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Sanity hearing ordered for woman who says her birth date is ‘hearsay’

A Sulphur woman who was in state district court this week to answer to a bench warrant told ... Read more

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Small says he feared for his life

Defendant tries to build case he is not guilty of first-degree murder As the first-degree murder trial of ... Read more

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‘Shot over two fist-fulls of marijuana’

Prosecutors paint the scene of how Westlake man lost his life in drug deal gone bad The first-degree ... Read more

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Hauser up for parole

Then-17-year-old killed stepmother, her young son <p class="indent">A Beauregard Parish man who planned and executed the murder of ... Read more

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Man gets 20 years in disarming deputy case

Charges stem from arrest for trespassing A Lake Charles man was sentenced Friday in state district court to ... Read more

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Lawsuit filed over TV show

LC man was found not guilty in 1992 rape case profiled on ‘Cold Justice: Sex Crimes’ A Lake ... Read more

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Prosecutor: Ridiculous Reeves case isn’t finished after so many years

Although the state Supreme Court denied a recent appeal for a man found guilty and sentenced to death ... Read more

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Local man pleads guilty to attempted murder

A local man who was scheduled to go to trial in two weeks has pleaded guilty to attempted ... Read more

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Jury selection begins Monday for murder trial

Defendant found competent to stand trial Jury selection is set to begin Monday in state district court for ... Read more

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Teenager’s bond reduced to $50,000

A teenager who was arrested in 2017 on eight counts of aggravated assault with a firearm had his ... Read more