Guns

There are a couple of things you can count on the American people doing each time an election year rolls around — updating their voter registration cards and buying more guns.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is offering state-required training for anyone 21 and older wanting to obtain a concealed handgun permit, said Sheriff Steve Prator.   Citizens can complete most of the state requirements in one stop by attending a class from 8 a...

United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that three defendants were sentenced yesterday on cocaine conspiracy charges. Sedrick Lamar Reed, 39, of St. Louis, Mo., was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 5 years supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine base, also known as crack ...

Gun ownership is at an 18-year high, according to a new Gallup poll. Forty-seven percent of Americans report having a gun in their home or elsewhere on their property, up from 41 percent last year and the most since 1993 when 54 percent reported gun ownership.

A Claiborne Parish man is behind bars after officers discovered him in possession of numerous firearms near a Shreveport elementary school.