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Louisiana man is first person sentenced to surgical castration without consent but punishment is unlikely to happen
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (953+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - A convicted sex offender from Assumption Parish is believed to be the first person in the U.S. sentenced to undergo surgical castration without their consent, but the lawmaker who pushed for the severe punishment to be…...
Man accused of killing wife arrested
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (50+ words) KALB | News Channel 5 Man accused of killing wife arrested Disabled veteran forced to sell rare 1,000-letter WWII archive Vice President Vance on Iran: 'I WOULDN'T CALL IT A WAR' Phoenix man helped divert millions from students to fund lavish lifestyle,…...
Coach protects players after man pulls out knife
2+ week, 2+ day ago (64+ words) KALB | News Channel 5 Coach protects players after man pulls out knife Man posing as 49ers player charged with defrauding more than $1 million Trump announces plan to break up meatpacker monopoly amid rancher backlash Colfax resident calls for community cleanup and business…...
Alexandria man sentenced to over 4 years after concealing automatic weapon on 10-year-old
2+ week, 4+ day ago (231+ words) ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - An Alexandria man was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for illegally possessing a fully automatic firearm that he hid on a 10-year-old child, according to the Western District of Louisiana (WDLA). Sheldon Doral…...
Alexandria woman arrested in high-speed chase holds prominent Rapides Parish position
2+ week, 6+ day ago (212+ words) KALB | News Channel 5 ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - An Alexandria woman accused of leading law enforcement on a three-parish chase with speeds of over 120 mph is a well-known member of the Cenla community. Heather Urena, 55, was booked on August 21 by the Jackson…...
Former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies in prison
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (394+ words) Grayson’s attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed that his client died earlier Sunday but declined to provide any further details. Grayson, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder in October in the fatal shooting of Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had reported a…...
Fiery testimony in Tupac Shakur murder trial day 2
3+ week, 4+ day ago (70+ words) KALB | News Channel 5 Fiery testimony in Tupac Shakur murder trial day 2 CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Deck collapses underneath US Marshals serving a warrant ‘No serious dispute’ that Comey’s seashell post could be read as a Trump threat, prosecutors say Trump pauses…...
Vandalism in DeRidder prompts mayor to add more cameras
3+ week, 6+ day ago (312+ words) KALB | News Channel 5 DERIDDER, La. (KALB) - Vandalism is continuing to cause problems at some city parks in DeRidder. The city said people have spray-painted walls and pulled parts off of them. Mayor Michael Harris said, “To every citizen, the parks…...