Authorities say two people sitting in a vehicle on Cedar Street in DeRidder were shot late Sunday morning. The shooter drove away before apparently turning the gun on himself.
The Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Calcasieu Parish Dive team have recovered a body after a subject drove their car into the Calcasieu Ship Channel, said Sheriff Ron Johnson.
Following a complaint of online fraud and sexual battery, investigators with the Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit have arrested 29-year-old New Orleans resident Rutledge “Rory” Deas.
Joshua Abelseth and Jennifer Abelseth, who lost custody of their children through a court order, took the children from their grandparents’ home in Washington Parish.
Michael L. Cupp, 44, of Dayton, Texas, was arrested on Nov. 12 by VCIO detectives from the Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office, along with members of FBI Beaumont and the Dayton Police Department. He was booked into the Liberty County Jail on a count of racketeering. Judge Sharon Wilson set bond at $15,000.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested two men in connection with an armed robbery and are currently searching for the third suspect, according to Kim Myers with the sheriff’s office.
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.
Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash at the intersection of La. 397 and E. Gauthier Road, according to Derek Senegal with Louisiana State Police.
A Louisiana State Trooper was hit by an alleged impaired driver on I-210 Monday night while working a traffic detail, according to a post on the Louisiana State Police Twitter page.
A Lake Charles man has been arrested for the 36th time after a police pursuit in Jeff Davis Parish, according to Chief Deputy Chris Ivey with the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office.
The DeRidder Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run that occurred on U.S. 190 west at 7 p.m. Friday night, according to Police Chief Christopher Rudy.
A group that provides resources to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests is demanding the Louisiana Attorney General’s office launch an official investigation into their allegations and address statute of limitations concerns.
A Beauregard man has been arrested after allegedly shooting and stealing farm-raised deer, according to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
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.
Louisiana woman Belinda Fondren, who worked at a medical clinic, is accused of selling medical excuses for $20 to high school students so they could get out of class.
The suspect in the robbery of Rouses in Sulphur is facing additional charges Friday after being identified as a suspect in a robbery in St. Martin Parish
A 14-year-old male student at DeRidder High School is accused of threatening to shoot a teacher and to shoot other students if they told anyone about the threat, DeRidder officials said.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration have cited two men for illegal crabbing in Cameron Parish.
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.
Detectives learned that the 13-year-old girl said during class that someone needed to come shoot up the school and threatened to shoot the teacher. She was booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a count of terrorizing.
