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Crime, courts, and public safety coverage for Slidell and St. Tammany Parish.
Mississippi Woman Killed Then Her Body Allegedly Staged To Look Like A Lynching As Third Suspect Faces $5 Million Bond
JACKSON, Miss. — A third man has been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body investigators say was deliberately staged in a tree following her death, creating the appearance of a lynching and initially raising…
Slidell Woman Sentenced To 60 Years In Death Of Reporter Who Came To New Orleans For Super Bowl
GRETNA, La. — A Slidell woman convicted in connection with the death of a 27-year-old television reporter who traveled to Louisiana to cover Super Bowl LIX will spend decades behind bars after a Jefferson Parish judge handed down a 60-year…
Man Killed During Encounter With Terrebonne Parish Deputy As State Police Investigate
CHAUVIN, La. — Louisiana State Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed during an encounter involving a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy early Sunday morning. The incident happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. in the 400 block of…
Family Says Funeral Home Cremated Wrong Woman, Dressed Another Body In Her Clothes; Funeral Home VP Found Dead Days Later, Cause Not Announced
A Detroit funeral home was already facing serious questions after a family said their mother was mistakenly cremated before they could say goodbye and another woman’s body was prepared in her clothing. Days later, the funeral home’s vice president of…
St. Tammany Man Held On $750,000 Bond On Molestation And Aggravated Crime Against Nature Charges
A 55 year old man was arrested this week in St. Tammany Parish on charges involving the alleged molestation of a juvenile or person with a physical or mental disability. Phillip Goolsby, 55, was arrested by the St. Tammany Parish…
Louisiana State Police Arrest 36 Year Old On Juvenile Sex Crime Charges
A 36 year old man was arrested September 25 on two charges involving a juvenile. Michael Clark, 36, was taken into custody by Louisiana State Police and faces charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aided solicitation of…
Woman Jailed After Flock Camera Led Investigators to Her Testifies Before Senate
Lindsey Isaacs spent 13 days in a Florida jail after investigators accused her of causing a crash that killed three people. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, she told a U.S. Senate subcommittee how a Flock license plate camera image became part…
Court Transcript Raises Questions Of Systemic Reporting Failures In St. Tammany Schools
Newly obtained court records are raising broader questions about mandatory reporting inside the St. Tammany Parish Public School System after two former Lyon Elementary administrators pleaded guilty to failing to report suspected child abuse. The court transcript provides new details…
Former Mississippi School Employee Accused Of Joining Pedophile Group Chat On District Phone
A former DeSoto County Schools employee has been arrested after investigators say they discovered sexually explicit conversations involving children on a district-issued cellphone, including messages allegedly discussing a 10-year-old girl. Brannon Rushing, 49, is charged with conspiracy to commit a…
New Black Panther Party Came To Mississippi Over Hanging Fears. Now A Black Man Is Charged With Murder In One Case
JACKSON, Miss. — The discovery of Black people hanging from trees in Mississippi has brought national attention, protests and accusations of modern day lynchings. The New Black Panther Party has become involved in Mississippi as activists demand answers about the…