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Shreveport Police Identify Officer Killed in Shooting; Suspect Sought
The Shreveport police officer killed in a shooting Wednesday night was a mother, former track star, and a rookie officer who had been on the job less than two months. Chatéri Payne, 22, was preparing…
Read article →Co-Worker Caught in Stabbing Death of Texas Plant Supervisor
Deputies have captured a man accused of a stabbing attack at a Houston-area steel fabrication plant like Structural steel Fabricators . The man that left a supervisor dead and another employee wounded. The Waller County…
Read article →Warrants in Shreveport as of Wednesday, January 9, 2019
The Shreveport Police Department’s Warrant Unit is asking the public’s help to get these wanted subjects off the streets and behind bars: • Stephen Triggs, 24, last known address in the 3500 block of Kingswood…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board Meeting
The Sabine Parish School Board will hold their Regular Board Meeting Monday, January 14, 2019 at 695 Peterson Street in Many. For more information, call (318) 256-9228.
Read article →Update: Shreveport Police Officer Shot and Killed Before Shift Begins
UPDATE: Shreveport Police Chief Ben Raymond has identified the officer killed as Chatéri Payne. Officer Payne graduated the police academy in November 2018. Chief Raymond says they are still looking for those responsible for Payne's…
Read article →Two People Charged in Newton County Shooting
The Newton County Sheriff’s Office says two people have been charged for a Monday morning shooting that sent a victim to the hospital. Newton County Sheriff Billy Rowles says George Riggs, 32, of Bleakwood, and…
Read article →Search Continues for Murder Suspect Believed to Be in East Texas
Sheriff’s Offices in in Shelby and Nacogdoches counties are still assisting the FBI in the ongoing search for Andres Hernandez, who is a suspect in the 2007 stabbing death of Pablo Gonzalez. FBI officials believe…
Read article →Shreveport Police Looking for Missing Juveniles and Mother
Authorities are looking for a Louisiana mother and her three missing children. Shreveport Police are looking for 36-year-old LaShunda Renee Miles and her 3 children: six-year-old Sharriah Miles, seven-year-old Tiara Miles, and 10-year-old Rayven Miles.…
Read article →Updated: One Person Shot in Newton County, Two in Custody
*Victim's name released. Deputy and first responder credited with keeping victim alive until paramedics arrived. Newton County Sheriff Billy Rowles says one person was shot and two people were taken into custody following a late…
Read article →State Fire Marshal Arrests Man for Motel Fire
A man has been charged with one count of Aggravated Arson and taken to the Red River Parish Jail. Morgan Freepon of Mooringsport, 33, was arrested for setting fire in his room at Budget Inn…
Read article →Natchitoches Coach Charged With Kidnapping, Domestic Violence
A Natchitoches parish coach has been charged with kidnapping a woman. For such cases, criminal justice lawyers located in Manassas need to be contacted. Brian Young has also been charged with domestic violence. He was…
Read article →52-Year-Old Jasper Man Injured in Four-Vehicle Pileup
A 52-year-old Jasper man was injured in a four-vehicle chain-reaction wreck that occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 190 and Marvin Hancock on New Year’s Day. The crash occurred at about 8:12 a.m. Tuesday.…
Read article →Polk County Sheriff's Asking For Public's Help Finding Burglary, Car Theft Suspect
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in several burglaries and vehicle thefts. According to a post on the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, there are…
Read article →Road Closed Due to High Flooding in Natchitoches Parish
An emergency road closure alert has been issued by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development due to flooding-high waters in Natchitoches Parish on Sunday evening. According to the DOTD, LA 1226: from LA 1227…
Read article →House Democrats Unveil Measure to Re-Open Government
House Democrats unveiled a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power…
Read article →SPD: 17-Year-Old Arrested For Shooting 8-Year-Old Boy
A Shreveport man is behind bars Tuesday morning after allegedly firing a weapon which injured an 8-year-old boy. Just after 4 a.m. on January 1, 2019, Shreveport Police patrol officers were dispatched to the 9000…
Read article →Illegal Fireworks Sales Shuts Down Many Stands
Eight firework stands in five parishes have been issued cease and desist orders by the State Fire Marshal’s Office for illegal firework over the holiday weekend. Tips lead deputies to investigate and confirm the illegal…
Read article →Rainy Start to New Year's Eve
Rainfall will impact the ArkLaTex this morning, but we should dry out in time for any outdoor New Year's Eve festivities you may have planned for this evening into tonight. An upper level disturbance is…
Read article →Former Ball Police Chief Arrested
The former chief of police in the Town of Ball, Nathaniel Ussery, 34, has been booked into the Rapides Parish jail after a lengthy investigation by Louisiana State Police. Ussery resigned in February from his…
