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  • Woman found guilty of second-degree murder

    July 21, 2010 6:38 AM

    A 30-year-old Natchitoches woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder. A Natchitoches Parish jury deliberated less than one hour before returning the guilty verdict in the trial of Tanesha Hardy. Hardy was found guilty in the October 2009 shooting death of 16-year-old Walter Johnson of Natchitoches. Prosecutors say Johnson... more »
  • Parents indicted in death of child

    July 15, 2010 8:18 AM

    A husband and wife from Sulphur both face second-degree murder charges in the death of a 5-year-old girl two years ago. Calcasieu Parish grand jurors indicted William S. Vincent and his wife, Barbara V. Vincent. Each was charged in June 2008 with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after the death... more »
  • Mistrial in murder trial: hung jury after 6 hours

    June 17, 2010 8:15 AM

    An Orleans Parish jury has deadlocked on whether to convict a 22-year-old man of second-degree murder, leading to a mistrial. Michael Treaudo admitted driving Arthur Lee Brown to the place where Brown's body was found. A public defender argued that Treaudo had no idea that Brown would be killed. Louisiana... more »
  • Brothers arrested in shooting death

    June 9, 2010 6:27 AM

    Two brothers have been arrested in the murder of a 43-year-old Lake Charles man. Darren Morgan and Jason Morgan were booked with second-degree murder in the death of Roy Edward Wyatt. The shooting happened at about 11:50 p.m. Monday following an argument between two groups of children and adults started... more »
  • Klan leader pleads guilty in killing

    May 5, 2010 1:12 PM

    A Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to killing an Oklahoma woman during a Ku Klux Klan initiation. Raymond Foster of Bogalusa was immediately sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for second-degree murder by state District Judge Peter Garcia. Cynthia Lynch, a Klan recruit from Tulsa, Okla., was shot... more »
  • Natchitoches man faces murder charge

    April 23, 2010 6:36 AM

    A Natchitoches man has been indicted in the murder and disappearance of Clara Bynog. Morgan Prothro is charged with second-degree murder. Authorities say Bynog was seen leaving a home with Prothro, and her family reported her missing a few days later. Prothro was arrested in March. Bynog's body was found... more »
  • Man acquitted of beating friend to death

    March 26, 2010 7:45 AM

    A 30-year-old Gretna man accused of using a baseball bat to pummel a friend two years ago has been acquitted of second-degree murder. Joseph Cross was accused in the May 13, 2008, death of Donald Dufrene III, who was severely beaten six days earlier outside a Gretna apartment. The jury... more »
  • Man found guilty in shooting death

    March 26, 2010 6:33 AM

    A 24-year-old Baton Rouge man has been convicted of second-degree murder in the 2008 shooting death of Gregory Charles Eames Jr. Police have said that Eames was shot while sitting in a parked car with his fiancee and their 3-year-old son. An East Baton Rouge Parish jury also found Joshua... more »
  • Deputies arrest trio in Greensburg beating death

    March 4, 2010 7:19 AM

    Three men were arrested by the St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Office in connection with the slaying of a Greensburg man, who was found in a ditch Tuesday morning. Deputies say a passing truck driver spotted the body of Roy Lee Patterson lying in a ditch in the Pine Grove area.... more »
  • Slidell man pleads guilty in drug death

    March 2, 2010 7:58 AM

    A 28-year-old Slidell man, has admitted to giving an 18-year-old the methadone and benzodiazepine, a class of drugs that includes Xanax and Valium, that led to his death. Paul Leonard Burkholder pleaded guilty in the second-degree murder of Nicholas Piro. Burkholder was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Piro was... more »
  • Man indicted in killing ex-girlfriend

    November 20, 2009 6:53 AM

    A 27-year-old Baton Rouge man has been indicted in the Sept. 4 stabbing death of his former girlfriend at an assisted living facility where she worked. Fredrick Jermaine Taylor is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 27-year-old Allison Vallien in the cafeteria at The Haven at Windermere. Vallien... more »
  • Gonzales man gets life in slaying

    November 18, 2009 6:21 AM

    A state judge has sentenced an Ascension Parish man to serve a mandatory life prison sentence for his role in a drug-related slaying nearly two years ago. Twenty-eight-year-old Arthur Nicholas III of Gonzales was convicted in September on a charge of second-degree murder in the December 2007 fatal shooting of... more »

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