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Unrestrained driver killed in Washington Parish crash
BOGALUSA --- Tuesday afternoon, shortly after 3:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 10 near Twin Pines Road in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the life of 70-year-old Leon Curry Jr. of Franklinton. The initial investigation revealed that the...
Louisiana Fatal Crash on LA Hwy 10 Claims Life of 70-Year-Old Franklinton Man
Franklinton, Louisiana – A single-vehicle fatal crash occurred on LA Hwy 10 near Twin Pines Road in Washington Parish yesterday afternoon, claiming the life of 70-year-old Leon Curry Jr. of Franklinton, Louisiana. The incident is currently under investigation by Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L. According to the...
Driver killed in Washington Parish crash
WASHINGTON PARISH, La. — Louisiana State Police say a driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Washington Parish on Tuesday. The crash happened around 3 p.m. on LA Hwy 10 near Twin Pines Road. Police identified the driver as 70-year-old Leon Curry Jr. of Franklinton. Curry was driving...
Franklinton Man Dies in Crash on La. 10
Tuesday (July 9, 2024) afternoon, shortly after 3:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on LA Hwy 10 near Twin Pines Road in Washington Parish. The crash claimed the life of 70-year-old Leon Curry Jr. of Franklinton. The initial investigation revealed that...
Bogalusa man charged with second degree murder, obstruction in Washington Parish
A Bogalusa man has been charged with second degree murder and obstruction of justice in the murder of a 62-year-old man Friday. Sheriff Jason Smith says that at approximately 8:15 a.m., on July 5, Washington Parish Deputy Sheriff's deputies responded to the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa in reference to reports of a man who was found deceased behind his residence.
One arrested after man found shot multiple times in his backyard near Bogalusa, officials say
A Washington Parish man has been arrested after authorities say they found a man shot dead in a backyard near Bogalusa on Friday. Clois Clifton Blackledge III, 35, was arrested Saturday after investigators say he shot Lark Starnes, 62, in the backyard of Starnes' home in the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa.
Washington Parish Sheriff's Office arrest person of interest after man found dead in his backyard
Washington Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a man Friday morning. Washington Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a call around 8:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Choctaw Road near Bogalusa after a man later identified as Lark Starnes, 62, was reported dead behind his home.
23-year-old shot and killed his grandparents and confessed on video, Louisiana sheriff says
A man and woman were shot and killed Wednesday in the small Washington Parish town of Mount Hermon. According to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, the couple’s grandson confessed to shooting them. WPSO dispatchers got the call Wednesday afternoon. The caller told them their next-door neighbor, 23-year-old Colby...
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