A DeSoto Parish judge has scheduled the execution of Christopher Sepulvado, an 81-year-old death row inmate convicted of murdering his 6-year-old stepson in 1992. The execution date was set for March 17, following Governor Jeff Landry’s recent announcement of protocols…
Monroe police are investigating a fatal shooting that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man Monday in what authorities believe may be connected to an earlier incident. Clay Smith, 20, was fatally shot outside a residence on Breece Circle near…
After a week-long trial at the Ouachita Parish Courthouse, the jury has reached a unanimous verdict in the case of State of Louisiana v. Charles Ray Lampley. On Friday afternoon, Lampley was found guilty of second-degree murder and possession of…
A murder, a shooting, an active shooter school lockdown, and a mall shooter scare, all in the same week? It’s getting to be so routine in Monroe that shootings and murders are not even mentioned at Monroe City Council…
Two die, three wounded in two separate shootings; An Editorial The senseless murders in our city continue in what appears to be a continuous litany of shootings, stabbings, and random acts of violence. Each shooting seems to spark more shootings…
As shootings and murders in our community continue, another person originally charged with murder, has been given a slap on the wrist. Four years ago, Devontae Coleman was arrested and charged for his part in the murder of Junius…
The city’s murder of the week scenario continues as police have arrested two juveniles connected with the shooting death of one person and injury to another on May 1st. The Monroe Police Department responded to a “shots fired” call in…
