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
Funeral service for Bertha Blanchard of Longbridge will begin at 11:00am on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Escude Funeral Home in Moreauville with Paster Shane Deville officiating.
Funeral services will be celebrated for Mr. Cilton Paul Lemoine on Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville, LA.
Funeral services for Vera Riley, of Simmesport, will take place at Escude Funeral Home in Simmesport on Saturday, April 27, 2024, beginning at 11:00 am.
A Mass of Christian Burial celebrating the life of Mrs. Judy Guillot Gagnard will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m.
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