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Suspect arrested after 2-day manhunt
Brandon Spears, 32, a resident of Highway 62 in rural Washington Parish, was arrested Friday following an extensive…
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Pastor pleads guilty
Franklinton pastor Jerry Wayne Cox pleaded guilty Thursday morning to federal financial crimes. U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite…
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Man pleads guilty in sex abuse case
George W. Stogner, 58, of Huntington, Texas, pled guilty Wednesday to four counts of forcible rape, one count…
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1 shooting case suspect caught
One of two Lumberton, Miss., men wanted in conjunction with the Sept. 29 fatal shooting on East Fifth…
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Shoplifting suspects arrested after chase
A shoplifting at Walmart on Tuesday evening resulted in a high-speed chase into Mississippi. The Bogalusa Police Department…
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Shooting victim identified
Bogalusa Police Department officials haven’t backed off from Tuesday’s description of a drug-related homicide of a Lumberton, Miss.,…
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Police chief: Victim was involved in ‘dope deal’
An apparent drug deal went wrong Tuesday afternoon and resulted in the shooting death of one man. The…
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Shooting victim survives
Franklinton homeowner Bobby Smith Jr. was released from the hospital Friday, after being shot earlier in the day…
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Water bill payment theft lands Franklinton clerk in prison
A longtime clerk for the town of Franklinton pled guilty Monday, Aug. 10, to five charges related to…
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Social media helps solve bizarre burglary
An incident that has played out on Facebook gets more bizarre by the day. Madison Street resident Joanie…