Officials are keeping tight-lipped about the reason why, but the area beneath the Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River has been declared a crime scene and is closed to the public.
Many of you out there may not know this but I was a senior corporal with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's office in the patrol division for 10 years. I am a proud graduate of the 61st basic academy and I graduated in June of 1997.
It is hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that 50 more classes have now graduated!
The Memorial day holiday has past but that doesn't mean that local law enforcement is laying off the checkpoints in the area. The State police along with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) will be conducting checkpoints and roving patrols in the Parish through Sunday.
Louisiana State Police Troop D and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a seatbelt and sobriety checkpoint's on Thursday and Friday in Calcasieu Parish.
Southwest Louisiana is Sportsman's Paradise and what do people in the area like to do? Go fishing! The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's office is hosting a special youth fishing derby at the end of the month geared toward kids 15 and under.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will be hosting a free senior citizens fishing derby on Friday, May 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This is your opportunity to go out and have a great day of fishing.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) law enforcement training academy is getting ready to graduate 40 cadets that will go on and protect the streets of Southwest Louisiana's five parish area.
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office law enforcement training academy is getting ready to graduate their 109th class. The ceremony will be today, November 6th, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Contraband Room on the 2nd floor at the Lake Charles Civic Center.