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Strong early voting turnout in SW La.

By Doris Maricle Early voting across Southwest Louisiana has seen a strong voter turnout with many residents eager ...

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USDA/NRCS Louisiana announces landscape restoration program signup dates

Special to the News Leader The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) in Louisiana announced ...

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Speaker Johnson on the ground in storm-damaged western North Carolina

Special to the Beauregard News Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, joined North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards and Sen. Thom ...

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Cassidy hosts rural community summit in Leesville

Special to the Leesville Leader U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., hosted his third Rural Community Funding Summit of ...

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La. Guard mobilizes to support Fla. in anticipation of Hurricane Milton

By Capt. Peter Drasutis | Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – At the direction of the ...

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House Ways and Means committee to hear testimony on tax reform

By Nolan McKendry | The Center Square The House Ways and Means committee will continue hearings on tax ...

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Milton gains strength at rate rarely seen

Mandatory evacuations have been issued in Florida after Hurricane Milton rapidly intensified into a major hurricane in the ...

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Twenty-two inducted as new members into Leesville Mayor’s Youth Council

By Emily Burleigh Twenty-two new members were inducted into the Leesville Mayor’s Youth Council by Mayor Pro Tempore ...

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Caribbean system expected to strengthen, could hit Florida as a major hurricane

There are no expected direct tropical impacts forecast for the Southwest Louisiana area this week from a tropical ...

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‘Gothic Jail After Dark’ opens Oct. 11

By Emily Burleigh Starting Oct. 11, DeRidder’s Gothic “Hanging” Jail, 205 W. 1st St., will host its annual ...

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National Guard soldier dies in Alexandria

Special to the Leesville Leader The Louisiana National Guard announces the death of a Louisiana Army National Guard Soldier on Sunday. Sgt. William Mitchell Benham, ...

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Leesville’s Ford in high gear: RB puts up ridiculous numbers in first two weeks

By Rodrick Anderson Leesville’s Xavier Ford is putting up video game-like numbers two games into his senior season. ...

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Cassidy: Second assassination attempt ‘beyond concerning’

A second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is “beyond concerning,” U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy told the ...

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Francine now a Category 1 hurricane

Francine intensified into a Category 1 hurricane overnight with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph. The storm continues ...

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Shelves go bare ahead of Francine’s arrival

By Rita LeBleu Navigating the parking lot of the Walmart Lake Charles Neighborhood Market was a bit treacherous, ...

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Louisiana power companies gear up for potential storm damage

By Emily Burleigh Ahead of Tropical Storm Francine — expected to be upgraded to a category one hurricane ...

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Francine shifts aim to central Louisiana

Tropical Storm Francine has shifted yet again and is now aimed at central Louisiana — particularly the Morgan ...

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Francine projected to make landfall near Intracoastal City

The westward movement of the eye of Tropical Storm Francine has been slowing as the system hits dry ...

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Francine’s timing, intensity picking up

The timing and intensity of now-Tropical Storm Francine has changed over the past few hours as it continues ...

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Storm expected to make landfall along southeast Texas, SW La. coastline

A tropical disturbance in the southern Gulf of Mexico is expected to develop into a tropical storm over ...