Farmerville, LA

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)— Local authorities need your help. They are searching for a suspect, wanted for a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run that happened in Monroe. According to Monroe PD Detective Josh Sanson and Crime Stoppers of North Delta, shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 6, 2021, Janesia Walker was walking near the inside lane in the […]

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Farmerville man was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 200 years in prison for a crime spree committed in Shreveport in August 2020. Taniel Cole was found guilty of attempted manslaughter, four counts of second-degree kidnapping, and armed robbery in an incident at Oschner LSU Health St. Mary Medical Center. He was sentenced to 20 years of hard labor each in three second-degree kidnapping convictions. He will face 40 years for the fourth kidnapping conviction, 75 years for the armed robbery conviction, and 10 for attempted manslaughter.

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, shortly before 12:30 AM, Monroe Police responded to a disturbance at Swanson Correctional Center for Youth. Officers learned that several inmates were involved in a physical altercation inside one of the dorms. During the fight, inmates jammed and barricaded doors preventing people from entering. According to […]

Jakwon Prince, Datreyveus Manuel, and Michael Pradia, who were all over 18 years of age, were removed from the facility and booked at the Ouachita Correctional Center for Criminal Damage to Property and False Imprisonment with a Dangerous Weapon. Shortly before 12:30a.m. on May 25, 2022, the Monroe Police Department...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Monroe Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying the individual in the pictures below. The individual is wanted for Theft of a Motor Vehicle around the Loop Road and Westminister Avenue area. According to Monroe Police, the suspect and an unknown accomplice are believed to be allegedly responsible for […]

An investigation by Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Investigators has resulted in the arrest of two suspects in connection with the recent theft of two trailers and other items from a business on Old Sterlington Road in Monroe. Taken were a 24’ enclosed car hauler trailer and a 14’ utility trailer, along with a fish cooker and bolt cutters.

Valaysia Smith, a 15-year-old from Ouachita Parish in Monroe, La. is making her mark in history as the first from her hometown to receive the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence. Smith was chosen to be a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders based on her...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Monroe Police Department is asking for assistance in locating 16-year-old Kassidy Sumler. According to police, Sumler was last seen at his residence on May 14, 2022. He is described as a Black male, standing five feet and seven inches. If you know the whereabouts of Sumler, contact Monroe Police at […]

UPDATE (KTVE/KARD) — According to the Monroe Police Department, Robinson has returned home. MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Monroe Police Department is asking for assistance in locating 15-year-old Takorey Robinson. According to officers, Robinson ran away from his residence on May 18, 2022. He was last seen wearing red shorts, blue jacket, black/red Nike slides, […]

Just after midnight, Monroe Police responded to the Swanson Correctional Center for Youth in reference to a disturbance. Sgt Mike Fendall with Monroe PD said a fight broke out among several inmates and they barricaded doors preventing officers from entering. “At the time of the fight, and the altercation, there...

The debate over plans submitted by the Southside Economic Development District at Tuesday night's Monroe City Council meeting led to a local citizen being asked to leave the meeting by city marshals. The discussion involved a resolution regarding the adoption of the district board's 25-year proposal for economic development in the south side of Monroe.  ...

A Bernice woman was arrested early Saturday morning after a Lincoln Parish deputy found her apparently passed out behind the wheel of her car. At about 1:30 a.m., Deputy S. Anunciation-Taylor came upon a vehicle stopped in the westbound lane of La. Highway 146 (White Lightning Road). The driver had her hands in her lap, head on her chest, eyes closed, and did not respond to the deputy.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Guidepost Solutions released a report on May 22 after a seven-month investigation concluded about the mishandling of cases by Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leaders. Over 700 claims of sexual abuse were ignored after individuals came forward regarding actions from members of churches in the SBC. The...

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help to identify a theft suspect. Posted above and below are videos that show a suspect in a theft investigation that recently occurred at a residence on Stubbs-Vinson Road in Monroe, La.

After finishing his Grambling State basketball career, Prince Moss decided to try track. It's working out so far. The post Grambling State hoop star turned high jumper competing for crown appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Monroe Police Department is requesting the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Lashonti Neal. Neal ran away from her residence on April 24, 2022. According to authorities, Neal’s hairstyle is now in short dreads. If anyone knows Neal’s location, contact Monroe Police at 318-329-2600...

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Wednesday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a $33 million infrastructure investment to address legacy pollution, and spur good-paying jobs on public lands. There were three wildlife refuges in the ArkLaMiss area that were funded in this investment: Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge Darbonne National Wildlife Refuge Upper Ouachita National […]

On Monday, the Lincoln Parish Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at an apartment on Goodwin Road in Ruston. The search stemmed from an ongoing drug sales investigation. When officers entered the apartment, they detained Braxton Artreyou Morrison, 19, of Bryant, Ark. He immediately said there were drugs in...