Crime

Allen Parish man accused of setting wildfires

An Allen Parish man is accused of trespassing and setting wildfires on a company’s timberland in Rapides Parish…

Crime

1/31: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Brian Alan London, 48, 1822 Mill St. — domestic…

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1/30: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Quintin Charles Lejeune, 35, 765 Henry St., Sulphur —…

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New Orleans thief steals 7 king cakes from bakery in a very Mardi Gras way

With their purple, gold and green colors and toy babies hidden inside, king cakes are staples of Mardi…

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1/29: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Bradley Wayne Coffer, 44, 239 N. Perkins Ferry Road,…

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Former deputy accused of public payroll fraud, claiming $25,000 for hours he didn’t work

A former Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff”s Office deputy has been arrested in connection with an investigation into payroll…

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Alex Murdaugh juror says clerk made him seem guilty of murder before he testified

Alex Murdaugh was back in a South Carolina courtroom Monday, but this time the convicted killer, disbarred attorney and…

Business

Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands

A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave…

Crime

1/27: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Carl Joseph Watson, 56, 353 Fletcher Road Apt. A,…

Crime

Louisiana State Police troopers safely recover 2 Fla. AMBER alert victims

Special to the American Press Earlier today, Louisiana State Police Troop F Troopers received information from Lake County…