news
FDIC issues alert to be aware of counterfeit checks
Sep 09, 2010 (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX ) - Special Alert SA-127-2010 September 8, 2010 SUBJECT : – Counterfeit Official C...
5 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Lake Charles Update:Tropical Storm Hermine forms in southern Gulf of Mexico: little impact expected on Avoyelles
The National Hurricane Center began advisories on Tropical Storm Hermine this morning. Hermine is located in the Bay of Campeche and is expected to move north then northwest south of the Texas/Me...
3 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Brian Jordan Two arrested in shooting on Highway One
Happened at Bize Lounge on August 22
7 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
The cost of a speeding ticket in Avoyelles
Avoyelles Parish speeding tickets in rural areas cost $127 for driving 65 mph in a 55-mph zone. In 1994, Avoyelles Parish was second cheapest in Cenla for fines for speeding tickets for traveling...
10 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
ATT cell phone service apparently restored
After nearly a weak of dropped calls and no service, cell phone users in the Marksville area are beginning to be able to use their phones again. Most phone service was down for several days beginn...
12 days ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
West Constantine stands amid some of the Nubian goats that make up some of the milking herd on WesMar Farms. The Moreauville farm produces and sells goat milk, goat cheese and other items and conducts tours for school groups.
Unique goat farm in Moreauville finding niche in market
MOREAUVILLE , La. – Besides saying cheese, visitors can taste it at WesMar Farms, a self-proclaimed agricultural respite owned by West and Marguerite Devillier Constantine. “The ultimate goal is ...
13 days ago | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Wade Armand Moreauville/Mansura police officer charged with domestic abuse
Officer, allegedly, hit wife and 13-year old daughter
1 day 22 hrs ago | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Harold Pierite Jr., wanted in Pine Prairie Mansura man wanted in connection with burglary of pharmacy in Evangeline Parish
PINE PRAIRIE – An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mansura man in connection with a pharmacy burglary in Evangeline Parish. Pine Prairie Police Chief Todd Ortis said an investigatron...
4 days ago | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Kevin Dauzat Cottonport man arrested on felony carnal knowledge charges
A Cottonport man was arrested Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Office detectives investigated a compliant of sexual crime. The man was arrested Wednesday, September 1. Investigators have arrested Kevin P...
6 days ago | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Vitter, Melancon continue to disagree
1 hr 3 mins ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
By Howell Dennis LSN CROWLEY - Senator David Vitter and challenger Congressman Charlie Melancon continued to point out each other’s warts at a candidate forum here Wednesday night. The pair are...
Governor Jindal Breaks Ground For I-12 Widening
12 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Baton Rouge: Governor Bobby Jindal participated in a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction on a project to extend the current widening of I-12 to Juban Road. The ceremony was held at Bass ...
Crates of crabs keep plant processing
21 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
By Tobie Blanchard LSU Ag Center SLIDELL -- Crates of crabs sit on the bustling dock of Pontchartrain Blues, a crab processing facility in Slidell, on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Last mon...
Jury sues city over property tax call
21 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
By Chris Rozas LSN ABBEVILLE -- The Police Jury is not satisfied with the attorney general’s opinion on if the Jury can call for a parish-wide election without the citizens of Abbeville’s approva...
Golf clubs' state funds par for the course
1 day 2 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
CAPITOL NEWS SERVICE BATON ROUGE -- As the Jindal administration considers even more budget cuts -- as much as 35 percent -- to higher educatiion and health care many other spending programs go un...
Labor Day Weekend: LSP Investigated Zero Fatal Crashes
1 day 17 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Louisiana State Police had an increased number of troopers on patrol this Labor Day holiday. This extra allocation in manpower was due to overtime availability made possible by federal grants via...
Charles W. Desselle, Jr., 79, native of Bordelonville
4 hrs 35 mins ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Charles W. Desselle, Jr. of Metairie joined our heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at his residence after a lengthy illness, at the age of 79. His parents were the late Charles W. and ...
Merlin Joseph Ducote, age 82, native of Hessmer
4 hrs 47 mins ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Born: October 24, 1927 Died: September 6, 2010 Merlin Joseph Ducote, age 82, passed away on September 6, 2010, at 2:30 a.m. at Promise Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was born on October ...
Tracy Leigh Burcham, 46, daughter of Max Wiley of Marksville
12 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Born: March 2, 1964 Died: September 5, 2010 BOSSIER CITY, LA - Celebration of Life Service will be held for Tracy on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM in the Hill Crest Memorial Chapel. Re...
Silton "Carlue" Bordelon, 80, of Woodworth
13 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
(January 14, 1930 - September 8, 2010) Services for Silton “Carlue” Bordelon will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 11, 2010, at Calvary Baptist Church, Woodworth with Reverend Richard Bu...
Debbie Bryant, 54, of DeVille
13 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
(April 28, 1956 - September 7, 2010) Services for Debbie Bryant will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 10, 2010, at Deville First Pentecostal Church, Deville, Louisiana with Reverend Dale ...
Joseph Francisco, 89 of Mansura
20 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Funeral services for Joseph “Pee-Chu-Doo” Francisco of Mansura will take place at the Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church of Mansura on Saturday, September 11, 2010, beginning at 10:30am. Vis...
Two Arrested In Natchitoches On Child Pornography Charges
5 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
On Wednesday, Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division/Alexandria Field Office and Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Department executed two separate search warrants, in Natchitoches P...
Mayor and Chief of Police of Port Allen, Louisiana Indicted
6 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
BATON ROUGE—United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging DEREK A. LEWIS, age 49, of Port Allen, Louisiana, and FRE...
Office of Motor Vehicles Employee Arrested for Malfeasance
9 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Houma: On Monday, August 30, 2010, the Louisiana State Police Region I Criminal Investigative Division arrested Sybil St. Julian (B/F, 52 of Houma, LA.). St. Julian is accused of committing the c...
Arrests
10 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Aug. 28 David Martin Galbreath, 39, Greenwood, disturbing the peace, summons. Phillip M, Hebert, disturbing the peace, summons. Clayton Joanathan Johnson, 25, criminal trespass, disturbing the p...
Marksville woman charged in Rapides
10 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
A Marksville woman was booked in Rapides Parish on August 23. The woman, Wendy Ann Charrier, of of 441 La. Highway 1, Marksville; was charged unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
$20,000 Reward Offered for Information on Serial Bank Robber Dubbed the “Bayou Bandit”
19 days ago | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
David W. Welker, Special Agent in Charge of the New Orleans Division of the FBI, announced a reward of up to $20,000 is being offered for information leading to the identification, arrest, and co...
Courage
3 months ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A real American What you should know but the national news media, left wing that they are, didn’t tell you! Courage. You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded and dying i...
Boogie for the Bayou: A Swamp Pop Concert for Coastal Recovery set at the Paragon Sept. 5
15 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Paragon Casino Resort proudly presents Boogie for the Bayou-A Swamp Pop Concert featuring Louisiana’s swamp pop entertainers in the Mari Showroom on Sunday, September 5. The Boogie Kings, Willie ...
Columnist - The MAN
4 months ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Milo A. Nickel, Sr. If you know or have someone in a nursing home you may want to pass this along. I have personally been with persons like this and wondered how much they knew what was going on...
Lynne Catherine Moore, 60, of Tyler, Texas
23 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Funeral services for Lynne Catherine Moore were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 14, 2010 at North Tenneha Church of Christ with Bro. Kennon Olison Sr. officiating. Burial was held in Evergreen Me...
FEATURED BUSINESSES