Crime

LCPD: Man shot in Taylor Street home

A man was shot inside his residence late Thursday night in the 3500 block of Taylor Street. Lake ...

Crime

Louisiana moves juveniles from adult penitentiary but continues to fight court order to do so

Juvenile detainees who were being held at a former death row building at Louisiana’s adult penitentiary were transferred ...

Crime

Sheriff: Impaired 17-year-old driver strikes bicyclist, flees scene

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for DWI and a hit-and-run that caused seriously bodily injury. Calcasieu Parish ...

Crime

Iowa man accused of striking adult with intellectual disabilities

A 28-year-old Iowa, La., man has been charged with cruelty to infirmities. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Kayla Vincent ...

Crime

Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed

Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday on federal firearms charges, the latest and weightiest step yet in a long-running investigation ...

Crime

Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Alex Murdaugh appeared publicly for the first time since his murder trial at a Thursday state court hearing ...

Local News

Expungement event gives residents chance to begin again with clean slate

Sometimes good people make one bad choice, oftentimes at a young age, that can lead to a blemish ...

Crime

LC man admits rape of child under age 13, gets life in prison

Kaden S. Peloquin, 19, of Lake Charles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree rape and was sentenced to life ...

Crime

1 student dead, another arrested after shooting at Louisiana high school

A student is dead and another is in custody after a shooting Tuesday at a high school in ...

Crime

3rd Circuit Court of Appeal: Office of Juvenile Justice repeatedly ignored ruling

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal publicly scolded the Office of Juvenile Justice for its recent refusal to ...

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