Press Releases
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...
Appeals court affirms family violence felon’s sentence
The seven-decade prison term given to a Shreveport man who pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court in 2019 has been affirmed by the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. Davin Demon Dale, 32, was charged with seven felonies: one count of domestic abuse aggravated...
Court activities changed by inclement weather
Winter weather that dropped snow and ice over Northwest Louisiana Monday, January 11, 2021, has forced changes in scheduled activity in Caddo District Court this week, the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office says. All defendants who were scheduled for jury trial...
Message from DA Stewart
All defendants who were scheduled for jury trial today, Monday January 11, 2021 please report to your scheduled court tomorrow at 9:30am. Any other defendant scheduled for criminal court today will be re-notified of their new court date by mail. All defendants who are...
Caddo District Court, DA to close for weather
The Caddo Parish Courthouse and the Caddo Parish District Attorney's office will close Monday, January 11, 2021, due to expected winter weather. There will be no jail clearance or other courthouse operations. Normal operations will resume Tuesday, January 12,...
Caddo DA ramrods Christmas bike give-away
In the face of COVID-19 restrictions, the Caddo Parish District Attorney and area businesses have again joined to make Christmas special for area schoolchildren. Students from 39 Caddo Parish public elementary and middle schools again will be given brand-new bicycles...
Caddo Parish Grand Jury ends year with numerous true bills
The Grand Jury of Caddo Parish returned ten indictments on December 17, 2020, and also reconsidered a previous case. Those charged, their indictments and the dates and nature of their crimes, are: Antonio Taylor, no age or residence given, charged with first-degree...
Woman sentenced in felony theft case
A Shreveport woman, convicted earlier this month of stealing almost $80,000 from her employer in 2018, was sentenced Thursday, December 17, 2020 in Caddo District Court. Laquanisha Leroycia McCoy, age 24, was sentenced to 15 years in prison at hard labor by District...