Crime

Murder trial in Welsh shooting ends in hung jury

A mistrial has been declared after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the trial of…

Crime

1/26: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Gerald Keith Hebert, 54, 412 W. Elizabeth St., Sulphur…

Crime

1/24: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Brandon Donnell Simmons, 37, 1914 N. Jake St. —…

Local News

Suspects sought in Common Street burglary

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for the people involved in a Friday night burglary at a…

Crime

Texas man pleads guilty to manslaughter for causing fatal 2021 crash

A Texas man who caused a fatal wreck in Sulphur while attempting to outrun a Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s…

Crime

1/23: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Toni Marie Ogden, 44, Humble, Texas — theft from…

State News

Ex-Army soldier from Louisiana charged in Capitol riot convicted of manslaughter for killing Iraqi man in 2004

A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq…

Crime

Sheriff warms of scam reported in area

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso is warning area residents of a scam that has recently resurfaced in the…

Crime Brief

1/22: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Aerinn Devohn Guillory, 32, 2770 Power Centre Parkway No.…

Crime

Police: Woman ‘excessively’ battered 2-year-old daughter, then attacked her mother

A Lake Charles woman charged with domestic abuse battery is accused of “excessively” battering her 2-year-old daughter —…