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Former Corrections Officer Convicted of Making False Statements to a Federal Agent
United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that. Samantha Harp, 37, of Rapides Parish, a former Corrections Officer at the Federal. Correctional Institution (FCI) in Oakdale, Louisiana, has been convicted by a federal jury in. Lake Charles. The jury reached the guilty verdict against Harp after a two-day trial convicting.
Rapides woman missing after release from medical facility
RAPIDES PARISH, La. (WNTZ) – On July 1, 2024, the RPSO took a walk-in complaint of a missing person. Complainant advised that April Marie Harrison, a white female, 34 years of age has been missing since June. April is 5’5” tall, 130 pounds with dark blonde hair and brown eyes. April has not been heard […]
Rapides Parish Health Unit hosts Together Tuesday
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Together Tuesday was held July 2 at the Rapides Parish Health Unit and was a great place for the community to get help!. Together Tuesday offers a safe place where community agencies can come together with resources on maternal health, wellness and nutrition and support services.
Cost for public records on Rapides School Board agenda after $2 million quote to nonprofit
A nonprofit organization seeking public records from the Rapides Parish School District over a religious book distributed at a Pineville elementary school was told it would have to pay $2 million for copies of what was requested. Superintendent Jeff Powell later told the attorney who requested the records the original...
Investigation continues into weekend death of Alexandria man in Rapides jail
A 52-year-old Alexandria man suffered a medical emergency and died while in the downtown jail early Saturday morning, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office. Douglas Obrian Coleman, 52, was found in a dorm of the Rapides Parish Detention Center #1 around 3 a.m., unresponsive and not breathing, reads a news release. ...
Pineville Man Killed in Rapides Parish Crash
Rapides Parish – On June 29, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 3170. The crash claimed the life of 69-year-old Oddis L. Dunbar Jr. of Pineville. The initial investigation revealed that a 2015 Chevrolet pickup truck, driven...
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