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Continuing a tradition that dates to the start of his tenure in office, Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. again will present hundreds of deserving parish students with new bicycles in time for Christmas.

A Shreveport man convicted in late October of fatally beating his domestic partner in March 2023, was sentenced Monday, December 8, 2025, to spend the rest of his life in prison. October 30, 2025.

The six-woman, six-man jury in District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.'s court returned its responsive unanimous guilty verdict on Welton J. Guidry, 35, on the charge of attempted third-degree rape. The trial began Wednesday, December 3, with jury selection.

A Shreveport man accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with a 12-year-old girl was convicted Wednesday, December 3, 2025, of sexual battery of a juvenile under age 13 by a unanimous Caddo Parish jury.

This past summer, I hosted my annual Leadership Camp for Youth.  This free camp is another outreach to the youth of this community I have this office undertake as I see the reality of so many young males killing each other and  throwing their own lives away.   

A Shreveport teen arrested for allegedly setting a fire that killed his two juvenile cousins has been no-true-billed by the Caddo Parish Grand Jury.

The Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned eight true bills in its session that ended November 21, 2025.

A Shreveport teenager who allegedly robbed an elderly woman at gunpoint with an accomplice will be tried as an adult, Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. says.

A man convicted earlier this month of shooting a female acquaintance after she evicted him in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

A Shreveport man must serve 20 years in prison after his conviction as a felon in possession of a weapon.

A Shreveport man accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with an underage girl pleaded guilty as charged after the first witness started to testify against him in Caddo District Court Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

A Caddo Parish man accused of killing one person and trying to kill another after an argument two years ago pleaded guilty Monday, November 17, 2025, in Caddo District Court.

A former Caddo Parish Schools teacher and coach was found guilty in a bench trial in Caddo District Court Wednesday, November 12, 2025, of prohibited sexual contact between an educator and a student.

A masked gunman who shot and grievously wounded a friend last year must serve 40 years in prison, a Caddo district judge has ruled.

A Shreveport man pleaded guilty Friday, November 7, 2025, in Caddo District Court, of trying but failing, to rob a man two years ago.

The six-man, six-woman jury in District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.'s court deliberated less than 30 minutes before returning its unanimous guilty-as-charged verdict against Carldeaundre Dewayne Morgan, 29.

The five-man, seven-woman jury in District Judge Donald Hathaway Jr.'s court deliberated almost two hours before returning its unanimous guilty-as-charged verdicts against Daniel Scott Havis, 34, on four counts of sexual abuse: third-degree rape, sexual battery of a person under age 15, sexual battery and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

The five-man, seven-woman jury in District Judge John D. Mosley Jr.'s court deliberated less than 30 minutes before returning its unanimous guilty-as-charged verdict against Michael Elijah Rachal, 23.

To all victims, friends,  or relatives of domestic violence victims reading this message, even if you did not or do not personally know these victims, please remember these cases and pray for these victims and all victims of domestic violence. 

A Shreveport man convicted for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm was sentenced in Caddo District Court Thursday, October 30, 2025.