murder trial

A judge has sentenced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to life in prison a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

The defense for a Greenwell Springs man accused of double murder claims that the suspect’s heavily-tattooed face draws discrimination from potential jurors.

A Barksdale Airman's fate has been decided by a jury.

Grover Cannon is accused of shooting and killing Officer LaValley in 2015.

Closing arguments are expected in the trial of 29-year-old Cardell Hayes, who would face a mandatory life sentence if convicted of second-degree murder.

Felix Vail, accused of killing his first wife in 1962, is scheduled for trial Aug. 8.

A former Natchitoches police officer, on trial for killing a fellow Louisiana National guardsman, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

Ian Trahan is scheduled to go to trial June 23 on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in beating death of Kenneth Donnelly Jr. and wounding of Rufus Fells on Oct. 28, 2010.

A 74-year-old Calcasieu Parish man accused of killing his wife 50 years ago will now have to defend himself against evidence in two other cases involving missing women thanks to a judge's ruling.

GONZALES, La. (AP) — Prosecutors in Ascension Parish will seek the death penalty for four men accused of killing three members of a Gonzales family. The Advocate reports a notice of intent has been issued to seek the death penalty for Michael Aikens, Travis Moore, Bernard James and Rolondo Stewart...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — A 34-year-old Natchitoches man has been conviction of second-degree murder. Natchitoches Parish District Attorney Van Kyzer tells The Town Talk a 12-person jury decided to convict Rodney Ian Barnes Tuesday in the killing of Chackawanda Beard of Natchitoches...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the June 2010 slaying of a Baton Rouge woman whose burned remains were discovered in a St. Gabriel pasture. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said Camari Bookter's attorneys made the offer to prosecutors on Sunday, and the family of 22-year-old Kasey Ann Eackels agreed to it, bringing Bookter's sec

MARY FOSTER,Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jurors have acquitted Baton Rouge rapper Torence "Lil Boosie" Hatch in the 2009 slaying of a man gunned down in his home. Jurors deliberated for an hour before returning the verdict Friday...

The St. Martin Parish District Attorney's Office intends to seek the death penalty against the daughter and granddaughter of an 83-year-old Breaux Bridge woman found strangled at Lake Martin last year.

A St. Martin Parish jury is expected to hear opening statements today in the first-degree murder trial of 34-year-old Dewayne Joseph of Houma.