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Bond money gets OK

$35M will be used to finance new parish facilities Calcasieu Parish police jurors voted 10-1 Thursday to approve ... Read more

Crime

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

Crime

Unanimous jury verdicts discussed at forum

A public forum on unanimous jury verdicts, the death penalty and mandatory sentencing was held Monday at Central ... Read more

Crime

Conviction upheld, re-sentencing ordered

The 2017 conviction of a man who was found guilty of unauthorized entry of an inhabited dwelling has ... Read more

Crime

Court of Appeal affirms conviction

Cawthorne serving life sentence in robbery gone wrong <p class="indent">JENNINGS — An appeals court has affirmed the life ... Read more

Crime

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

Crime

Second motion filed to have judge recused

Although a judge denied a motion earlier this week in state district court to recuse Judge Sharon Wilson ... Read more

Crime

Motion to recuse Judge Wilson from Marshall case denied

A retired judge from New Iberia denied a motion Monday in state district court to recuse Judge Sharon ... Read more

Editorials

Bill calls for keeping jurors names secret

The American Press Secret JuryAmerican Press composite <p class="indent">Should the names of jurors in Louisiana criminal trials be ... Read more

Crime

Judge denies motion for unanimous verdict in murder case

<p class="p1">Although a trial date has not yet been set for a Lake Charles man accused of second-degree ... Read more

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