CRIME & SAFETY
Franklin Parish duo accused of setting house on fire to collect insurance money; arrested
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. FRANKLIN PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On December 9, 2023, around 5:15 AM, officials of the Bunkie Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on Highway 29 in Avoyelles Parish due to a house fire. Upon arrival, officials saw a house fully engulfed in flames. According to authorities, […]
LaPlace man convicted of second-degree murder for 'brutally gunning down' Opelousas man on Father's Day 2019
OPELOUSAS, La. (KADN) — It took a St. Landry Parish jury "well under an hour" to find a LaPlace man guilty of killing an Opelousas man. District Attorney Chad Pitre said the jury convicted Kendall Singleton, 41, on Thursday, May 9, of second-degree murder for shooting Joseph Boxie Jr., 49, to death on Father’s Day in 2019.
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