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Shreveport, Louisiana – The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Shreveport couple on charges of government benefits fraud after they allegedly concealed their true income and assets while receiving Medicaid benefits for eight years. Ebony Taylor,...
Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, Louisiana State News, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A Houston man has been convicted of second degree murder in Calcasieu Parish for fatally shooting an acquaintance he met at a local casino in 2022. Eskinder S. Mekuria of Houston, Texas, was found guilty as charged on September 11...
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Lake Charles, Louisiana – The Calcasieu Parish School Board has released an update regarding Barbe High School being placed under a lockdown earlier today, and a heavy police presence at the school. Barbe High School in Lake Charles was placed under a...
Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – Barbe High School in Lake Charles was placed under a precautionary lockdown Tuesday following an anonymous call reporting a student armed with a weapon on campus, according to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies...
Lake Charles, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Crime in Louisiana, News
Lake Charles, Louisiana – A 56-year-old Lake Charles man faces multiple charges related to inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile family member following an investigation by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office. John T. Landry of Lake Charles,...
Vinton, Louisiana News, Calcasieu Parish News, Lane Closures & Road Construction in Southwest Louisiana, News, Traffic, Vinton, Louisiana, Lane Closures and Road Construction
Vinton, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will implement two separate lane closures on Interstate 10 Westbound in Vinton this week to complete essential roadway maintenance and safety improvements. The first closure affects...