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Convicted murderer Erron Fontenot: ‘I don’t regret shooting him.’
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Erron Fontenot’s killing of a man appeared unusually ruthless and cold-hearted when it happened in 2023 on Sherry Street in Sulphur. He walked up to the man who was sitting on his mother’s porch and shot him in the forehead. And when he...
Bond set for driver who struck, killed bicyclist last week
Bond has been set at $400,000 total for a woman who fatally struck a bicyclist in Bridge City during the early hours of July 19. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Britni Danae Martin, 32, faces one charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. The charge carries $250,000 bond. Martin also faces one charge […] The post Bond set for driver who struck, killed bicyclist last week appeared first on Orange Leader.
Woman says she was on drugs when she killed 4-year-old, left 1-year-old alive in ditch
LAKE CHARLES, La. (TCN) -- A 25-year-old woman charged with allegedly killing her 4-year-old son and leaving her 1-year-old son alive in a ditch said she did it because she was "under the influence of drugs." On Monday, July 8, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies went to the Vinton Welcome...
Man on motorized bike fatally struck in Sulphur
A Lake Charles man was killed Wednesday night when his motorized bike collided with a car on High Hope Road in Sulphur. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent said deputies responded to the wreck at about 8:45 pm Wednesday on High Hope Road near Ash Drive. Vincent said Wesley A. Henry, 31, was riding […]
Newton County Constables Office attends active shooter ALERRT training at Deweyville High School
DEWEYVILLE, Texas — Newton County Precinct 4 Constables Office is attending a two day exercise in order to stay prepared for the unthinkable. On Saturday and Sunday morning Newton County Precinct 4 Constables Office will be packed into the hallways of Deweyville High School as a part of Active Shooter ALERRT training.
CPSO Investigating Fatal Bike Crash
Lake Charles, LA – Wednesday night, July 24, at approximately 8:45 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to High Hope Road near Ash Drive in Sulphur in reference to an accident involving a motorized bicycle and a car. The initial investigation revealed Wesley A. Henry, 31,...
'Somebody could have gotten killed' | Law firm hosts town halls in Orange to hear from concerned citizens after chemical leak
ORANGE, Texas — A week after a chemical leak in West Orange that sent two dozen people to the hospital, a law firm hosted three town halls as it prepares to file a class action lawsuit. Brent Coon & Associates hosted the town halls at the Orange Train Depot...
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