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Violent brawl in downtown Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. – A dramatic fight was caught on camera in downtown Shreveport this weekend, just days after a City Council meeting addressing unruly crowds. A large crowd of people started fighting Friday night at…
Read article →Driver dies in single-vehicle crash in Red River Parish
COUSHATTA, La. (KSLA) - An unrestrained driver fatally crashed their vehicle on LA Highway 788. On Nov. 1, at 11 a.m., the Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 788…
Read article →State fire officials stress home heating safety as deaths rise in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, La. — As a strong cold front hits southeast Louisiana, state fire officials are warning residents to follow home heating safety tips and check smoke alarms. Chief Bryan J. Adams, Department of Public…
Read article →Two arrested in Rapides following 38-mile pursuit from Natchitoches Parish
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - Two people were arrested in Rapides Parish after a 38-mile pursuit that began in Natchitoches Parish, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office. NPSO attempted to stop a 2015 GMC…
Read article →Wanted fugitive captured in Newton County
Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard says a wanted fugitive was captured in Deweyville early Thursday morning. Havard said his deputies along with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshal’s Service were conducting a…
Read article →Wind toppled a tree onto a power line resulting in a wildfire in Newton County
Newton Fire Department Captain Melanie Smith says heavy wind on Wednesday afternoon toppled a tree onto a power line and caused a wildfire. It happened on County Road 2001, about 3 miles southeast of Newton.…
Read article →Kilgore tornado rated EF-1 by NWS survey crew
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - City crews and private contractors are working to clean up after many trees were knocked down by Tuesday’s storm. An NWS crew has also been in Kilgore Wednesday afternoon. NWS said…
Read article →‘I know people who will kill you’: Man accused of solicitation for murder in Beauregard Parish
BEAUREGARD PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Crowley man is jailed in Beauregard Parish after allegedly threatening to have someone killed. The threats were made via text messages, according to the initial report from the sheriff’s…
Read article →Leesville man admits to molesting two children, deputies say
LEESVILLE, La. (KPLC) - A Leesville man admitted to molesting two children, Vernon Parish deputies said. Robert S. Huie III, 75, was arrested on three counts of molestation of a juvenile on Sept. 25. He…
Read article →Boil Advisory for Town of Many water system
The Town of Many has issued a boil advisory until further notice for 8490 Texas Highway to our water plant on Matthews Lodge Road.
Read article →No injuries when pickup truck crashes into fallen tree near Beech Grove
A close call, but no injuries reported when a Ford pickup truck hit a tree that had fallen across the road, west of Jasper on Tuesday evening. The volunteers of the Beech Grove Fire Department…
Read article →Beauregard Sheriff’s Office searching for two missing women
DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - Police are searching for two women who were last seen at a nursing home in Beauregard Parish. The women are: Priscilla Cooley, 54, 6/3″, approximately 180lbs. Patricia Lott, 78, 5′4″, approximately…
Read article →Lake Charles City Council approves indoor sports complex location at former Capitol One site
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A big decision has been made regarding the future of the site of the former Capital One Tower in Downtown Lake Charles. At a special meeting tonight, the Lake Charles…
Read article →Minor injuries in a Tuesday afternoon crash in Kirbyville
A two-vehicle collision occurred in Kirbyville on Tuesday afternoon. Police said a car traveling westbound on Levert Street failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck that was northbound on…
Read article →Shreveport Mayor Arceneaux hospitalized with pneumonia
SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, his office announced today. The mayor is receiving treatment as a precautionary measure. According to a statement, Arceneaux is in…
Read article →Press Release: Vickie Johnson Named Grand Marshal of the 99th Natchitoches Christmas Festival Parade
NATCHITOCHES, LA — October 21, 2025 — The Natchitoches Christmas Festival Committee is proud to announce that Vickie Johnson, a recent Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee, former WNBA All-Star, and respected professional coach, will…
Read article →Jury convicts Lufkin woman who shot boyfriend who was with another woman
