Crime
Second man sentenced in attack on newspaper carrier
The second man convicted in the December 2021 attack of an American Press newspaper carrier was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in prison, the ...
Pamela Sleezer, Author at Leesville Leader
Crime
Former Fort Polk soldier sentenced for crimes against minor
A former soldier has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually abusing a girl under the age of 12 while he was ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Monday, January 30, 2023 11:13 am
Crime
99-year term upheld for man convicted of molesting infant
The Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the 99-year sentence of a Vernon Parish man convicted in 2020 of molesting an infant. Kyle ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:59 am
Crime
Vernon man’s pandering conviction upheld
A Vernon Parish man convicted of attempting to recruit an underage girl into prostitution had his conviction upheld recently by the Third Circuit Court of ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 1:25 pm
Look Back at 2022
TOP STORY OF 2022: Fort Polk’s new name will honor Sgt. William Henry Johnson
The year 2022 signaled major changes ahead for the Fort Polk military installation and its surrounding communities. Over the summer, Congress approved a list of ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Saturday, December 31, 2022 10:47 am
COVID-19
Fort Polk soldier sues Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A soldier stationed at Fort Polk filed a lawsuit this week against the Biden Administration over its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for members of the U.S. ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:57 pm
Crime
Three sentenced in ‘worst case of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon’
Three people convicted of what authorities have called one of the worst cases of child abuse to ever occur in Vernon Parish were sentenced on ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Tuesday, December 20, 2022 3:26 pm
Crime
Man sentenced to 9 years for injuring teenage sisters while driving under the influence
A Sabine Parish man convicted for seriously injuring two Vernon Parish teenagers while he was driving under the influence was sentenced this week to serve ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Monday, December 19, 2022 4:07 pm
Crime
Leesville man convicted on fourth obscenity charge
A Leesville man was convicted on his fourth obscenity charge last week in Vernon Parish. James Leon Collins III, 47, was found guilty on Dec. ...
by Pamela Sleezer, Sunday, December 18, 2022 4:03 pm
Crime
Five Fort Polk soldiers arrested in rape of two women
Five active-duty soldiers assigned to Fort Polk have been arrested and charged with conspiring together to rape two women at a residence in Rosepine, according ...