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Cole sworn in as newest member of Louisiana Supreme Court
Lake Charles attorney Cade R. Cole has become the 119th associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court. A ... Read more
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Crime
State Supreme Court upholds reversal of overdose conviction
The Louisiana Supreme Court has upheld the reversal of the second-degree murder conviction of a Lake Charles man ... Read more
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Retired Louisiana Supreme Court justice — a Sulphur native — dies at 68
Special to the American Press The Honorable Justice Marcus R. Clark, retired Louisiana Supreme Court Justice, passed away ... Read more
Crime
La. Supreme Court will review case of LC man convicted in overdose case
The state Supreme Court will review the case of a Lake Charles man whose life sentence was reversed ... Read more
Crime
Supreme Court denies writ for man sentenced in beating death of Oakdale man
A filing for a supervisory writ by an Oakdale man convicted of manslaughter after severely beating another man ... Read more
Crime
Supreme Court unveils website
The Louisiana Supreme Court has launched its updated website with expanded digital technology for a more user-friendly experience ... Read more
Crime
Supreme Court unveils website
The Louisiana Supreme Court has launched its updated website with expanded digital technology for a more user-friendly experience ... Read more
Crime
LC man exhausts appeals at state level
Will continue serving life sentences in stabbing deaths of two women The state Supreme Court has denied an ... Read more
Crime
Man sentenced on multiple charges has exhausted appeals
‘One of the most vicious cases this court has seen in a while’ The state Supreme Court has ... Read more
Editorials
Amendment 1 sets up felon waiting period
The American Press Louisiana voters in 1998 approved a state constitutional amendment that said convicted felons could not ... Read more