In early 2024, the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) DC-1 Jail Facility Warden received information about possible criminal offenses committed by an APSO Corrections Lieutenant who was emplo
On April 11, 2024, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 1 at Beauregard Landry Road.
The Louisiana State Police has issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory on behalf of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office for 16-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzie” Burke.
On April 8, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 489 in the LaCamp community.
On April 3, 2024, shortly after 2:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a three-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 49, about two miles north of US 167.
The Louisiana Department of Corrections and the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office have launched a joint investigation into the death of 45-year-old Louisiana State Penitentiary inmate Robert C
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that
Jeremiah Micah Deare, 40, Sarah Elaine Fogle, 33, were each sentenced yesterday afternoon
Obituaries
Graveside services for Mr. Jessie Joseph Goudeau will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Dodge Family Cemetery in Vick, LA. 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Grady Dodge officiating.
Funeral services are pending and under the direction of Escude Funeral Home of Mansura.
Alfred Watson of Simmesport, age 49, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Alice Jackson, age 66, passed away at the Crossing of Clarity in Baton Rouge, LA surrounded by her loved ones on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Carmouche McCann will be held at 11:00 a.m.
A Funeral Mass celebrating the life of Mr. Justin Paul DeSoto will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. with Father Wade DeCoste officiating.
Lifestyle
Dale Ray stands at the historical marker commemorating Ray’s Ferry-1816. The ferry was owned by his great-great-great-grandfather Reuben Ray.
The essence of history is that as years roll on some things get rolled over. Such is the case of Ray’s Ferry, which was just out of Bunkie.
Don Johnson holds his book, "Who's Watching You," which recounts the life, ordeal and courage of his wife, Ellen, to overcome the trauma of being abducted, raped and almost killed in an attack in 2001.
Ellen Crawford Johnson.
It's not a name that is familiar to many, but her courage and efforts are responsible for convicting many criminals and gaining justice for their victims.
By Raymond L. Daye
Poster for Jack Hunter's latest film, Horror Nights
When he was in high school, people called him "psycho," carved insults into the side of his vehicle and bullied him incessantly.
By Raymond L. Daye