments together'

Three people, 96-year-old James Garrett, 22-year-old Kirsten Vidrine and 20-year-old Danielle Ricard were killed in the fire.

Parents starved their 5-year-old son until he was 19 pounds and left him to live in filthy, trash-packed house, authorities say

"This child, 5 years old, fit in an infant body bag," the sheriff said. The post 'Fit in an infant body bag': Parents starved ...
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Five Baton Rouge high schools approved for $500K in upgrades. See where they are.

This series of projects, which East Baton Rouge Parish Superintendent LaMont Cole first proposed in August, aims to enhance ...