Johnathan Manning

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The judges at the 14th Judicial District Court have told the Calcasieu District Attorney's Office to stop allowing defendants to purchase gift cards and money orders in lieu of community service.

Five people have been indicted with an October homicide at Fairview Crossing Apartments on 5th Avenue.

A fire on Rosedown Drive originated from the fireplace, officials with the Lake Charles Fire Department said.

The Lake Charles Police Department is investigating “another attempted theft of an ATM," according to Lt. Jeff Keenum.

A man involved in a vehicle chase with Louisiana State Police threw a black duffel bag containing five pounds of marijuana out the window, authorities said.

A grand jury in state district court indicted a man on a murder charge in connection with a body found behind a shopping center on Gerstner Memorial Boulevard in September.

The Lake Charles Police Department is searching Contraband Bayou in connection with an Oct. 24 homicide on Reidway Street, officials confirm.

An officer-involved shooting has been reported in Lake Charles, officials have confirmed.

Charges have been dropped against former Lake Charles Police Officer Logan Lee Manuel.

Morton said that when deputies arrived, Spears was on the front porch of the residence holding the homeowner at knifepoint. The deputies negotiated with Spears, getting him to release the homeowner, however, he refused to put down the weapon.

A tractor-trailer has run into a building at the intersection of Sallier and Ryan streets. The Lake Charles Police Department is asking drivers to avoid the area. No one was injured in the wreck, said Capt. Kevin Kirkum, Lake Charles Police Department spokesman.

With the threat of inclement weather looming for Friday night, some high schools are moving their football games to Thursday night.

Incumbent Butch Lafargue has retained his District 11 seat on the Jeff Davis Police Jury following a recount Thursday morning.

Jim Jacobsen has officially requested a recount in the race for Beauregard sheriff, Clerk of Court Brian Lestage confirms.

Calcasieu Police Juror Shelly Mayo has requested a recount of Saturday’s election.

Tony Mancuso has been elected to a fourth term as sheriff of Calcasieu Parish.

If you’re attending the Trump rally at the Civic Center, here are a few things you need to know.

A Starks man accused of having sex with a teenager has been indicted on a sex charge.

A fire at a warehouse at the intersection of Broad and Egret streets has been extinguished, officials with the Lake Charles Fire Department said.

A Miami man accused of raping a woman at a 6th Avenue home has been indicted on a charge of first-degree rape.

Lake Charles police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on 5th Avenue.

Several Louisiana lawmakers have released statements following Pelosi’s announcement.

Murder in the Bayou, the five-part docu-series on the Jeff Davis 8, premieres Friday on ShowTime.

No injuries were reported, according to Lt. Larry Moss, Lake Charles Police Department spokesman.

Deismond Derral Simmons, 31, is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl on Dec. 6, 2018. He was arrested the same day.

A Lake Charles man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl was indicted in Calcasieu court Thursday.

Two men have been indicted in connection with the July 17 death of Baton Rouge man Zacchaeus Hakim Burton.

The Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found behind a shopping center on Gerstner Memorial Drive as a homicide and an arrest has already been made, authorities said.

Authorities say Clarence Fine, the uncle of homicide victim Chiquita Lumpkin, fired at Trinity Coleman, Lumpkin's boyfriend and a person of interest in her death, while Coleman was being pursued by police on I-10 on Labor Day.