The top story of 2013 involved the kidnapping, death and areawide search for Many resident Tony Procell, 25. Procell was taken at gunpoint from a New Hope Road home, east of Many on Aug. 20. Caught on surveillance tape was the abduction committed by Natchitoches policeman Robert Barthelemy. After a high-speed chase on I-49, the accused was pprehended around 3 a.m. on Aug. 21 and taken into custody. He was charged with home invasion, second-degree kidnapping and first-degree murder
June 2, 2026
