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The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s office, in partnership with Shreve Memorial Library, will hold the 5th Annual Purple Box Project to provide essential resources and comfort to survivors of domestic violence. 

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   Our office is proud to stand together in support of survivors and families.

A Shreveport man was convicted of second-degree murder Thursday, October 2, in Caddo District Court, as well as an associated gun charge.

A man set to go on trial later this month for a 2023 murder has pleaded guilty to the slaying and will serve 30 years in prison.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month will open in Caddo and Bossier parishes Thursday, October 2, 2025, with a proclamation ceremony at 10 a.m. on the Texas Street side of the Caddo Parish Courthouse, 501 Texas Street.

A Keithville man convicted last month of sexually assaulting a teenaged family member was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday, October 1, 2025 by District Judge Chris Victory.

Kenmichael Ray life sentence affirmed.

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month will open in Caddo and Bossier parishes Thursday, October 2, with a proclamation ceremony at 10 a.m. on the Texas Street side of the Caddo Parish Courthouse, 501 Texas Street.

The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned seven true bills, six issued under seal, in its session that ended Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

A second Shreveporter involved in a robbery that turned into attempted murder pleaded guilty Wednesday, September 24, 2025, in Caddo District Court.    Jeshaiah Ashanti Rambo, 20, admitted to District Judge Ramona Emanuel her part in the crime that occurred October 9, 2023, in the 1700 block of Alma Street. Judge Emanuel sentenced her to serve 10 years in prison.

A masked gunman who shot and grievously wounded a friend last year was found guilty in Caddo District Court this week. The nine-woman, three-man jury in District Judge Chris Victory's court deliberated less than three hours before returning its unanimous responsive attempted manslaughter verdict Tuesday, September 23, 2025 against Derrick Deone Morris, 44, of Bossier City. 

A Mooringsport man set to go on trial Monday, September 22, 2025, for causing death to one person and serious injuries to another while driving under the influence, pleaded guilty last week in Caddo District Court.   After his pleading Thursday, September 18, 2025, Scott Millis, 49, was sentenced by District Judge Chris Victory to 20 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or reduction of sentence for vehicular homicide and first-degree vehicular negligent

A Keithville man accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged family member was found guilty of sexual battery Thursday, September 11, 2025, in a bench trial in Caddo District Court. The victim reported that Robert Wayne Mathews, 58, started touching her inappropriately and escalated to further physical contact from December 2022 through May 2023.

A Shreveport man about to be tried on simple burglary and felonious possession of a firearm charges pleaded guilty just after his nine-woman, three-man jury had been sworn in and the state's first witness was testifying in Caddo District Court Thursday, September 11, 2025.

A Shreveport man who shot and killed a former domestic partner and her mother and tried to kill the woman's father in early 2024 was found guilty of these crimes Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in Caddo District Court.

The Caddo Parish District Attorney's office wishes to clarify for the record the Domestic Violence history of a man arrested by Shreveport Police in connection with an alleged domestic abuse homicide this past weekend.

A Shreveport man who shot his victim during the course of a robbery pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court late last month and was sentenced to serve 15 year in prison. Deontae Horton, 22, pleaded guilty August 27, 2025, before District Judge Ramona Emanuel to the charge of attempted second-degree murder with regard to the shooting that occurred October 9, 2023, in the 1700 block of Alma Street. During the robbery Horton fired a shot that struck the victim in his back. 

Gregory Underwood, 30, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of aggravated assault with a firearm and to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. For the latter charge he was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. For the assault charge he must serve the maximum term of 10 years concurrently.

Kelvin Higgins, 29, was to have gone to trial that day before District Judge Ramona Emanuel. Before proceedings began, however, he pleaded guilty as charged to aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated criminal property damage.

The just-released Louisiana Supreme Court Annual Report for 2024 shows that Caddo Parish had an impressive number of criminal trials conducted in 2024.