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• Kevin Millican, Jefferson Davis District Attorney dies at 49

  July 22, 2021 7:55 AM

  JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH - Jennings and surrounding communities are mourning the loss of a Jefferson Davis Parish official Thursday morning. According to KATC , Jeff Parish coroner, Dr. Charles Deese, confirmed Wednesday that District Attorney Kevin Millican was pronounced dead after suffering an apparent heart attack. Millican was... more »

• Fed authorities to work with local leaders in keeping demonstrations peaceful

  June 2, 2020 9:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE – On Tuesday, representatives with the U.S. Department of Justice announced that district attorneys in Louisiana are joining federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in efforts to preserve Louisiana citizens’ rights to free speech and assembly while protecting the community from violence and destruction. This means... more »

• Governor and district attorneys at odds over calculating reoffense rates for criminals Play Video

  August 2, 2018 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Governor John Bel Edwards and the Department of Corrections are firing back against district attorneys who claim one in four prisoners released early last November have re-offended. The Department of Corrections said it looks at whether an offender has been convicted of the offense they were re-arrested for... more »

• Man's violent past leads to habitual offender status, life sentence Play Video

  May 10, 2016 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A woman told News 2, the system failed her son after he was sentenced to life in prison for being a habitual offender. In court Tuesday, we learned more about Donald Dickerson's violent past. In the more than two hour sentencing hearing Tuesday, Dickerson's defense attorney... more »