Press Releases
Caddo Grand Jury returns 13 indictments
The Caddo Parish Grand Jury delivered a baker's dozen true bills in its returns for March 25, 2021. There were seven returns for second-degree murders in the parish, one for obstruction of justice, one for aggravated criminal damage to property incorporated into a...
Shreveporter to serve 170 years in prison for child sex crimes
A Shreveport man convicted of sex crimes against juveniles last week in Caddo District Court was sentenced to almost two centuries in prison Thursday, March 11, 2021. Kevin Tramell Gaines Sr., 49, was sentenced to a total of 170 years in prison by District Judge...
Shreveport man pleads guilty to 2014 slaying
A Shreveport man accused of the 2014 murder of a cab driver pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court Thursday, March 4, 2021 to manslaughter and attempted armed robbery. Reginald Demarkus Williams, 31, was accused of the July 5, 2014 slaying of Carlos Jenkins, a...
Three teens to be charged as adults
A trio of Shreveport teens will be prosecuted as adults following a murder and associated robbery, Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. says. Monday, March 1, 2021, Caddo Juvenile Court Judge Natalie Howell found probable cause for second-degree murder...
Drug dealer sentenced on multiple counts
A Shreveport man recently convicted of two drug charges and an associated firearms crime was sentenced to at least eight years, and possibly up to 20 years in prison, Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in Caddo District Court. District Judge Erin Leigh Waddell Garrett...
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE IS STILL AT WORK
During this national emergency, I want you to know that your District Attorney Office is still at work. I ask that we all follow the recommendations of the Center for Disease Control and the orders of the Governor as we fight to end the spread of Coronavirus and...
COVID-19 Update March 16
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Shreveporter pleads guilty to manslaughter
A Shreveport man pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court to manslaughter Monday, September 9, 2019, even as jurors were being selected for his second-degree murder trial. When Darell Lamont Bell, 24, returns to District Judge Craig Marcotte's courtroom November 19,...
The First Truckload of Uniforms are Delivered
District Attorney James E. Stewart and Heather Porter Price deliver to Volunteers for Youth Justice the first truckload of “Uniforms for Kids”. District Attorney James E. Stewart thanks the community for the overwhelming response. There is still time for you to drop...
Uniforms for Kid’s Program
DA Stewart and Mark Porter announce on KSLA TV channel 12 “Uniforms for Kids”, a new program where gently used or new uniforms can be donated at any Porters Cleaners location for a free cleaning and distribution to those that need uniforms by the Volunteers for Youth...