Crime
Five Fort Polk soldiers arrested in rape of two women
Five active-duty soldiers assigned to Fort Polk have been arrested and charged with conspiring together to rape two ...
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High School Basketball
Coming together: Paris gets help in Saints win
By Rodrick Anderson St. Louis Catholic weathered a second-half rally Thursday at the Hamilton Christian/Showdown in the Lake ...
Nation
Interest rates will increase for the first quarter of 2023
The Internal Revenue Service today announced that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, ...
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Holiday Express making stops in DeQuincy, Leesville
By Rita LeBleu Enjoy A Railroad Town Christmas in DeQuincy. The Holiday Express pulls into town there on ...
Scene
It’s a Christmas drive-thru light show in Leesville
By Rita LeBleu Christmas at the Ranch makes driving around looking at Christmas lights take on a whole ...
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Fort Polk hosts 15th annual Heritage Family Reunion
By Chuck Cannon | Public Affairs Office More than 80 years ago, as the United States prepared to join ...
Mayor's Corner
Mayor’s Corner: The past is still fast
By Leesville Mayor Rick Allen Over the weekend I was fortunate enough to compete in a vintage national ...
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Retired local fire chief performs at Jerry Lee Lewis funeral
Retired Fort Polk Fire Chief Michael Kuk has spent most of his life admiring and honoring the work ...
Local
Open casting call for Healthy Behavior Campaign launching in 2023
The Rapides Foundation is issuing a local casting call for various roles in their upcoming #TreatYourselfCenla campaign, launching ...
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Operation Christmas Child drop-off locations open Nov. 14
Next week, more than 4,500 locations will open across the country to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts ...
Nov. 8 Election
New faces coming to Vernon Parish School Board
Several Vernon Parish School Board members were re-elected to their seats Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from ...
Crime
Vernon man arrested after crashing vehicle on Fort Polk during pursuit
A Vernon Parish man was arrested by Fort Polk Military Police after crashing his vehicle on the installation ...
Education
Vernon school lunch menus Nov. 7-11
The following menus for Nov. 7-11 for Vernon schools have been submitted by supervisors of food services. Menus ...
Business
Names in the News: Edwards named hospital manager
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. —Terrance Edwards, PT DPT, has been named the inpatient rehab manager at BayCare Hospital Wesley ...
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What’s Ahead: We Love Sunday
First United Pentecostal Church of Leesville, 1400 Nolan Trace, will celebrate We Love Sunday at 2 p.m. Nov. ...
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Bassmaster Opens Tournament will return to Toledo Bend in 2023
Louisiana Office of Tourism along with the Sabine River Authority, Sabine Parish Tourist Commission, DeSoto Parish Tourist Commission, ...
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Education summit focuses on successful initiatives, future
By Angie Thorne | Public Affairs Office FORT POLK — American religious leader and author Gordon B. Hinckley ...
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Spring enrollment opens at all Sowela locations
The Spring 2023 registration has opened for all interested individuals who want to enroll at Sowela Technical Community ...
College Soccer
Second half onslaught powers NSU past McNeese in SLC Tournament quarterfinals
By Jonathon Zenk Northwestern State forward Gracie Armstrong began the day finding out she was named Southland Conference ...
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Mother still searching for answers in son’s disappearance
On a holiday recognized with candy and treats, one mother spent her Halloween releasing memorial balloons with her ...
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Fastwyre’s new expansion plan will supply fiber-optic network to Leesville
Fastwyre Broadband, a premier broadband and internet service provider with the mission of delivering affordable, reliable, high-speed internet ...
Court
Man convicted of injuring teens while driving under influence
A Sabine Parish man has been convicted for seriously injuring two Vernon Parish teenagers while he was driving ...
Education
Vernon school lunch menus Oct. 31-Nov. 4
The following menus for Oct. 31-Nov. 4 for Vernon Parish schools have been submitted by supervisors of food ...
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Another successful effort for Bo the Bloodhound
Bo the Vernon Parish Bloodhound made another successful find on Wednesday when he assisted the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s ...
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DCFS plans hiring fair on Wednesday
The Department of Children and Family Services is holding a hiring fair 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 2, at ...