Marital disagreements are inevitable, and there are different ways to handle a point of contention. Being able to communicate with one another to address the problem at hand is ideal, although that can certainly be easier said than done. Unfortunately, a difference of opinion seemed to be at the root of a heated exchange between […]
During the afternoon on January 9, a car drove into a retention pond on North Pine Street. According to the DeRidder Police Department, a juvenile driver successfully avoided a collision with another vehicle, but the maneuver caused the individual to lose control of their car. As a result, the vehicle made a beeline off of […]
The long and winding investigation of Trevor A. Matthews has finally reached its conclusion. Matthews was accused of stabbing Ronnie Sutherland at least 78 times on November 14, 2019, and leaving Sutherland’s body in a field. We now know that Matthews will be spending the rest of his life behind bars. His life sentence was […]
Winter weather preparation took a swift turn for a Louisiana family on the afternoon of December 22. A few family members were turning off the water in their office building when a relative of theirs decided to take off with their mode of transportation. 28-year-old Allison N. Miller was waiting inside the truck when she […]
Violence does not discriminate by age, as we’ve seen in recent headlines. The Dec. 14 drive-by shooting near East Carlton Street ended in the arrest of 18-year-old Brandon Allen Jr., who was booked into Calcasieu Correctional Center for assault drive-by shooting and aggravated property damage. Thankfully no one was injured in the shooting, but this […]
We’ve all been there. We’re behind the wheel of our family vehicle or personal car on the way to visit someone or run an errand. Things are moving along well on the road, and we should be at our destination in no time. Then a humongous truck appears in the next lane, and we grip […]
Heading into early November, 14 year-old Aiden Shotwell was a regular teenager who was always on the move. “He liked to work out, every day. Exercising, skateboarding, he was living the dream,” said Shotwell’s father, Christopher. Via KPLCTV.com Many of us reading that quote can look back at that period of our lives with fond […]
The early morning hours of November 30 started like any other day at VVS1 Hookah Lounge. However, things would get out of hand after midnight, and eight people departed the premises with injuries caused by gunfire. 21-year-old Damien Deshone Guidry, Jr. was arrested later that day and was booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center. He […]
Edwina Harmon Campbell’s life was taken at the hands of her husband in a horrifying scene only three years ago in May 2019. After deliberating for only approximately two hours on September 30, 2022, the jury found Harold Campbell guilty of murdering his wife by shooting her seven times. Harold was sentenced to life in […]
Gay Dale Ferguson had a passion for serving the public and committed her life to working in local government, serving the cities of Orange and later Nederland. Unfortunately, her life came to a tragic end on November 4 while she was driving on Interstate 10. Ferguson (61) was with her three-year-old grandson in a 2018 […]
