Crime
3 plead guilty in connection with prison escape
A St. Charles Parish inmate and two others who were charged with aiding his escape last July have all pled guilty in connection with the crime. […]
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Deputy fired, another resigns after prisoner escapes from jail
One St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy lost his job and another resigned after a prisoner escaped from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center in Killona in July. […]
Crime
St. Rose man gets life in prison for home invasion murder
A 27-year-old St. Rose man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a Hammond woman who was shot to death in a home invasion in 2009. […]
Crime
Prison brawls lead to arrests of 3 inmates
Over an eight-day period three prisoners at the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center were arrested and charged for their involvement in prison brawls, including one inmate who was charged with attempted murder. […]
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Sheriff launches internal investigation after prisoner escapes from parish jail
When Charles Conrad III escaped from the Nelson Coleman Correctional Center early last Tuesday morning he received help from another inmate and family members, but it may have been lack of oversight by prison staff that made it easier for him to break out of the facility to begin with. […]
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Christmas comes early for prisoners’ children
Valero St. Charles Refinery and Alpha Daughters of Zion are teaming up to make sure the children of inmates in St. Charles will not miss Christmas this year.
Crime
Women sentenced to a day in prison for role in Christmas parade brawl
Most charges were dropped against two women who each resisted arrest at the Norco Christmas parade last year, which police said led to a mini riot and the injury of two deputies.
Crime
Daniel Deese sentenced to 40 years in prison
Sixteen-year-old Daniel Deese pled guilty to manslaughter in August and was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 years in prison – the maximum sentence. […]
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Gretna officer booked with false imprisonment
A Luling man who served as a reserve Gretna police officer was arrested after pulling over a woman he believed was following him in regards to a child custody case and telling her to stay away, according to authorities. […]