Read article →Suspect Arrested in Payne Subdivision Shootings
An investigation by the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has led to the arrest of a Natchitoches man in connection with the death of a Montgomery man and shooting of another. Sheriff’s Detectives…
Read article →Updated: NPSO Identifies Man Killed in Early Morning Double Shooting
A Montgomery man is dead, a second man is being treated at the hospital and a third is being questioned following a double shooting early Wednesday morning near Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish sheriff’s Capt. Tony Moran…
Read article →Lightning Strike Believed Cause of Gas Well Fire in Nacogdoches County
Officials with Nacogdoches County confirm that crews are working a gas well fire on Wednesday evening. Sheriff Jason Bridges said that it is believed a lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire at…
Read article →Boil Advisory Issued in the City of Mansfield
A boil advisory has been issued for parts of the city of Mansfield on Sunday morning. According to the City of Mansfield Public Works director, Jim Ruffin, there is a water main leak at the…
Read article →Olla Motorcyclist Killed in Crash
Late Saturday night, a single vehicle crash killed a man from Olla, LA and injured a person from Columbia, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 11:50 p.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 127 at…
Read article →More Charges for Alexandria Man Arrested for Sexual Battery of Juvenile
On December 17, APD arrested William Ellington, 59, of Alexandria, on charges of felony sexual battery and felony indecent behavior with a juvenile. These charges stemmed from an investigation beginning on December 11, in which…
Read article →8-Year-Old Who Asked For Exactly 190 Cards For Christmas Gets Thousands
Just last week, 8-year-old Drake Quibodeaux, a Vinton boy fighting a terminal brain tumor had a simple request to get 190 cards for what could be his last Christmas. Little did he and his family…
Read article →DPD: School Bus Hits Dump Truck on U.S. 171 in DeRidder, No Injuries
A Beauregard Parish school bus has been involved in an accident with another vehicle on U. S. 171 in DeRidder, according to Deputy Chief Christopher Rudy, with the DeRidder Police Department. DPD was called to…
Read article →Nacogdoches Police Department Issues Silver Alert for Missing 74-Year-Old
The Nacogdoches Police Department is asking people to be on the lookout for a 74-year-old man who has been reported missing. The Nacogdoches Police Department posted a Silver Alert about Donald Clasquin on its Facebook…
Read article →Natchitoches Woman, Dog Found by Motorist on I-49
Kayla Sheryl Brown and her dog “Beanu” were found Wednesday afternoon by a driver on I-49. According to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Victor Jones, the driver recognized the young woman and her dog from media advisories…
Read article →Village of Florien
Garbage Collection for Christmas Day, Tuesday, December 25, and New Years Day, January 1, will be on the Wednesday following each holiday. Trash will be picked up on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Wednesday, January…
Read article →Polk County Sheriff's Office Asking for Public's help in Finding Car Theft Suspect
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who allegedly ran from PCSO deputies after they tried to recover the stolen vehicle he had been driving. According to…
Read article →Former Red River Parish Administrator Charged with Theft, Fraud
A former administrator for Red River Parish Communications District has been arrested after allegedly paying herself an additional $17,000 between 2016 and 2018. Jennifer Mahfouz, 41, was charged with theft, false accounting, fraud, second degree…
Read article →Fort Polk Man Arrested for Distribution of Pornography Involving Juvenile
On Friday, December 14, 2018, investigators from the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations Special Victims Unit/Alexandria Field Office, with the assistance of Fort Polk Criminal Investigations Division, arrested Joey Womack (W/M 31 yoa) of…
Read article →Sabine Parish Police Jury Meeting
The Sabine Parish Police Jury will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 9 a.m. in the Police Jury Meeting Room of the Sabine Parish Courthouse at 400 S. Capitol Street in…
Read article →Bill Cassidy's Speech
Click here to listen to the Speech given by Bill Cassidy on the Senate Floor to President Trump! We thank Bill Cassidy for Honoring our Hometown Veterans Charles Davis and Douglas Curtis. Listen to Bill…
Read article →Murder Suspect Surrenders to Natchitoches Police
A man wanted for the murder of a Natchitoches man surrendered to authorities on Friday evening. Tranndon Mitchell, 20, surrendered to the Natchitoches Police Department in regards to the shooting death of Robert Griffin, 23.…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The Sabine Parish Waterworks District #1 has issued a statement that the public please be advised that the BOIL ADVISORY for McAndy Lane in Many has been LIFTED.
