State News
900-inmate prison closes
DEQUINCY – A 900-inmate prison officially closes Thursday. C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center was closed by the state as a budget-cutting measure. It says $11.85 million will be saved over the next...
Nov 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
US 90 widening opens from Lafayette to Broussard
LAFAYETTE, - A $20 million widening of US 90 has opened in the I-49 South corridor. The high-traffic volume route(50,000 vehicles daily) grew from four to six lanes along the seven miles between Pi...
Nov 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Jefferson given probation, community service on bar fight charge
BATON ROUGE – Former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson will be on probation for one year and do less than a week of community service in a misdemeanor case stemming from a bar fight last year. He p...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Roy
Deputies bust alleged Avoyelles marijuana farm, seize plants, several pounds of processed weed, 19 rifles, ATV and boat
MANSURA – According to Sheriff Doug Anderson, deputies have charged a Mansura. man with the clandestine growing of Marijuana at his home. The Sheriff said that investigators \ charged Blaine J. Ro...
Oct 31, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
State completes transfer of psychiatric patients
PINEVILLE – The state has completed transfer of patients from Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville to Central Louisiana State Hospital. About two dozen male and two dozen female psychiatric p...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
2UW7_I2H9_dwi.jpg
Woman faces sixth DWI charge
ABBEVILLE - A woman is jailed under $100,000 bond after being issued her sixth DWI citation. Police said Connie LeGrand’s blood alcohol content was three times over the legal limit when she was inv...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Hickman
101st Airborne general gets Fort Polk command
FORT POLK – New commander Brig. Gen. Bill Hickman has been appointed for Fort Polk and the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center in Vernon Parish. He was previously deputy commanding general for s...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Life or death for cop killer? - Jury to decide
SHREVEPORT – The jury that convicted a man Tuesday of killing a Shreveport policeman will decide the gunman’s fate. Christopher Cope was convicted after about an hour’s deliberation of shooting Sgt...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Jefferson bond revocation standard for judge in case
BATON ROUGE – Revocation of former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson’s misdemeanor bond is a standard practice by the judge in the case. Jefferson, 22, has been free on $5,000 bond for more than a y...
Oct 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Hebert
Negligent homicide charged in alleged drunk driver's killing of another driver
BERWICK — Charges have been upgraded against the alleged impaired driver whose vehicle struck one driven by 21-year-old Miles Liner Thursday. Liner died Saturday. Yancey Hebert, 46, of Pierre Part...
Oct 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Agents allege two men killed doe at night, also allegedly slayed a pet malamute
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited two men for alleged night hunting violations and cruelty to animals on Oct. 27 in East Baton Rouge and East Felician...
Oct 29, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Teen bicyclist struck, killed
NEW IBERIA – A teenager riding an bike without lighting was hit by an SUV and killed. State Police said Jaquil Provost, 17, of New Iberia was riding about 9:15 p.m. Saturday on La. 182 west of Jean...
Oct 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
WEATHER



FEATURED BUSINESSES