Crime
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
Local News
Funeral services set for retired Federal Judge Patricia Minaldi
Funeral services have been set for retired Federal Judge Patricia Head Minaldi who died at 60 years old ... Read more
Crime
Court denies Dubroc appeal
Man convicted of attempted murder in 2013 shooting The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the convictions of ... Read more
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9 sentenced for illegal entry into US
Nine illegal aliens have pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison for re-entering the United States after previously ... 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
Crime
Appeal denied in 2016 rape case
Sargent abused victim for 6 years By Lisa Addison laddison@americanpress.com The state Supreme Court has denied an appeal ... Read more
Crime
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
Editorials
Unanimous jury verdict has our vote
The American Press The American Press supports proposed constitutional Amendment No. 2 on the Nov. 6 ballot. It ... Read more