Announcements
Federal family violence grant renewed
A federal grant to the Caddo Parish District Attorney and the Caddo Parish Commission, intended to assist the victims of family violence, has been renewed for the coming year. The $500,000 grant, first awarded in 2016, allowed District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. to...
Burglar sentenced to 24 years
A Shreveport man convicted in April for his part in high-profile burglaries in Southern Hills was sentenced Monday, September 16, 2019, to 24 years in prison. Calvin Wayne Horton Jr., 29, was convicted in Caddo District Court April 10, 2019 of simple burglary of an...
Shreveport man guilty of obscenity, obstruction
A Shreveport man accused of masturbating outside a local business and then attempting to coerce a witness was convicted Thursday, September 12, 2019, in Caddo District Court. A six-person jury — three men, three women — unanimously found Eric D. Payne, 38, of...
Bossier PJ Avery pleads guilty to misdemeanor DWI
Bossier Parish Police Juror Rickey Avery pleaded guilty as charged to first-offense DWI Wednesday, September 11, 2019, in Bossier District Court in Benton. Avery, who was prosecuted by the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office to prevent possible conflict of...
Family violence felon sentenced to 75 years
A Shreveport man who pleaded guilty in early August to domestic violence and numerous related charges in Caddo District Court was sentenced Wednesday, September 11, 2019, to 75 years in prison. District Judge John D. Mosely Jr. sentenced Davin Demon Dale, 31, to 10...