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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
Latest legal procedure
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