Crime
Lafayette man charged in rape of local 10-year-old girl
A Lafayette man accused of raping a local 10-year-old girl has been extradited back to Louisiana to face…
National News
UPDATE: 3 children, 3 adults fatally shot at Nashville grade school
A female shooter wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three students and three adults at a…
Local News
3/27: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Kaninski Trandaz Larnett, 35, Ville Platte — drug possession;…
Crime
Bell City High student arrested for terrorizing classmates
A 13-year-old boy has been charged with terrorizing after making threats to “shoot up the school.” Calcasieu Parish…
Local News
Judge Canaday admits ‘series of failures’ in 1998 Paradise Donuts murder case
Fourteenth Judicial District Court Judge Michael Canaday admitted to “a series of failures” in his handling of a…
Local News
CPSO: Man flees in high speed chase with 2-year-old
Special to the American Press A 43-year-old Moss Bluff man is accused of leading Calcasieu Sheriff’s deputies on…
National News
Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison at a condemned prisoner may conjure up a…
Crime
Local man charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile
A Iowa, La., man has been arrested for indecent behavior with a juvenile after sending a 15-year-old girl…
Local News
VIDEO: Driver sought in Moss Bluff hit-and-run
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver involved in an early morning hit-and-run that occurred…
Crime
East Beauregard teacher, coach charged with sexual misconduct
Collin Ryan Corbett, a 25-year-old high school teacher and coach at East Beauregard High School, has resigned following…