SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart said his office is focused on maintaining one of the state's highest prosecution rates despite being unexpectantly thrust into a national political fight.

In the days since Speaker of the House Mike Johnson took a politically motivated swipe, the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office has been releasing statewide data showing exactly where the office stands in relation to other parishes.

In 2024, in Caddo Parish, there were 60 criminal trials, with 41 defendants found guilty as charged, seven found guilty of lesser charges, seven pleading guilty after the jury was sworn in, three resulting in a hung jury or mistrial, and two resulting in a not-guilty verdict. Caddo is the sixth most populous parish; for compar

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