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Ferriday man accused of sex crimes against a victim under 13
FERRIDAY, La. (KNOE) - The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Ferriday man accused of sex crimes against a victim under 13. CPSO said that on June 19, their Cyber Crime Unit began investigating allegations of lewd acts performed in the presence of a child at a Ferriday home. During the investigation, the victim disclosed details of the incident to forensic interviewers from the Alexandria Child Advocacy Center.
Parish school board rejects proposal for new central office
VIDALIA, La. — “Unprofessional” and “embarrassing” were words one school board member used to describe her colleagues’ lack of action to either lease or purchase a new central office building after nearly two years of employees and the superintendent being displaced. During a special called meeting of the Concordia Parish School Board on Thursday, Superintendent […] The post Parish school board rejects proposal for new central office appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
State Fire Marshal Pushes For More Smoke Detector / Alarm Use
State Fire Marshal Chief Bryan J. Adams is reminding all Louisiana families about the proven life-saving capabilities of smoke detectors / alarms following a fatal fire in Vidalia. Around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, June 26, Concordia Parish Fire District #2 responded to a call for a house fire located in...
Denham Springs man arrested for online solicitation of minor
FERRIDAY, La. — A Denham Springs man is charged by Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with juveniles after allegedly engaging illegally with someone he thought to be a minor online. According to a release, the CPSO Cyber Crime Unit began investigating an adult subject later identified as […] The post Denham Springs man arrested for online solicitation of minor appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Concordia Parish authorities investigating deadly house fire on Lynn Haven Drive
FERRIDAY, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On June 26, 2024, around 3:02 AM, Concordia Parish authorities responded to a house fire on Lynn Haven Drive in Ferriday, La. According to authorities, firefighters reported they found a deceased victim inside the home, who was later identified as 61-year-old Paul Wayne Baxter. Baxter’s cause of death is pending and […]
Deadly Ferriday house fire under investigation
FERRIDAY, La. (KNOE) - Concordia Parish authorities are investigating a deadly house fire. On June 26 around 3:02 a.m., firefighter crews responded to reports of a house fire on Lynn Haven Drive. According to the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office, firefighters found the body of 61-year-old Paul Wayne Baxter. The...
46-year-old man accused of asking Concordia Parish minor for sexual photos; arrested
FERRIDAY, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On June 17, 2024, deputies of the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office began investigating an adult subject, who allegedly made contact with what he believed to be a minor online for illegal purposes. According to authorities, the suspect reportedly engaged in sexual conversation and requested to meet the juvenile while also asking that the minor send him sexual photos.
Group home employee arrested after allegedly throwing juvenile to floor, holding her by neck
VIDALIA, La. — A Vidalia group home employee has recently been arrested for cruelty to a juvenile after she allegedly threw a juvenile resident to the floor and held her down by her neck. According to a news release, the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated a complaint the Sunshine Therapeutic Group Home resident made on […] The post Group home employee arrested after allegedly throwing juvenile to floor, holding her by neck appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Shirley joins Cathedral School administration; ‘I wouldn’t do anything else’
NATCHEZ — Retirement for Whest Shirley doesn’t look much like retirement at all. It looks a lot like slipping out of one job and right back into another one like it, he said. Shirley said he knew for three years that his retirement date from Concordia Parish Schools was coming in July 2024 and had […] The post Shirley joins Cathedral School administration; ‘I wouldn’t do anything else’ appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Vidalia woman arrested for cruelty to a juvenile
CONCORDIA PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD)– On June 23, 2024, the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into a complaint made by a resident of the Sunshine Therapeutic Group Home, that a staff member had allegedly thrown her on the floor and held her down by her neck. According to officers, they were dispatched to the […]
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