Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued June 12 at 10:59PM CDT until June 17 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA Read More
Flood Warning: Flood Warning issued June 12 at 10:59PM CDT until June 17 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA Read More

Louisiana Man Faces Life Sentence After Being Found Guilty of a 2019 Murder 

Published October 04, 2022

Louisiana Man Faces Life Sentence After Being Found Guilty of a 2019 Second Degree Murder

On October 3, 2022, the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office announced that Nathaniel Mitchell III, 43, of Lake Charles, Louisiana, was found guilty as charged on one count of Second Degree Murder.

Mitchell shot and killed the victim in 2019, and then burned the victim’s body.

Mitchell is facing a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of probation, parole, or sentence suspension and is being held without bond. The sentencing date has been set for November 23, 2022, before Judge Michael Canaday.

The case was prosecuted by Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office Assistant District Attorneys Jacob Johnson and Taylor Alexander.

Vinton I-10 Westbound Right Lane Closure Scheduled March 31-April 1

Vinton, Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced an overnight lane closure on Interstate 10 westbound in Vinton for roadway maintenance. According to the agency, the right lane of I-10 westbound will be closed from Coone…

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Lake Charles And Westlake I-10 Shoulder Closures Scheduled Through April 22, 2026

LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced multiple singular shoulder closures along Interstate 10 in both directions between mile marker 25 in Westlake and mile marker 31 in Lake Charles from Sunday, March 22, 2026,…

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Sulphur Drivers Advised Of March 16-20 Lane Closures At Beglis Pkwy Intersection

SULPHUR, LA. — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, or DOTD, said alternating lane closures are scheduled to begin Monday, March 16, 2026, at the intersection of E Burton Street and North Beglis Parkway in Sulphur as crews perform milling and…

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