Read article →Pitkin Man Left Beaten on Side of Road After Going to the Casino
On Monday, December 10, 2018, the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office received a call from Coushatta Tribal Police Department advising they had found a man that looked beat up on the side of Powell Road, 2…
Read article →Missing 85-Year-Old Man Located Deceased Several Miles From Home
A Silver Alert has been discontinued for an elderly man who has been missing for five days. According to Lufkin Police spokesperson Jessica Pebsworth, officers recovered the body of missing Alzheimer’s patient Moses Jeffero, 85,…
Read article →Natchitoches Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Injured
NPD responded to a report of a shooting at Caspari Street on December 11, shortly before midnight. Upon arrival, officers found Ronald G. Green, 57, with a gunshot to his head. He was later pronounced…
Read article →Boil Advisory
Please be advised that the Boil advisory has been lifted for HWY 118, Ashpond, Lee Jordan, Corleyville, Fisher Firetower, Shady Hill, Pump Station Roads, and all surrounding roads.
Read article →Home Fire Victims Identified
The Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the victims of Sunday morning’s tragic house fire near Campti in north Natchitoches Parish. Natchitoches Parish Asst. Deputy Coroner Steve Clanton says the bodies have been identified as…
Read article →Sabine Parish Educator Arrested for Having Sex With Student
A Sabine Parish teacher is behind bars, accused of having sex with a 13-year-old female student. Sabine Parish sheriff's investigators have charged James C. Jones, 50, of Pleasant Hill, with five counts of molestation of…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The Sabine Parish Waterworks District #1 is experiencing problems with the water supply system due to the breakage in line. Because of this problem, the water produced by the system is of questionable quality. Therefore,…
Read article →Bossier City Megachurch Still Smoldering After a Huge Morning Fire
Fire crews kept a watchful eye on smoldering debris well after sunset at the scene of what was a raging fire at a Bossier City megachurch. Crews got the call to First Bossier Church, located…
Read article →Jasper County Sheriff: Body Found Believed to be a Case of Homicide
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office they believe a body found near Jasper Friday night is a case of homicide. According to a press release, on December 7, 2018 at approximately 9:20 PM, Jasper County Sheriff’s…
Read article →Boil Advisory
The Sabine Parish Waterworks District #1 is experiencing problems with the water supply system due to the breakage in line. Because of this problem, the water produced by the system is of questionable quality. Therefore,…
Read article →NPSO: 2 Dead, Including 6-year-Old, Following Fire
Investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal fire that took the life of two people, including a child, and injured another on Sunday morning. Crews got the call around 5:30 a.m. to the…
Read article →Sabine Parish School Board Meeting
The Sabine Parish School Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Sabine Parish School Board Board room.
Read article →DOTD to remove Illegally Placed Signs Along LA 191 in Sabine Parish
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises residents that beginning Monday, January 7, 2019, DOTD maintenance crews in Sabine Parish will be removing illegal signs along the LA 191 corridor. All illegally placed signs…
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