crime
Sulphur man accused of trafficking, cock fighting, animal cruelty
A Sulphur man has been charged with trafficking after a child younger than 16 reported he was sexually abusing her. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson ...
Crystal Stevenson, Author at American Press
arrests
4/25: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Billy Hudson Terrell, 41, 2208 Ernest St. Apt. C — domestic abuse battery; interfering with emergency ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:54 pm
3rd Circuit Court of Appeal
Conviction stands for LC man who killed wife before she could divorce him
The conviction of a Lake Charles man serving life in prison for killing his wife before she could divorce him has been affirmed. Harold Alvin ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 5:34 pm
arrests
4/24: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Teneeshia Monique Powell, 47, 3434 Coolidge St. — drug possession; obstruction of justice. Bond: $5,000. Jaylin ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:20 pm
lake charles police
BREAKING: LCPD investigating early morning homicide
The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating an early morning homicide at an 18th Street apartment complex. Lt. Jeffrey Keenum said officers responded to a ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 7:20 am
arrests
4/23: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Warren Leon Brown, 30, 2152 11th St. — pedestrians on highways or interstate highways; possession of ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 5:10 pm
4-year-old dies
UPDATE: 4-year-old found unresponsive in local couple’s home dies
Charges against a Sulphur man and his live-in girlfriend have been upgraded after a 4-year-old boy found unresponsive in their home last week died over ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 2:42 pm
3rd Circuit Court of Appeal
Sentence vacated for woman serving 15 years for vehicular homicide
The sentence for a Texas woman serving 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing a fatal traffic accident in which she had been ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Monday, April 22, 2024 12:53 pm
arrests
4/22: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff announces arrest list
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: Brent Lee Edwards, 19, 1506 Arkansas St. — armed robbery; car jacking; illegal carrying of weapons, ...
by Crystal Stevenson, Monday, April 22, 2024 11:46 am
School Lunch Menus
SW La. school lunch menus April 22-26
The following menus for April 22-26 for area schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus are subject to change. Allen Lunch MONDAY: ...