Announcements
Caddo Grand Jury Returns Numerous Indictments
The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned a number of true bills Tuesday, September 19, 2017, most in connection with sex crimes. One indictment was for second-degree murder. The indictments for sex crimes were issued under seal, due to the nature of the charges. The...
read moreTexan Convicted of Attack on Wife, Neighbor
A former Shreveport man who beat and chased his wife with a high-powered rifle and then attacked her and a neighbor with the weapon in July 2014, was found guilty of two misdemeanors and a felony Wednesday, September 13, 2017, in Caddo District Court. It took the six...
read moreConvicted Child Rapist Sentenced in Caddo Court
A Shreveport man convicted last month in Caddo District Court for repeatedly raping a male juvenile relative, was sentenced to life in prison Monday, September 11, 2017, in that same court. For the crime of aggravated rape of a child under age 13, Edward Keith...
read moreShreveporter Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation
An elderly Shreveport man scheduled to go to trial next week on charges he sexually abused a female family member, instead pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court Friday, September 8, 2017. James Edward Dickens, 82, pleaded guilty before Judge Katherine Dorroh to a...
read moreComments on High-Profile Rape Case Will be Minimal
Heightened local and national public interest in a high-profile rape case involving a popular entertainer necessitates a reminder to the media that the release of information in such events is severely limited by law and basic decency. The need to ensure justice and a...
read more