Unbelted driver dies when pickup rolls, hits tree DERIDDER – A DeRidder man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash in Beauregard Parish.
State Police said Richard C. West, 45, died when the 2000 Ford pickup truck he was driving on Pleasant Hill...
Lavergne claims mistreatment at Angola ANGOLA – Confessed double murdered Brandon Lavergne continues to whine about his plight through more court filings.
In the latest round, he claims he is being deprived of privileges accorded other ...
Marksville man charged in black bear killing A Marksville man was arrested and booked into the Avoyelles Parish Jail on Monday for his alleged role in the illegal killing of a Louisiana black bear.
Derek P. Sayer, 30, was arrested for shootin...
Eagles, up close, and those who follow them MORGAN CITY, La. -- The eighth annual Eagle Expo, scheduled Thursday through Saturday, will feature seminars from wildlife and nature experts, a live raptor presentation, boat tours to view eagles ...
Girl allegedly hid weed in Bible taken to prisoner MORGAN CITY – A juvenile girl allegedly hid marijuana in a Bible she took to a prisoner in the St. Mary jail.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the 15-year-old from Patterson was arrested Thursday...
Court rules speedway injurious to neighboring property owners STERLINGTON – A district judge has ruled that racetrack owners have no right to unbridled interruption of bucolic neighborhoods around them.
Union Parish Dist. Judge Wayne Smith, in a suit by 59 re...
Woman claims $2 miliion Powerball prize, husband asks for loan BATON ROUGE, La. - After winning $2 million in the Feb. 16 Powerball drawing, Amy Sturges of Morgan City stared in awe at her Louisiana Lottery prize check and turned to show it to her husband. War...
Philantrophic CFA names Moody board chairman LAFAYETTE -- The Community Foundation of Acadiana announced that Kevin Moody, president and CEO of The Moody Company, will serve a two-year term as chairman of its board of directors.
Moody was f...
Three killed in head-on near Houma HOUMA – An SUV crossed the centerline and struck a Cadillac head-on Sundya night, killing both drivers and a third person.
State Police said the accident happened about 9 p.m. on LA 182.
The invest...
Zachary singer's Idol journey ends ZACHARY – Wednesday night, local singer Megan Miller, 23, was cut from Hollywood Week's Round 3 auditions on American Idol.
Miller competed against more than 100 hopefuls from around the country ...
Several Crowley teens aboard stranded liner heading for Mobile CROWLEY – Several Notre Dame High students are among the more than 3,000 passengers aboard a Carnival cruise ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico after a weekend engine fire.
Among those students is...