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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

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

Local News

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

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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

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