Crime
Former Vernon teacher guilty of sexual conduct with student
A former Vernon Parish teacher pleaded guilty last week for sexual conduct with a student. On Aug. 1, ... Read more
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Crime
Second man sentenced in attack on newspaper carrier
The second man convicted in the December 2021 attack of an American Press newspaper carrier was sentenced on ... Read more
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Former Fort Polk soldier sentenced for crimes against minor
A former soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a girl under ... Read more
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99-year term upheld for man convicted of molesting infant
The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 99-year sentence of a Vernon Parish man convicted ... Read more
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Starks man charged in Beauregard homicide after overnight manhunt
A Starks man was apprehended Thursday morning and charged in the death of 54-year-old James Barlow. Hank Robert ... Read more
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Fort Polk soldier sues Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk filed a lawsuit this week against the Biden Administration over its COVID-19 ... Read more
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Three sentenced in ‘worst case of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon’
Three people convicted of what authorities have called one of the worst cases of child abuse to ever ... Read more
Crime
Leesville man convicted on fourth obscenity charge
A Leesville man was convicted on his fourth obscenity charge last week in Vernon Parish. James Leon Collins ... Read more
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Man sentenced to 9 years for injuring teenage sisters while driving under the influence
A Sabine Parish man convicted for seriously injuring two Vernon Parish teenagers while he was driving under the ... Read more
Local News
Sheriff: Merryville man fatally struck by train
Authorities with the Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office released the identity on Monday of the man found on railroad ... Read more