An Ascension Parish judge recently recused himself from a case involving the alleged starvation of a five-year-old boy in Geismar.

Bernice and Gerald Byrd pleaded guilty to child abuse in Baltimore City Circuit Court, according to CBS Baltimore. The plea ...

A Baltimore couple admitted in court to starving their daughter to death, ending a case that shocked the city and left three ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Lawmakers demanded explanations Wednesday about a 5-year-old boy who died from apparent starvation in Ascension Parish, weighing only 19 pounds at the time of his death.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Malnutrition Advocacy Fund, along with a coalition of Congressional leaders and global food security advocates have issued the following statement ...

Police say the 6-month-old baby, Solana Ma'at Khepri Gonzalez, weighed just over 5 pounds when she died, far below what she should have weighed. The couple is back behind bars. Judge David Hasty and ...

Bernice Byrd and Gerald Byrd each pleaded guilty for their role in starving their daughter, Zona Byrd, and her 6-year-old brother.