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Lake Charles man found guilty of armed robbery
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles man was convicted of two 2022 armed robberies Wednesday. Sean P. Greene, 19, robbed a local business at gunpoint and demanded employees give him money for the register, according to the Calcasieu Parish District Attorney’s Office. A few days later at a different business, he held an employee at gunpoint and demanded money from the register and new cell phones from a locked safe.
SWLA Arrest Report - April 17, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Calcasieu Correctional Center booking report for April 17, 2024. Brent Lee Edwards, 19, Lake Charles: Attempted armed robbery; carjacking; illegal carrying of weapons; resisting an officer. Tyler Joseph Trahan, 30, Lake Charles: Contempt of court; failure to register as a sex offender (2 charges). Shania...
Jessica Veulema: Education the only career right for me
Jessica Veuleman has a gift for instilling the love of writing in her fifth-grade students. She has taught fifth-grade English language arts for 11 years at LeBleu Settlement Elementary. In those years, she has found the last year of elementary school is a critical time to ensure students gain an appreciation for the subject. “I […]
Conviction stands for man who killed friend then burned body in DeQuincy
The conviction of a Lake Charles man sentenced to life in prison for killing his friend and then burning his body will stand. Nathaniel Mitchell III was convicted in 2022 in the death of 29-year-old Zacchaeus Hakim Burton of Baton Rouge. Burton’s body was discovered by teenagers on July 17, 2019, at the end of […]
Wade’s Cowboys will play Bulldogs next season
Coming off their record-setting season, the Cowboys were looking to upgrade their non-conference schedule. It has not been easy since they improved their program under head coach Will Wade. However, McNeese State seems to have gotten a bit of help from an SEC team. McNeese officials confirmed that the Cowboys will play Mississippi State in […]
UPDATE: O’Banion ready to listen to parents, teachers, bus drivers concerns — ‘in no way is this issue over’
Following the Calcasieu Parish school district’s decision not to close school despite warnings of severe weather last week, parents, teachers and bus drivers swarmed the monthly Calcasieu Parish School Board meeting on Tuesday to voice their concerns and disappointment. On April 10, two tornadoes touched down on Lake Charles during a severe weather event. School […]
Better Business Bureau holding free document shredding event
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Better Business Bureau is offering to shred sensitive documents for free as part of their annual “Shred Fest” event. We spoke with Angela Guth who gave us the details. The free document shredding event will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 20, from...
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