Politics

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once…

Crime

Sheriff warns of jury duty scam

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning area residents of a scam that continuously resurfaces in our area.…

Crime

5/3: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Randall Keith Vidrine, 48, 418 E. Sallier St. No.…

Politics

Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story

Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer…

Crime

5/2: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Desummer Rose Blakely, 17, 623 1/2 Rose St. —…

Crime

Possession of stolen firearms lands LC man in prison

Fifty-year-old Daryl Beloney Sr. of Lake Charles was sentenced Wednesday by United States District Judge James D. Cain…

Crime

5/1: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Percy Cuba III, 45, 112 Franklin St. — aggravated…

Crime

4/30: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Jason Lamar Young III, 23, Lafayette — illegal possession…

Crime

Appeals Court upholds conviction, life sentence in carjacking of man who tried to help after accident

The state’s Appeals Court has affirmed the conviction and life sentence of an Oakdale man who attacked and…

Crime

4/29: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Michael Wayne Sorgee, 63, 3080 Edgerly-DeQuincy Road, Sulphur —…

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