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Anchor/Chief Investigator @WAFB and National Investigative Reporter @InvestigateTV. Exposing injustice and holding the powerful accountable are my passions.
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I-TEAM: Lawsuit challenges candidacy of sitting Ascension Parish judge; judge disputes claims

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By Chris Nakamoto Verified
| WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
GONZALES, La. (WAFB) - A lawyer running against incumbent Judge Steven Tureau filed a lawsuit Friday challenging Tureau’s candidacy. Tureau refuted the allegations and said he will fight them vigorously, saying he is well within his right to run. Judge Steven Tureau The lawsuit asks that a court remove Tureau from the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot for district judge in the 23rd Judicial District Court, which covers Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes.
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I-TEAM: Prosecutors ask to continue rape trial for man accused in Madison Brooks case

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By Chris Nakamoto Verified
| WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Prosecutors requested a 30-day continuance this week for the case involving Desmond Carter, who is accused of raping LSU student Madison Brooks. Judge Gail Ray granted the request by prosecutors Friday but issued very stern words to them. “The first part of the state’s motion asserts this involves a rape of an LSU student,” Ray said. “There has been no determination that a rape occurred. That is a matter of fact for the jury.
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I-TEAM: 911 calls detail alleged sexual battery, other problems at troubled Baton Rouge nursing home

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By Chris Nakamoto Verified
| WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Six pages of 911 call logs obtained by the I-TEAM detail help requested at White Oak Post Acute Care over the past two years, including reports of a welfare check, a missing adult, numerous medical requests and an alleged sexual battery. Sky Wheeler said her sister Lisa, who died at the facility in March, was among those who called 911 because no one responded to her call button. “She had called me, and she was saying that she couldn’t get someone to come to her room.
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