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin woman was convicted on Monday of aggravated assault and unlawfully possessing a gun, as she was a felon. Breanne Guzman, 40, was arrested on January 17, 2023 for allegedly…
Read article →Woman arrested after reports of reckless driver on Lufkin loop
LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - The Lufkin Police Department reported Monday night that they are investigating following a reckless driving arrest. According to a post by Lufkin PD, they responded to the call at 9:15 p.m.…
Read article →Buna man accused of shooting at building during argument
JASPER COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A Buna man was arrested Sunday night after police say he shot at a building during an argument. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the 9000…
Read article →Two teens accused of robbing a man in south Jasper County
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard said Saturday that two teens had been arrested in connection with a robbery alleged to have occurred on Friday at a home in Evadale. Havard said that an investigation of…
Read article →Driver survives fiery crash near Tokyo restaurant on I-10
A driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a fiery crash on I-10 near Washington Blvd., in front of the Tokyo restaurant, according to Beaumont Fire Department District Chief Scott Wheat. The crash was reported…
Read article →Woman woke up to Texas man raping her, Calcasieu detectives say
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Texas man is out on bond after a woman said she woke up to him raping her. Oliver Ramos, 37, of Rosharon, Texas, faces a count of third-degree rape.…
Read article →Mount Pleasant man accused of sexually assaulting child
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - Mount Pleasant police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a child. According to the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Caleb Garcia, 20, of Mount Pleasant, was arrested Thursday as a…
Read article →Officer Shot At, Reward Offered
A $10,000 cash reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved in a shooting which occurred in Zwolle Saturday night. Around 1AM Sunday morning, a Zwolle Police…
Read article →Natchitoches woman confesses at scene of fatal South Drive shooting
NATCHITOCHES, La. (KALB) - On Sunday, October 26, Natchitoches Police Department reported an investigation into a homicide within the City of Natchitoches. Officers arrived at the 1800 block of South Drive at around 9 p.m.…
Read article →Woman injured in early Friday morning crash in front of hospital
A woman was injured in an early Friday morning crash in southwest Jasper. It happened on Highway 190 West at Marvin Hancock Drive. According to the police report, Andrea Young, 44, of Kirbyville, was driving…
Read article →Warrant issued for now-identified teen suspect in Nacogdoches shooting
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KLTV) - Three people have died following a Nacogdoches shooting Friday morning. Police have named two of the victims to be Dequavious LeCharles Brooks, 17, and Edward Alejandro Rivera, 18, both of Nacogdoches.…
Read article →Two juveniles accused of Evadale robbery
EVADALE, Texas (KTRE) - Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred in Evadale. According to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were investigating the alleged assault of a 16-year-old Friday.…
Read article →Shreveport police arrest three in juvenile trafficking case
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The Shreveport Police Department (SPD) has arrested multiple people in connection with the alleged human trafficking and sexual assault of a 14-year-old juvenile. The juvenile, originally reported as a runaway from…
Read article →Female driver injured in two vehicle accident at entrance to Walmart
One person was injured when two vehicles collided shortly after 5:00, during the rush hour traffic on Thursday evening at the local Walmart Store here in Jasper. The crash occurred on Premier Drive, which is…
Read article →Deputies arrest Nacogdoches man believed to be bringing meth from Houston to East Texas to sell
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - A Nacogdoches man is accused of bringing meth, pills and marijuana into East Texas from Houston to distribute. On October 17, deputies with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic…
Read article →Lost hunter found
Jasper County Sheriff Chuck Havard and his deputies converged on the Neches River near Evadale on Thursday morning when it was reported that a Buna man was missing. The call for help came from friends…
Read article →Large travel trailer destroyed by fire
When there is a fire, time is everything and a local homeowner benefited from that on Thursday when everything came together quick, saving a home in the Holmwood subdivision west of town. Firemen arrived within…
Read article →Rosepine man convicted of rape, child-porn possession
