Local News in Washington County, Louisiana

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Washington County Sheriff's Office
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:10:33 -0800

• Responded to 55 calls. • Issued 39 citations and 21 warnings. • Filed 16 reports. • Made four misdemeanor arrests and three felony arrests.

Murder suspect back in Louisiana
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:22 -0800

The man arrested in Missouri this past Thursday for the vicious November murder of John Tilly McCain in Angie is back in Washington Parish.

Murder suspect captured in Macon County
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:27:09 -0800

On Thursday afternoon, the Macon County Sheriffs Office was contacted by the Washington Parish Sheriff Office that they had an arrest warrant for a  suspect, who they said was involved in a murder of a Tilly McCain that took place in Washington Parish, Louisiana. They felt their investigation had led them to LaPlata and requested for the Macon County Sheriffs Office assistance in apprehending ...

Louisiana's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 -0800

Mary-Brent Brown, 16, of Covington and Anne Hope Noel, 12, of Mandeville today were named Louisiana's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.

La. murder suspect arrested in LaPlata
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:42:14 -0800

Macon County authorities arrested a man wanted in connection with a murder in the state of Louisiana.

Top Youth Volunteers in Each State Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0800

America’s 102 most outstanding youth volunteers – two from each state and the District of Columbia – were named State Honorees today by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism.

Mississippi man wanted in Louisiana killing arrested in Missouri
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:33:16 -0800

BOGALUSA , La. (AP) - A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a November killing in Louisiana has been arrested in Missouri and is back in Washington Parish.       Online records show 35-year-old Jerry Ronald Graves is in the parish jail, but don't show what he was booked with. Deputy Michael Shively, a jailer in Macon County , Mo. , says Graves was transferred Sunday to Washington Parish ...

Miss Man Wanted In La. Killing Arrested In Mo.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:02:21 -0800

A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a November killing in Louisiana has been arrested in Missouri and is back in Washington Parish.

Mississippi man wanted in Louisiana killing is arrested in Missouri
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:41:29 -0800

BOGALUSA , La. (AP) - A Mississippi man wanted in connection with a November killing in Louisiana has been arrested in Missouri and is back in Washington Parish.       Online records show 35-year-old Jerry Ronald Graves is in the parish jail, but don't show what he was booked with. Deputy Michael Shively, a jailer in Macon County , Mo. , says Graves was transferred Sunday to Washington Parish ...

Mississippi man wanted in Angie homicide arrested in Missouri
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:25:05 -0800

Prisoner was transferred to Washington Parish jail Sunday