A Sulphur man is facing 14 counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile after an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old girl which led to an arrest once before earlier this year. More charges have been added since then.

A Sulphur woman who was a teacher at Lake Charles Charter Academy was taken into custody by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 10-year-old boy.

In three unrelated cases, Sulphur men have been arrested and charged with carnal knowledge of juveniles after being accused of engaging in sexual activities with teen-agers.

The Sulphur City Council amended the ordinance dealing with truck traffic in residential areas to stiffen penalties for non-compliance at their Monday night meeting.

Students in Nichole Trahan’s fifth grade class at Our Lady’s School were crestfallen Monday after returning to their classroom to find an “antique” cookie jar smashed on the floor, along with all the cookies they had been promised.

A Sulphur woman was taken into custody by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Wednesday morning on negligent homicide charges in the death of her eight-month-old baby.

Two Calcasieu Parish residents were apprehended Wednesday after alleged involvement in a early morning armed robbery of a convenience store on Nelson Road in Lake Charles.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in an early-morning armed robbery of a convenience store on Nelson Road in Lake Charles.

LAKE CHARLES — The third suspect, arrested Tuesday night on one count of accessory after the fact in connection to the Monday night murder of Sulphur man Steven Woodruff, has been identified as Sirmalachi Bergeaux, 21, of Welsh.  

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Using a smoke bomb and a handgun, a hooded gunman dressed all in black opened fire during "college night" at a country music bar in Southern California, killing 12 people and sending hundreds fleeing in terror, authorities said Thursday. The gunman was later found dead.

Incumbent Chris Wilrye will once again serve as Westlake Police Chief, after defeating opponent Corporal Jason P. Ledet, an eight-year veteran of the police department, 1,069 to 400, or 73 percent to 27 percent, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s website as of press time.

According to the Sulphur Police Department, an inmate at the city jail escaped Tuesday morning and is at large.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suspicious packages addressed to actor Robert De Niro and former Vice President Joe Biden were intercepted Thursday, and investigators said they were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN.

Family Foundation of Southwest Louisiana (Family Foundation) was presented with a $100,000 donation from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office in support of the Children’s Advocacy Center. Proceeds were donated through the Family Foundation Capital Campaign, which is raising funds to expand …

A texas man is in critical condition in a Lafayette hospital after colliding with a train in Sulphur Monday afternoon.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a missing woman, whose car was found top the Interstate-210 bridge in Lake Charles Tuesday.

Sulphur Police Chief Lewis Coats reported Monday that a traffic stop last week led to the arrest of 17 people on drug charges.

A Sulphur man and woman have been arrested and charged in the attempted murder of a woman found in a ditch by railroad workers on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

A Sulphur resident expressed gratitude at the Monday night meeting of the Sulphur City Council, for the Sulphur Police Department’s “compassion and professionalism” when responding to a recent tragedy.

In a presentation on the City’s fire rating, Sulphur Fire Chief Dan Selph explained that individual properties can have a different fire rating than that of the city in which they are located.

A disturbing trend in the Lake Area has the Lake Charles Police Department concerned for public safety.

Despite tougher standards enacted by the state’s property insurance association, the Sulphur Fire Department received an even better fire rating in its last assessment, than it had previously.

The Sulphur Police Department is searching for the suspect involved in the armed robbery of CVS Pharmacy in Sulphur Wednesday night.

The trial of Kevin Daigle, accused of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent in 2015, is being moved to Lafayette.

A Sulphur man has been charged with attempted second degree murder following a domestic dispute Thursday, August 2.

The Lake Charles Police Department is asking for help from the public in identifying the suspects who committed armed robbery of a convenience store Monday, August 6.

A transient couple residing in Sulphur has been arrested by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office after allegedly brutally abusing a 15-year-old boy.

A murder warrant has been issued for Ronald G. Mclain, 57, of Beaumont, Texas, in the death of John Michael Deville, who was found alongside his vehicle on I-10 near Sulphur Tuesday.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana officials arrested 62 people accused of child pornography and child sexual abuse, in a statewide law enforcement effort between March and May.

Law enforcement authorities are investigating the death of a Lake Charles man, who was found early Tuesday morning along Interstate-10 near Sulphur.

A Sulphur man is in jail on arson charges stemming from a dispute with a neighbor, according to Sulphur Fire Chief Dan Selph.

A crime spree that began in Texas on Tuesday ended in the back yard of a Carlyss residence Wednesday, when a Sulphur Police officer shot an Alabama man brandishing a shotgun.

City employees installed the first speed humps to be used in Sulphur on Stelly Lane, which runs alongside West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Tuesday.

The projected 2018-19 budget for the City of Sulphur includes $6.1 million for the police department.

LAFAYETTE – Eight alleged members or associates of the Aryan Circle (AC) — including two from Sulphur — have been indicted and arrested for their alleged roles in the 2016 murder of an alleged fellow AC gang member in Evangeline Parish.

A 12-year-old Sulphur girl is in critical condition this morning after being hit by a car attempting to cross a street to board a school bus Friday morning.

A Sulphur man and woman have been charged with numerous counts of animal cruelty and aggravated animal cruelty after the Calcasieu Parish Animal Services discovered at least 35 animals living in unsanitary conditions at a home at Royer Loop.

A Florida man was arrested in possession of 10 bundles of compressed powder cocaine during a traffic stop along Interstate-10 in Sulphur recently.

The body of a 50-year-old Sulphur man was found floating in Bayou d’Inde north of the Interstate 10 bridge Thursday afternoon, said Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso.A fisherman discovered the body, later identified as that of Gregory P. Cass, face down in the water, Mancuso said. Deputi…

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series on the growing problem of human trafficking in Louisiana.

Westlake City Police Chief Chris Wilrye honored James Compton Monday night for his assistance in catching a bad guy.

On television police dramas, crimes are solved in one-hour time slots using high-tech gadgetry which has access to unbelievable — literally unbelievable — information sites. In the real world, that’s not quite how it works.

Sulphur Police officers have arrested two people affiliated with Red Rose Massage, at 205 E. Napoleon St. for prostitution and other charges.

According to Sulphur Fire Chief Dan Selph the department is undergoing evaluation by the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, PIAL.

On Wednesday, January 10 at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers of the Westlake Police Department were called to the scene of a shooting at 1601 Sampson Street and also a report of two subjects fleeing the scene.

Two Sulphur men have been arrested and charged with theft and burglary after one of the men was spotted riding a four-wheeler by the victim in the case.

A recent traffic stop along Interstate-10 in Sulphur led to the arrest of a Mississippi man for possession of drugs.

WESTLAKE — Westlake City Police began issuing e-citations on the morning of Tuesday, December 19, 12:01 at 12:01 a.m.