VERNON PARISH, La. (KPLC) - A Rosepine man has been convicted on sex crime charges in Vernon Parish. Today, a jury found Morris Eugene Perkins II, 41, guilty as charged on counts of first-degree rape…
Read article →Driver charged after Monday afternoon pursuit
Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster said Tuesday that the male driver involved in a Monday afternoon pursuit has been charged, while the female passenger was released with no charges filed. It began at about 3:00…
Read article →Pilot killed in plane crash near Ruston identified
RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - The pilot of the plane that crashed near Ruston on Oct. 21 has been identified. Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown confirms 64-year-old Rodney Cooper of Huntsville, TX was traveling from Huntsville…
Read article →Louisiana breaking ground on first Buc-ee's in Ruston on Friday
RUSTON, La. (KSLA) - Ruston will hold the official groundbreaking for Louisiana’s first Buc-ee’s on Friday, Oct. 24, at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will take place at I-20 and Tarbutton Road, the site of the…
Read article →Man shoots victim during argument at Moss Bluff home, deputies say
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man is behind bars after shooting a person multiple times during a “heated argument,” deputies said. Christopher Wayne Jones, 56, admitted to firing at the victim in…
Read article →One injured in single vehicle auto accident in Rayburn Country
A local woman was injured on Tuesday afternoon when the early model Ford pickup truck she was driving left the road and turned over in Rayburn Country. The volunteers of the Lake Rayburn Fire Department…
Read article →1 seriously injured, 1 arrested in Polk County shooting
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - A man is behind bars after a shooting left one man seriously injured in Polk County. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a…
Read article →Texas man arrested in Caddo Parish on sex crime charges against juveniles
SHREVEPORT, La. - A DeBerry, Texas, man has been arrested and booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on multiple sex crime charges. Walter Jeff Shadoin, 67, turned himself in on Wednesday after a warrant was…
Read article →Plane crash claims man's life in Jackson Parish
RUSTON, La. – A pilot is dead following a single-engine plane crash in Jackson Parish Tuesday morning, Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown told KTBS. The crash scene is in a heavily wooded area around state…
Read article →Driver charged after Monday afternoon pursuit
Jasper Police Chief Garrett Foster said Tuesday that the male driver involved in a Monday afternoon pursuit has been charged, while the female passenger was released with no charges filed. It began at about 3:00…
Read article →3 Texans dead in plane crash near Lafayette
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (WAFB/ KATC ) - Three people are dead after a plane crashed Tuesday (Oct. 21) near the intersection of Gloria Switch Road and LA Highway 93, according to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s…
Read article →Crews break ground on lithium extraction plant in Joaquin
SHELBY COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - Deep East Texas crews broke ground in Joaquin for a new multi-million-dollar lithium plant Tuesday morning. State representative Trent Ashby (R-Lufkin), and Joaquin City and Shelby County officials were among…
Read article →Man accused of punching Lindale police chief over roadblock
LINDALE, Texas (KLTV) - A man was arrested on Saturday after, according to the arrest affidavit, he punched a member of law enforcement. Andrew Edward Hist was driving was driving his vehicle down a street…
Read article →Perfect LSU Shreveport baseball team celebrated with White House, Capitol visits Monday
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The LSU Shreveport baseball team, the first-ever college baseball squad to put together a perfect season, were feted like royalty Monday at the White House and the U.S. Capitol. The Pilots rubbed…
Read article →Palestine man with history of child sex crimes arrested in undercover sting
PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - Palestine Police Department has made an arrest in an alleged child sex predator case. According to Palestine police, on October 18 at around 5:10 p.m., a corporal with the Palestine Police…
Read article →Two arrested after a brief vehicle pursuit
Jasper Police were involved in a brief vehicle pursuit on Monday afternoon which ended with two arrests. A member of the Southeast Texas Violent Crime Task Force said it began when he spotted a man…
Read article →Silsbee man arrested for DWI, drugs, and weapons in Buna
A resident of Silsbee is facing numerous charges following an incident that is reported to have occurred on Friday in the Buna Area. Officers from Jasper County Sheriff's Department reportedly responded to a case of…
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