Sex offenders still on law enforcement watch list
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:46:47 -0700
A multi-agency sex offender compliance check in mid June prompted some registered sex offenders to make sure their information was up-to-date.
Murder trial delayed until mid-October
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:19:37 -0700
BENTON Bossier Parish Judge Ford Stinson Jr. accepted a motion to continue Eric L. Jones second-degree murder trial until Oct. 11.
Murder trial begins
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:19:37 -0700
BENTON The second-degree murder trial of Eric Lee Jones began Monday at the Bossier Parish Courthouse.
Store Raid trial scheduled for Nov. 9
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:23:48 -0700
BENTON Asif Ayub will go to trial Nov. 9, 2010 at the Bossier Parish Court House after pleading not guilty to multiple charges stemming from a store raid in May.
Sheriffs Office opens shooting range
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:19:37 -0700
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deens newly completed rifle range opened Friday morning at 10 a.m. The opening ceremony and ribbon cutting started off the event and Jim Clark, championship marksman, of Clark Custom Guns, Inc. performed a shooting expo for the crowd.
Bossier Sheriffs rifle range opens to public Friday
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:22:08 -0700
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deens newly completed rifle range will open Friday, August 20. The opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a shooting expo by championship shooter Jim Clark.
La. cyberbullying law takes effect
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:03:45 -0700
Bullying has always been a childhood peer issue, but computer and telecommunications technology is making it almost inescapable for victims. Today, Louisiana House Bill 1259, becomes law, putting the state among 30 with some form of legislation targeting cyber bullying.
Stricter sex offender laws in place today
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:03:34 -0700
Better communication among social services agencies, tougher sex offender laws and a greater awareness about child abuse could help prevent a situation like the one the Ayres family endured in the 1980s.
Pleads guilty to drug charge, murder dropped
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:18:57 -0700
BENTON Matthew Fite, 39, of Haughton literally got his day in court after he was allowed to plea to a lesser charge one day into his second-degree murder trial.
T.K. Fleming No Longer Playing For Benton Tigers
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:00:55 -0700
The standout wasn't kicked off the football team, says head coach, Caleb Guidry.
Murder trial set to begin today
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:19:40 -0700
After numerous delays the second degree murder trial of a Haughton man for the 2008 death of Dorothy Gail Wilson, was slated to begin today at the Bossier Parish Courthouse in Benton.
Kings Korner gets its beer license approved
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:21:18 -0700
BENTON The Bossier Parish Police Jury granted a beer license for the Kings Korner convenience store at 756 Highway 80 in Haughton less two months after revoking it.